hvorki fekk hann ragnar kongur
frid um natt rogv ella dag
fyrr enn hann hevdi knorrin smida
tittir vid streingjum berjast dreingir
klovna taka tvinni skjoldur
deydir detta dreingir nidur a svordin
frugv steig inn um snekkjunnar bor
orm bar hon i eyga a saer
sjurdur fraegi var fadir hennar
hann stod i ormsins blodi
asla vard hon kallad sjalv
og brynhild var hennara modir
until he had built the ship
the eagle draws its wings
heroes fall dead down on the field
a lady stepped on the ship's board
she bore a worm in her eye
daughter of sigurd the fast
sigurd the fast was her father
he stood in the blood of the dragon
and brynhild was her mother