Burzum — Hermodr A Helferd song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Hermodr A Helferd" by Burzum.
Lyrics
En pat er at segja fra Hermodi at hann reid niu naetr dokkva dala ok djupa sva at hann sa ekki fyrr en hann kom til arinnar Gjallar ok reid
a Gjallar bruna. Hon er pokd lysigulli. Modgudr er nenfd maer su er gaetir
bruarinna. Hon spurdi hann at nafni eda aett ok sagdi at hinn fyrra dag ridu
um bruna fimm fylki drauda manna,
«en eigi dyrn bruin minnr undir einum per ok eigi hefir pu lit daudra manna. Hvi ridr pu her a Helveg?»
'Hann svarar at «ek skal rida til Helja at leita Baldrs.
Eda hvart hefir pu makkvat set Baldr a Helvegi?»
'En hon sagdi at Baldr hafdi par ridit um Gjallar bru, «en nidr ok nordr Liggr
Helvegr».
'Pa reid Hermodr par til er hann kom at Helgrindum. Pa ste af hestinum ok gyrdi hann fast, steig upp ok keyrdi hann sporum. En hestrinn hljop sva hart
ok yfir grindina at hann kom hvergi naer. Pa reid Hermodr heim til hallarinar
ok steig af hesti, gekk inn I hollina.
Lyrics translation
But pat is the at the telling of Hermodi at him reid niu naetr dokkva dala ok djupa n at he sa not until he came to the skin layer Gjallar ok reid
a Gjallar burns. She is pokd lysigulli. Modgudr's nenfd maer su is could
bruarinna. She asked if he at name or aett ok told at the previous day ridu
about the burning of five arrays drauda human,
"but not dyrn bruin minnr under one per yoke hath pu color daudra people. Why ridr pu army a Helveg?»
'He answered at "ek me rida to Hell at search Baldrs.
Or hvart has pu makkvat set Baldr a Helvegi?»
'But she said at Baldr had a couple ridit about Gjallar bru, "but nidr ok nordr Liggr
Helvegr".
'Pa reid Hermodr till he came at Helgrindum. Pa ste of the horse ok gyrdi him hard, stepped up ok keyrdi him if I were you. But the steed got the black hard
ok over the frame at he came nowhere closer. Pa reid Hermodr home to hallarinar
ok stepped off the horse, walked into the hollina.