Translation of the song Jörmungandr artist Gealdýr

Old Norse/Norrønt

Jörmungandr

English translation

Jörmungandr

Dro djarflega drakk Þór

The warder of men, the worm's destroyer

orm eitrfáan upp at boroi;

Fixed on his hook, the head of the ox;

hamari koi háfjall skarar

There gaped at the bait, the foe of the gods,

ofljótt ofan uifs hnit bróður.

The girdler of all, the earth beneath.

Hraungalkn hlumou, en hölkn putu,

The venomous serpent, swiftly up

fór in forna fold öll saman;

To the boat did Thor, the bold one, pull;

Sökköisk sidan sá fiske i mar.

With his hammer the loathly, hill of the hair

Oteitr jötunn, er aftr reru,

Of the brother of Fenrir he smote from above

svá at år Hymir ekki mælti,

The monsters roared, and the rocks resounded,

vafði hann næði veður annars til.

And all the earth, so old was shaken;

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