Myrkvedr : lyrics for Sons Of Muspell album

Words : Official lyrics
Release : Sons Of Muspell
Thanks to the band for the sharing.

Tracklist :
01. Sons Of Muspell (instrumental)
02. Odens Prophecy
03. Urdarbrunnr
04. The Fiddler
05. Bölvun Buslas
06. Men Of The Longhouse
07. Sindres Saga: Jörmungandr
08. Brynhilds Call
09. Balders Död
10. Hel
11. Cerdic
12. Voosum
13. Axes And Mead
14. Gjallarhorn (instrumental)
15. Vandraren (Nordman cover)


02. Odens Prophecy


Goddess of fate for your answer I have come
Of the war I'm aware but this battle must be won
When hordes of giants mass to pound the wall
tell me what to do to keep us all from fall

When sons of Muspell rides through Mirkwood
In battle cloth as death herself disguised in hood
then what good shall come of your foolish deed
doomed all aesir for your own unchained need
words of a traitor, a path in his prediction
deeds of a traitor, Hels will were done
Seed of the traitor, monstrous beasts unchained
prophecy of Oden through their death we will win

Prophecy of Oden, Fall of his world

In the well of wisdom the future was unveiled
there I saw my sons in deaths cold embrace
Thor by poison, Tyr by the wolf
and I am to be avenged by Vidar the strong

I'll go forth, side by side
Our heavy march shakes the earth
strong and fierce dressed for battle
march of the doomed this our last war


03. Urdarbrunnr


Gräs av brons en himmel av jord
rötter i skyn kalla älvar från nord.
Ur skogen jag kommer till en dyster enslig slätt,
men tystnaden bryts när plötsligt folk syns närma.
En stor skara folk utav skilda ätt
talar om midgård, fenris & asars stora salar.
Då en säger:
säg mig oden skall vi sårade vidfarne värna i sin nöd?

Urdarbrunnr
Brunnen vid yggdrasils fot
platsen för asarnas ting
Där bor Nornorna med vårat öde
vätande asken vid liv

Var har jag hamnat bland asar kring en brunn,
till råds tycks de va där de spörjer under sunn.
Där dom står samlade kring ett träd stort som surt,
bortvid syns tre kvinnor komma vandrande.
Mannen i huva med korpar på sin axel
går dem till mötes & säger:
Verdandi, Urd och skuld
avgör nu asars tvist om vidfarnes liv

Nornorna säger att Hel jag redan nått,
för fiendens hand jag dog efter mången slag jag fått.
Från valkyrior jag sprang för min älskade att nå.
Därför har jag kommit till mimers gröna land
för att finna den jag sökt innan tiden blir till sand
men nornan säger:
sänd Vidfarne till midgård åter, hans öde är större än så


04. The Fiddler


Tunes of seduction, filling the air so sweet
the notes soft as honey, blessed this fiddler be

Come to me child
follow the fiddles voice
and let troubles pass you by
I´ll take care of you from now

Follow the river and I promise
that you'll find the fiddlers home
in raging torrents I'll be waiting
and soon you will be gone

Dancing towards its source, upon green-clad meadow
flowers are in my hair, washed away be my sorrows

Take then my hand
let the waves carry us down
and let troubles pass you by
I´ll take care of you from now

Follow the river and I promise...

Too late I wake up, to the river now I'm wed
with tears as my ring, and my life as the kiss

Follow me child
the world are yours no longer
so let its troubles pass you by
I´ll take care of you from now

Follow the river and I promise...


05. Bölvun Buslas*


Hejrith bölvun mina
Meji galdrar, drögar og skrimsli asaekja thig
lendir thinir brenna
ahrifum af storma og galdra
og heimurinn snoist a kvålv
ethlur hjarta thitt jeta
Eyru thin aldrei heyra
Augu thin aldrei sjau

Skip thin sökkva og hestar verda fatladir
Tröll, drögar og risar
brenna höllina thina
Hrimthursar elta thig
hestar stiga a thig
rumhalmurinn stakk thig
og stormurinn vagga ther ad gethveiki

* Icelandic lyrics are for this song.


06. Men Of The Longhouse


Home of the viking kin
here we are free to sin
together we stand
with alehorns in hand
The golden halls they glow
shelter from wind and snow.

