Translation of the song Villeman og Magnhild artist In Extremo

Villemann gjekk seg te storan å,

Villeman went to the big river

Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle

To the most beautiful lime leaf of all

Der han ville gullharpa slå

There, he wanted to play the golden harp

For de runerne de lyster han å vinne

For he wished to conquer the runes

Villemann gjenge for straumen å stå,

Villeman went and stood by the river

Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle

To the most beautiful lime leaf of all

Mesterleg kunne han gullharpa slå

Skilfully did he play the golden harp

For de runerne de lyster han å vinne

For he wished to conquer the runes

Han leika med lente, han leika med list,

He played light-heartedly, he played cunningly

Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle

To the most beautiful lime leaf of all

Og fugelen tagna på grønande kvist

And a bird on a branch in leaf went silent

For de runerne de lyster han å vinne

For he wished to conquer the runes

Han leika med lente, han leika med gny,

He played light-heartedly, he played loudly

Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle

To the most beautiful lime leaf of all

Han leika Magnhild av nykkens arm

He played Magnhild out of the neck’s arms1

For de runerne de lyster han å vinne

For he wished to conquer the runes

Men då steig trolli upp or djupaste sjø,

But then the creature emerged from the deep waters

Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle

To the most beautiful lime leaf of all

Det gjalla i berg og det runga i sky

The mountains were rolling, and the clouds were thundering

For de runerne de lyster han å vinne

For he wished to conquer the runes

Då slo han si harpe til bonns i sin harm,

Then he played his harp from the bottom of his wrath

Hei fagraste lindelauvi alle

To the most beautiful lime leaf of all

Og utvinner krafti av trollenes arm

And outdid the strength of the creature’s arms

For de runerne de lyster han å vinne

For he wished to conquer the runes