Lausavísur — Framarr LvVIII (Ket)
Framarr víkingakonungrFramarr víkingakonungr, Lausavísur — Vol. 8 — Beatrice La Farge
Beatrice La Farge (forthcoming), ‘ Framarr víkingakonungr, Lausavísur’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=3164> (accessed 24 April 2024)
Illr er örn í sinni; emka sárr at kvíða;
færir hann sínar greipar gular í blóðæðar mínar.
Hlakkar hreggskornir; hvers er hann forkunnigr?
Opt hefi ek ara gladdan; góðr em ek valgöglum.
‘The eagle is evil in company; I am not wounded so that I am afraid; he thrusts his yellow claws into my blood vessels. The storm-cleaver <eagle> screams; about what is he prescient? I have often gladdened the eagle; I am good to corpse-geese [RAVENS/EAGLES].’
Veifir þú vængjum; vápnum mun ek þér heita;
vafrar þú nú, víðflögull, sem vitir mik feigan.
Villr ertu, vígstari; vit munum sigr hafa;
hverf þú at Hængi; hann skal nú deyja.
‘You flap your wings; I will promise you weapons; you hover about now, wide-flying one <eagle>, as if you knew me [to be] doomed. You are confused, slaughter-starling [RAVEN/EAGLE]; we two will have the victory; turn to Hœngr (‘Salmon’), he must now die.’
Skelfr nú skegg á karli; skeika vápn gömlum;
frýr hann hjör hvössum; hræðiz faðir meyjar.
Brýnduz benteinar, svát bíta máttu
hölða hugprúða, ef þér hugr dygði.
‘Now the beard is trembling on the fellow; weapons go askew for the old man; he blames his sharp sword; the father of the maiden [= Ketill] is afraid. The wound-twigs [SWORDS] were whetted so that they were able to bite courage-proud warriors, if courage had stood you in good stead.’
Hugr er í Hængi; hvass er Dragvendill;
beit hann orð Óðins, sem ekki væri.
Bráz nú Baldrs faðir; brigt er at trúa honum;
njóttu heill handa; hér munum skiljaz.
‘There is courage in Hœngr (‘Salmon’); Dragvendill is sharp; he bit Óðinn’s word, as if it were nothing. Now the father of Baldr <god> [= Óðinn] has been deceptive; to put one’s trust in him is uncertain; enjoy safe and sound [the work of] your hands; here we will part.’
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