Helvegen

Wardruna

traduzione in Inglese

52 traduzioni

Interpretato anche da:

AURORA (Norway) Kalandra

+3 altro

Album:

Runaljod - Yggdrasil (2013)

Testi originali

Norreno, Norvegese

Traduzione

Inglese

Helvegen

The path to Hel

Who shall sing me,

Into deathsleep sling me,

When I on the path to Hel go,

And this track I tread

Is cold, so cold, so cold.

I sought the songs,

I sent the songs.

Then the deepest well

Gave me tears so harsh

From the Slain-father's1 pledge.

I know everything, Odin,

To whom you gave your eye.

Who shall sing me,

Into deathsleep sling me,

Whence I on the path to Hel go,

And this track I tread

Is cold, so cold, so cold.

Early or in the day's end,

The raven still knows if I fall.

Once you stand at the gate to Hel

And when you have to tear free,

I shall follow you

Over Gjallarbrú2 with my song.

You will be free from the bonds that bind you,

You are free from the bonds that bound you!

"Cattle die,

Friends die,

So, too, must you die.

Though one thing

Never dies;

The fair fame one has earned.

Cattle die,

Friends die,

So, too, must you die.

I know one,

That never dies;

Judgement of a dead man's life."3

1. "Father of the slain"
2. Gjallarbrú (literally "Gjöll Bridge") is a bridge spanning the river Gjöll ("Resounding") in the underworld, which must be crossed in order to reach Hel.
3. Verses from Hávamál, 76-77.

Song details

Translation details

vaevictius

submitted on 15 Giu 2014 - 10:32

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Commenti dell’autore:

As the commenter said, the lyrics and the translation are in the video, but if you're too lazy to look, here you go! Changed a tad bit to be a bit more literal, but nothing major.

Source is just the same video that's already there, but hey, rules are rules.

Commenti 7

TrampGuy M

18 Giu 2014, 13:11

please add the source you used for this translation.

vaevictius A

19 Giu 2014, 16:56

Will do

Frisian

10 Lug 2015, 09:03

Thank you for the translation. I wanted to note that "Allfather" would be 'Alfa∂ir'.
"Valfader" means "Slainfather", i.e., father of the slain, also referring to Odin.

Solvinter

4 Giu 2020, 19:15

Also interpreted by Kalandra. Please add this! <3

Icey M

13 Giu 2020, 11:35

The source lyrics have been updated. Please review your translation.

One "så kalde" in "er kalde så kalde, så kalde" removed.

EgSkal

14 Giu 2020, 23:20

For grammatical reasons, the chorus lines for the English translation should be changed to
"Who shall sing for me,"
"When on the path to Hel I go,"

gardvord

4 Feb 2024, 17:17

Please note that Wardruna's original lyrics is in Norwegian Nynorsk, not Old Norse. The two stanzas at the end, taken from the Hávamál, is in Old Norse language.