Anon Pét 35VII
David McDougall (ed.) 2007, ‘Anonymous Poems, Pétrsdrápa 35’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 826-7.
text and translation
Lítilæti fann flýtir
fyst, það er horfa lystir
höfði að jörð og hafði,
himiríkis, kvöl slíka.
Skínn fyr skuggsjón hreinni
skuggalausa* huggan
andi hans, án enda,
eilífr, að guð hlífir.
{Flýtir himiríkis} fann fyst lítilæti, það er lystir horfa höfði að jörð, og hafði slíka kvöl. Skuggalausa* huggan skínn fyr hreinni skuggsjón, eilífr andi hans, að guð hlífir án enda.
‘The promoter of heaven [APOSTLE = Peter] first found that humility, by which he desires to turn his head to the earth, and he had such a torment. [This] shadow-free consolation shines before a pure mirror, his eternal soul which God protects without end.’
notes and context
[1-4]: Finnur Jónsson’s emendation of ms. lítilæti to lítilætis, and ms. himirrikis to himinríki is unnecessary and produces awkward sense. Cf. Skj B: Ydmyghedens befordrer fandt ... en sådan kval, idet han lyster at vende hovedet nedad mod jorden og fik himmerig ‘The promoter of humility found ... such a torment, in that he desires to turn his head down towards the earth and obtained heaven’. The interpretation given here follows NN §1737. — [5-7]: Finnur Jónsson translates (Skj B): hans sjæl skinner i et skyggefrit spejl med en ren trøst uden ende ‘his soul shines in a shadow-free mirror with a pure solace without end’. The less convoluted syntax of Kock’s interpretation (NN §1738) is followed here.
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AM 621 4° (621) — 59r/9 - 59r/11
imagesLítilæti fann flýtir
fyst, það er horfa lystir
höfði að jörð og hafði,
himiríkis, kvöl slíka.
Skínn fyr skuggsjón hreinni
skuggalausan huggan
andi hans, án enda,
eilífr, að guð hlífir.Lítilæti fann flytir. fyst þat er horfa lystir. ho᷎fdi at jord ok hafdi. himi\\ʀikis. kuo᷎l slika. Sk|inn firi skuggsion hreinnj. skuggalausan huggan. andi hans ꜳn enda. eilifr // at gud hlifir |
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