Skálmöld — Gleipnir song lyrics and translation
The page contains the lyrics and English translation of the song "Gleipnir" by Skálmöld.
Lyrics
Undan Loka Fenrir fæddist,
fullur hroka víst var sagt.
Er var þoka þá hann læddist,
þungbært ok á heiminn lagt.
Nú var gaumur að því gefinn,
greri aumur hvolpur fljótt.
Tíminn naumur, enginn efinn,
á hann tauminn þyrfti skjótt.
Fyrstan Læðing fengu goðin,
Fenri þræði komu á.
Úlfur skæður, ljótur, loðinn,
leikinn bræði sleit hann þá.
Þegar Drómi Fenri festi
falskan dóm þá úlfur hlaut.
Því með klóm og þrumubresti
þennan fróma fjötur braut.
Kattarins dynur, konunnar skegg,
kynngi mína yfir legg.
Bjarnarins sinar, bjargsins rætur,
bíðum nú í skjóli nætur.
Fuglsins hráki, fisksins andi,
fyrir dverg er hægur vandi.
Mánuð gekk um margar götur,
mér að launum varð sá fjötur.
Fjöturinn er fjötum grennri,
fágæt, göldrótt dvergasmíð.
Í Lyngva þeir áður lögðu Fenri,
laus hann nú veldur orrahríð.
Hef ég í mínum höndum Gleipni,
horfi á móti glyrnum tveim.
Treysti á Óðin, Tý og Sleipni,
takið mig þar og aftur heim.
Fjöturinn er fjötum grennri,
fágæt, göldrótt dvergasmíð.
Í Lyngva þeir áður lögðu Fenri,
laus hann nú veldur orrahríð.
Hef ég í mínum höndum Gleipni,
horfi á móti glyrnum tveim.
Treysti á Óðin, Tý og Sleipni,
takið mig þar og aftur heim.
Lyrics translation
Before the End of Fenrir was born,
cocky sure was told.
Is was blurry then he tiptoed,
on ok of the world proposed.
Now was the attention to the given,
was to weld the puppy quickly.
Not much time, no doubt,
he rein would have swiftly.
Starting with frozen fast received the gods,
Fenri threads came on.
The wolf fierce, ugly, hairy,
game fury snapped him then.
When Drómi Fenri fastened
a false sense of judgment then the wolf was awarded.
Therefore, with the paw and þrumubresti
this fróma tether broke.
The cat's blows, the woman's beard,
kynngi my over suggest.
The bear tendons, bjargsins roots,
now in the cover of night.
The bird sputum, a fish spirit,
for a dwarf is the slowest difficulty.
Month walked around the many streets,
my salary became one tether.
A tether is fjötum slimmer,
a rare, göldrótt dvergasmíð.
In Lyngva they previously laid the Fenri,
available he now causes orrahríð.
I have in my hands Gleipni,
watch against the glyrnum two.
Trust in Odin, Tý and Sleipni,
take me there and back home.
A tether is fjötum slimmer,
a rare, göldrótt dvergasmíð.
In Lyngva they previously laid the Fenri,
available he now causes orrahríð.
I have in my hands Gleipni,
watch against the glyrnum two.
Trust in Odin, Tý and Sleipni,
take me there and back home.