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793 (Slaget om Lindisfarne) Lyrics
Åretak hørtes, vakre langskip fosset frem
Som en vind fra nord, kom våre fedre i land
Horder, Ryger og Egder, samlet til felles strid
Staute menn uten frykt
Sverdslag knuste kristmanns skalle
Lenge herkset vi, Nordens konger
Mange slag vi vant ved Midgards strender
Men, sveket av våre enge, ble vi tvunget ned i kne
Når vinden nå igjen jager, vender tankene omsider hjem
Vi skal reise oss i vår prakt
Sannelig skal kvitehorden skjelve
"Vi falt som menn
Derfor døde vi ei hen
Veik er den som fiender elsker
Svik ei ditt opphav"
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English translation: 793 (The Battle of Lindisfarne)
Strokes from oars could be heard,
beautiful ships gushed through the sea
Like a wind from the north,
our ancestors reached the shore
Men from Hordaland, Rogaland and Adger
gathered for battle in common
Proud men with no fear
Strokes from the sword crushed the skull of the christian
A long time we ruled, kings of the north
Many battles we won, at the shores of Midgard
But, betrayed by our own brothers
we were forced down on our knees
Now when the wind once again is howling
the thoughts finally goes towards home
We shall rise in our glory
The white horde will for sure shiver
"We died like men
Therefore we never vanished
Weak is the one the enemy loves
Never betray your origin"
Som en vind fra nord, kom våre fedre i land
Horder, Ryger og Egder, samlet til felles strid
Staute menn uten frykt
Sverdslag knuste kristmanns skalle
Lenge herkset vi, Nordens konger
Mange slag vi vant ved Midgards strender
Men, sveket av våre enge, ble vi tvunget ned i kne
Når vinden nå igjen jager, vender tankene omsider hjem
Vi skal reise oss i vår prakt
Sannelig skal kvitehorden skjelve
"Vi falt som menn
Derfor døde vi ei hen
Veik er den som fiender elsker
Svik ei ditt opphav"
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English translation: 793 (The Battle of Lindisfarne)
Strokes from oars could be heard,
beautiful ships gushed through the sea
Like a wind from the north,
our ancestors reached the shore
Men from Hordaland, Rogaland and Adger
gathered for battle in common
Proud men with no fear
Strokes from the sword crushed the skull of the christian
Many battles we won, at the shores of Midgard
But, betrayed by our own brothers
we were forced down on our knees
Now when the wind once again is howling
the thoughts finally goes towards home
We shall rise in our glory
The white horde will for sure shiver
Therefore we never vanished
Weak is the one the enemy loves
Never betray your origin"
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It has to do with the Christian "conversion" of the Norse. "But we betrayed by our own brothers We were forced down to our knees." They and all that they believed in were betrayed when the people submitted to the mental enslavement of the unholy Roman church. Also that last bit about "Never betray your origin". Is pretty unmistakeable.
Oh god, I just really dont understand why people submit these translated lyrics. That is not "lyrics", that is a "translation".
Anyway, this song portrays a beautiful journey. I especially like the part where he sings: "Sverdslag knuste kristmanns skalle Lenge hersket vi, Nordens konger" That really illustrates how I feel about life in general. It's really deep.
@alive I've put the actual lyrics up now too (with the English translation below those lyrics).
@alive I've put the actual lyrics up now too (with the English translation below those lyrics).