Translation of the song Vegtamskviða artist Vévaki

Senn váru æsir allir á þingi ok

Once all of the Aesir were in counsel and

ásynjur alla á máli

All female Aesir where in discussion

ok um þar réðu ríkir tívar

And above this discussed mighty gods

Hví væri Baldri ballir draumar

Why Baldur has baleful dreams

Upp reis Óðinn ,alda Gautur ok

Up rose odin, father of generations and

hann á Sleipni söðul of lagði;

On Sleipnir he had laid a saddle;

reið hann niðr þaðan niflheljar til;

He rode down from there to Niflheim;

mætti hann hvelpi , þeim er ór helju kom

He met a whelp, who came out of Hel

Sá var blòðugr um brjóst framan

It was bloody in front on its chest

Ok galdra föður gól of lengi;

And the father of Galdur barked for a long time;

fram reið Óðinn, foldvegr dunði;

Odin rode on, the earth way blared;

Hann kom at hávu Heljar ranni

He came to the tall residence of Hel

Þá reið Óðinn fyrir austan dyrr,

Then Odin rode on to the eastern door;

Þar er hann vissi viku leiði;

The where he knew a week's grave;

nam hann vittugri valgaldr kveða,

Skillful in magic he spoke a spell for the dead,

Unz nauðig reis , nás orð of kvað.

Inevitably she rose, the corpse spoke these words.