Translation of the song Helreið Oðins - Odin’s Ride to Hel artist Assassin's Creed Valhalla (OST)

Senn váru Æsir

Once were the Æsir

Allir á þingi

All in assembly,

Ok Ásynjur

And the Ásynjur

Allar á máli

All in meeting,

Ok um þat réðu

And concerning this

Ríkir tívar

The mighty gods assembled

Hví væri Baldri

Why were Baldr having

Ballir draumar.

Baleful dreams.

Upp reis Óðinn

Up rose Óðinn

Alda Gautr

The Aged Father

Ok hann á Sleipni

And he on Slepnir

Söðul of lagði.

Laid the saddle

Reið hann niðr þaðan

He rode down there

Niflheljar til

Till Nether Hel

Mætti hann hvelpi

He met a whelp

Þeim er ór Helju kom.

That came out of Hel.

Sá var blóðugr

It was bloody

Um brjóst framan

In front on his chest

Ok galdrs föður

And the Father of Chants,

Gól of lengi

Growled from afar,

Fram reið Óðinn

Forward rode Óðinn

Foldvegr dunði

Earthly-ways resounded.

Hann kom at hávu

He came to the highest

Heljar ranni.

Above of Hel.

Þá reið Óðinn

Then Óðinn rode

Fyrir austan dyrr

For the eastern door,

Þar er hann vissi

There he knew of a

Völu leiði

Seeress’ Burial Mound,

Nam hann vittugri

He knew enchants so

Valgaldr kveða

He recited the chosen chant

Unz nauðig reis

Until unwilling she rose

Nás orð of kvað:

Still dead she recited these words:

Hvat er manna þat

What man is that

Mér ókunnra

Unknown to me

Er mér hefir aukit

That has brought back my

Erfitt sinni?

Burdensome life?

Var ek snivin snævi

I have been covered with snow

Ok slegin regni

And strained with rain,

Ok drifin döggu

And drenched with dew

Dauð var ek lengi.

Long was I dead.

Vegtamr ek heiti

My name is Way-tamer

Sonr em ek Valtams

I am the son of Corpse-tamer,

Segðu mér ór helju

Tell me words of Hel

Ek mun ór heimi

And I will tell you words of the home-world

Hveim eru bekkir

Whom are the benches

Baugum sánir

Strewn with rings

Flet fagrlig

The floor fully

Flóuð gulli?

Flowed in gold?

Hér stendr Baldri

Here stands for Baldr

Of brugginn mjöðr

The brewed mead,

Skírar veigar

Of the fresh brew,

Liggr skjöldr yfir

A shield lies over,

En ásmegir

But the Might of the Æsir

Í ofvæni

Is suspense

Nauðug sagðak

Forcefully I spoke,

Nú mun ek þegja.

Now I will be quiet”