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SONGS FROM THE EDDA.
Sigrun.
All oaths once sworn
Shall bite thee sore,
The oaths that to Helgi
Once thou swarest
At the bright white
Water of Lightening,[1]
And at the cold rock
That the sea runneth over.
Shall bite thee sore,
The oaths that to Helgi
Once thou swarest
At the bright white
Water of Lightening,[1]
And at the cold rock
That the sea runneth over.
May the ship sweep not on
That should sweep at its swiftest,
Though the wind desired
Behind thee driveth!
May the horse never run
That should run at his most might
When from thy foe’s face
Thou hast most need to flee!
That should sweep at its swiftest,
Though the wind desired
Behind thee driveth!
May the horse never run
That should run at his most might
When from thy foe’s face
Thou hast most need to flee!
May the sword never bite
That thou drawest from scabbard,
But and if round thine head
In wrath it singeth!
That thou drawest from scabbard,
But and if round thine head
In wrath it singeth!
Then should meet price be paid
For Helgi’s slaying
When a wolf thou wert
Out in the wild-wood,
For Helgi’s slaying
When a wolf thou wert
Out in the wild-wood,
- ↑ One of the rivers of the under-world.
