Draugen

The Draugen

Draugen

When the moonlight fades from the waves' swellNär månstromman svinner från vågornas svall
Its mother wanders behind the clouded skiesDess moder bak molnskyar vandrar trind
The wailing of the cursed echoesDen klagande lymningens viderskall
In the biting retreating windLjuder i bitande avlandsvind

In the evening's darkness as storms rolledI Aftonens mörker då stormarna skred
On the northern realm's deep black heaving seaPå nodriket djupsvarta böljande hav
The Draugen's shape rode on the wavesDraucgens skepnad på vågorna red
Over its swirling watery graveÖver dess virvlande vattengrav

The wild throw of the wave's cupBöljebägarens vildsinta kast
From ancient times brings a harsh legacySen urminner skänker ett kärvhetens arv
In the smoky glow now looms a grim specterI skenrök nu skymtas grymvulen gast
A ghost that warns of sorrowful daysEn vålnad som varslar om vemodets darv

In suffocating darkness, he was cursed youngI kvävande mörker han nidrades ung
Bearing the burden of sorrow's weightSorgfällighetens börda han bår
The soul now wanders, heavy with fateSjëlen nu irrfärder ödestung
Among treacherous blind cliffs' silent hereBland lömska blindklippors tigande här

A coastal landscape in the dew-laden timeEtt kustlandskap i daggvuren tid
The bleakest hymn of the storms' lamentDen dystraste ymn av stormarnas hymn
The Draugen casts a shadow on the sailor's peaceDraucgen beskuggar sjömans frid
In the dark, the firelight flickers onI mörker mareldsskimmer tar vid

A coastal landscape in the dew-laden timeEtt kustlandskap i daggvuren tid
The bleakest hymn of the storms' lamentDen dystraste ymn av stormarnas hymn
The Draugen casts a shadow on the sailor's peaceDraucgen beskuggar sjömans frid
In the dark, the firelight flickers onI mörker mareldsskimmer tar vid