Anon Brúðv 17VII
Valgerður Erna Þorvaldsdóttir (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Brúðkaupsvísur 17’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 540-1.
text and translation
‘Renna tekr rækt þín,
rauðbliks, við mig,
(hví sætir) hlynr (það)
hranna, en eg þier ann.
Hefjaz liet eg þín þrif;
þú hafnar mier nú;
ástum leiðir auðlistr
aðra; ertu að því saðr.
‘Rækt þín við mig tekr renna, {hlynr {rauðbliks hranna}}, en eg ann þier; hví sætir það? Eg liet þín þrif hefjaz; þú hafnar mier nú; auðlistr, leiðir aðra ástum; ertu að því saðr.
‘‘Your affection for me begins to dissolve, maple of the red gleam of the waves [GOLD > MAN], but I love you; what is the reason for that? I caused your prosperity to begin; you reject me now; you, wealth-skilful one, love another; you are convicted of that.’
notes and context
There are several rhymes in this st. that may point to a C13th date for Brúðv: blik : mig (l. 2), sæt- : það (l. 3), aðr- : saðr (l. 8). See Introduction.
readings
sources
Text is based on reconstruction from the base text and variant apparatus and may contain alternative spellings and other normalisations not visible in the manuscript text. Transcriptions may not have been checked and should not be cited.
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AM 721 4° (721) — 14v/17 - 14v/18
imagesRenna tekr rækt þín · ravdblíks víd mik · huí sætir hlynur þat · hranna en ek þier ann ᷎ hefíazt | líet ek þín þrif · þv̇ hafnar mier nv · astum leidir avdlístur · adra erttv at þui sadr · |
(VEÞ)
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AM 1032 4°x (1032x) — 104v/10 - 104v/17
Renna tekr rækt þín | ravdblíks vid mik | hví sætir hlynvr þat | hranna en ek þier ann | hefíazt líet ek þín þríf | þv hafnar mier nv | astvm leidir avdlístvr | adra erttv at þvi sadr ||
(VEÞ)
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JS 399 a-b 4°x (399a-bx) — 7/11 - 7/18
Rꜵn
na tekr rækt þín | rauðbliks við mik | hví sætir hlynr þat | hranna, en ek þꜵr ann; | hefjast lꜵt ek þín þrif, | þú hafnar mꜵr nú, | ástum leiðir auðlistr | aðra, ertu at því saðr. |(VEÞ)
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Lbs 2166 4°x (2166x) — 7/9 - 7/16
‘Renna tekr rækt þín,
rauðbliks, við mig,
(hví sætir) hlynr (það)
hranna, en eg þier ann.
Hefjaz liet eg þín þrif;
þú hafnar mier nú;
ástum leiðir auðlystr
aðra; ertu að því saðr.Réna tekr rækt þín | rauðbliks við mik | hví sætir hlynr þat | hranna, en ek þér ann; | hefjast lét ek þín þrif, | þú hafnar mér nú, | ástum leiðir auðlystr | aðra, ertu at því saðr. |
(VEÞ)
editions and texts
ÍM II, 132.
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