Gleipnir

Gleipnir

Gleipnir

Under the lock, Fenrir was bornUndan loka fenrir fæddist
Full of mischief, it was saidFullur hroka víst var sagt
In the mist, he then grewEr var þoka þá hann læddist
Heavy and laid on the worldÞungbært ok á heiminn lagt

Now attention was given to itNú var gaumur að því gefinn
Growing quickly, a fierce pupGreri aumur hvolpur fljótt
Time scarce, no delayTíminn naumur, enginn efinn
Quickly needed to rein him inÁ hann tauminn þyrfti skjótt

The gods got the first leashFyrstan læðing fengu goðin
Fenrir's thread was spunFenri þræðI komu á
A fierce, ugly, hairy wolfÚlfur skæður, ljótur, loðinn
Playing, the gods then tore him apartLeikinn bræðI sleit hann þá

When Fenrir felt the dreamÞegar drómi fenri festi
He received a false judgmentFalskan dóm þá úlfur hlaut
With claws and a loud snapÞví með klóm og þrumubresti
He broke the fetter close to freedomNánan fróma fjötur braut

The cat's purr, the woman's beardKattarins dynur, konunnar skegg
Introduce my legKynngi mína yfir legg
The bear's claws, the mountain's rootsBjarnarins sinar, bjargsins rætur
Now we wait in the shelter of the nightBíðum nú í skjóli nætur
The bird's screech, the fish's breathFuglsins hráki, fisksins andi
For a dwarf, trouble is slowFyrir dverg er hægur vandi
Many streets passed in a monthMánuð gekk um margar götur
I earned that fetter as a rewardMér að launum varð sá fjötur

The fetter is stronger than fettersFjöturinn er fjötum grennri
Beautiful, golden dwarf-madeFágæt, göldrótt dvergasmíð
In the heather, they previously laid FenrirÍ lyngva þeir áður lögðu fenri
Now loose, causing chaosLaus hann nú veldur orrahríð

I have in my hands GleipnirHef ég í mínum höndum gleipni
Facing the two gaping jawsHorfi á móti glyrnum tveim
I trust in Odin, Tyr, and SleipnirTreysti á óðin, tý og sleipni
Take me there and back homeTakið mig þar og aftur heim

The fetter is stronger than fettersFjöturinn er fjötum grennri
Beautiful, golden dwarf-madeFágæt, göldrótt dvergasmíð
In the heather, they previously laid FenrirÍ lyngva þeir áður lögðu fenri
Now loose, causing chaosLaus hann nú veldur orrahríð

I have in my hands GleipnirHef ég í mínum höndum gleipni
Facing the two gaping jawsHorfi á móti glyrnum tveim
I trust in Odin, Tyr, and SleipnirTreysti á óðin, tý og sleipni
Take me there and back homeTakið mig þar og aftur heim