Greetings Steemians!
Originally I was going to do my Songwriter's Challenge song for the Open Mic, but, I was humming along with this song one morning during my meditation and my son came in and he ask if he could sing along. You see my son thinks he can sing in Norse. Well, I humored him and in the process I came up with this instrumental version of Helvegen and figured it would be rad to post it for open mic 61 instead.
lyrics
Kven skal synge meg
i daudsvevna slynge meg
når eg på helvegen går
og dei spora eg trår
er kalde så kalde
Eg songane søkte
Eg songane sende
då den djupaste brunni
gav meg dråpar så ramme
av Valfaders pant
Alt veit eg Odin
kvar du auge løynde
Kven skal synge meg
i daudsvevna slynge meg
når eg på helvegen går
og dei spora eg trår
er kalde så kalde
Årle ell i dagars hell
enn veit ravnen om eg fell
Når du ved helgrindi står
og når laus deg må rive
skal eg fylgje deg
yver gjallarbrui med min song
Du blir løyst frå banda som bind deg
Du er løyst frå banda som batt deg
"Deyr fé,
deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
en orðstírr
deyr aldregi,
hveim er sér góðan getr.
Deyr fé,
deyja frændr,
deyr sjalfr it sama,
ek veit einn,
at aldrei deyr:
dómr um dauðan hvern."
In English
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's 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 Gjallarbrú 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.
I hope you all enjoyed!
Please check out my entry for the songwriting contest week 1
https://steemit.com/openmic/@lk666/openmic-songwriters-challenge-week-1-broken-mirror-sacrifice
PEACE, LOVE, AND HORNS UP!