41. The sun I saw, and it seemed to me as if I saw a glorious god: I bowed before her, for the last time, in the world of men.

42. The sun I saw: she beamed forth so that I seemed nothing to know; but Gioll's streams roared from the other side mingled much with blood.

43. The sun I saw, with quivering eyes, appalled and shrinking; for my heart in great measure was dissolved in languor.

44. The sun I saw seldom sadder; I had then almost from the world declined: my tongue was as wood become, and all was cold without me.

45. The sun I saw never after, since that gloomy day; for the mountain-waters closed over me, and I went called from torments.

 



41. Sól ek sá, svá ţótti mér, sem ek sćja göfgan guđ;
henni ek laut hinzta sinni aldaheimi í.

42. Sól ek sá, svá hon geislađi, at ek ţóttumk vćttki vita;
en gylfar straumar grenjuđu annan veg, blandnir mjök viđ blóđ.

43. Sól ek sá á sjónum skjálfandi, hrćđslufullr ok hnipinn;
ţví at hjarta mitt var harđla mjök runnit sundr í sega.

44. Sól ek sá sjaldan hryggvari; mjök var ek ţá ór heimi hallr;
tunga mín var til trés metin, ok kólnat at fyrir utan.

45. Sól ek sá síđan aldregi eftir ţann dapra dag,
ţví at fjalla vötn lukđusk fyrir mér saman,
en ek hvarf kallađr frá kvölum.

 


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