Narfi

Narfi ég hitti er nóttin var liðin,
Niflheimahliðin.
Kom hann í hnakki á kolsvörtum fola,
kólnaði gola.
Starði á okkur með stingandi augum,
staðurinn umkringdur vofum og draugum.
Þrek hans var búið og hugrekkið brostið,
beit okkur frostið.

Loki vill buga legg þinn og hug,
lítið því duga vopn og vörn.
Hlusti nú hver sem heyrir í mér:
Hættuleg eru Loka börn.

Hann þekkir staðinn sem hrímar og frystir,
Hel er hans systir.
Sagði að núna hann vildi mig vara
við því að fara
niður til hennar sem Niflheimi stjórnar,
neyðir og pyntar og sveltir og fórnar.
Bráðum ég myndi svo bágindum mæta,
Brynhildi græta.

Lævís og slyng þau læðast í hring,
lokka þig kringum Bæjartjörn.
Hlusti nú hver sem heyrir í mér:
Hættuleg eru Loka börn.

Vilja úr leyni vinna þér mein,
villidýr reynast hefnigjörn.
Hlusti nú hver sem heyrir í mér:
Hættuleg eru Loka börn.

Þig vilja hryggja, þau eru stygg.
þagna mun Frigg og fölna Hörn.
Hlusti nú hver sem heyrir í mér:
HÆttuleg eru Loka börn.

Loki vill buga legg þinn og hug,
lítið því duga vopn og vörn.
Hlusti nú hver sem heyrir í mér:
Hættuleg eru Loka börn.

[English translation:]

I met Narfi when the night was over,
by the gates of Niflheim.
He rode a pitch black horse,
the breeze grew colder.
He looked at us with piercing eyes,
the place was surrounded by spirits and ghosts.
His strength was spent and courage faltering,
the frost bit us.

Loki wants to crush your leg and your mind,
little help you’ll get from your weapons and defenses.
Listen now, you who hear what I say:
Loki’s children are dangerous.

He knows the place that ices over and freezes,
Hel6is his sister.
He said that he now wanted to warn me
against going
down to her who rules Niflheim,
forces and tortures and starves and sacrifices.
Soon I might meet such distress,
as to make Brynhildrcry.

Artful and clever they sneak around,
coax you around the Bæjartjörn.
Listen now, you who hear what I say:
Loki’s children are dangerous.

They wish to harm you from a hiding place,
wild animals prove to be vengeful.
Listen now, you who hear what I say:
Loki’s children are dangerous.

They want you to grieve, they are distrustful/loath.
Frigg will fall silent and Hörn will turn pale.
Listen now, you who hear what I say:
Loki’s children are dangerous.

Loki wants to crush your leg and your mind,
little help you’ll get from your weapons and defenses.
Listen now, you who hear what I say:
Loki’s children are dangerous.