Every night there is music
in every keg there is mead
Every night there is laughter.
drink up, brothers

Hear us, Oden, mighty one
we drink and fight until the dawn
valkyries come and fetch our souls
in Valhall we live forever more

Hang your spears upon the wall
Fame and glory await us all
join us for a midnight raid
there's no need to feel afraid
Drinking mead all night long,
warms the belly, makes you strong
liquid courage, cowards bane
come and fill your horn again


07. Sindres Saga: Jörmungandr


Early morning air, dancing winds.
Three stand waiting, soon to meet
the dark endless sea in a ride through the storm
Hesitate no more, when the mirror
becomes a boiling world of terror
that can swallow your boat to the depths of the world
Kill the traitor, throw his corpse overboard
The snake bane thirst for the monsters blood

If you steer strong through the storm breaking dawn
a monster will come screaming death at you
The seas will evade for the forces he made
the earth shall tremble by his fearsome name
A serpent of lore, scaring giants and more.
There ´s only one force the can end this life
The hammer shall fall, crushing resistance of all.
Created by a dwarf, bane of the world's greatest fear

Cold wet rain, from a grey sky.
Hymers finest bull pay its head as bait.
See it sink as Hymers bitter mind.
Feel the silence, embracing the world.
A breath later, chaos is unleashed
the monster come crushing from the sea
Kill the traitor, throw his corpse overboard
The snake bane thirst for the monsters blood

Chained in the hands of the mighty Thor
as the monster scream in fear Hymer cuts the line
releasing the beast to the depths of the world
As Hymers act conclude the fate of Thor
his head where crushed and body send to the halls
of the cold ran in the darkness below


08. Brynhilds Call


just as was before
the Norsemen sail to woe
with glory in their minds
the winds as their only comfort
The shaman had foretold
and strengthened with these words
when time has come to cross
to Valhall, heed Brynhild's call

charging cross the field
brave and without fear
we pay in blood
for each mile we march
brothers facing their deaths
rivers of blood from the slain
and another brave falls
as we are forced to regroup
Oden greets another

this is our last raid
our legends will be told
and our mark upon these sands
will forever be in stone


09. Balders Död


Ren var asen Balder, Allfader mäktigs son
Osårbar och skönast, som gud bland gudar står
Breidablick i himlen, borgen hans i skyn
Där finnes ingen ondska, blott skratt och lysten min

Loke mörk och svekfull, funno Balders brist
En misteltagg i lönndom satt fast på broders pil
Höder spände bågen, som många gånger förr
På lek lagt an på Balder, men asen död nu föll

Ringhorne nu så Balder, bär till Hels domän
Då Tökk ej sörja honom, Nifelheim att bli hans hem
Oden offrat Draupner, men Nannas hjärta brast
Sin hustru också livlös, nu stundar hel med hast

Så kom tid för blodshämnd, asar vredgade var
av Lokes tid i frihet, bestod ej mycket kvar
Den sluge for till Mimer, gör råd att slippa asars järn
Men vise jätten vägrar ta loke i sitt värn

Flyr då så fege Loke, med trolldom gömma sig
Men Oden icke luras, hans trolldom hjälpa ej
Ving-Tor leda styrkan med Mjölner hårt i hand
Fångar Balders bane vid gudsförgäten strand

Över trenne klippblock spännas den mörke nu
och väsande etter droppar klyver lokes själ itu
begynt har nu fimbul, den är mörk och rysligt kall
hör du garms hungriga skall


10. Hel


As cries were trembling towards the sky
Our children wept and thunder roared
The fire spreads across our home.
Hel will never bring back the lost

Queen of darkness close our minds
Without senses hope never fades.
Drums will sound and echo loud.
Let us burn and drift away

The sky opened and rained death
Thors wrath has come at last
The elements chose our lives.
No war was seen yet blood was spilt


11. Cerdic


Jag sov vid sidan av ruttna lik
min familj blev dödad när jag var barn
Min syster och mor tagna om och om
tills dom ej andades mer

Jag levde på min faders kött
tills endast hans bleka ben var kvar.
Jag vred mig i smärta och skar upp
min egen hals för att släcka mitt dystra liv

Överallt låg kvinnor o män döda
barnen spikades upp i träd.
Vårt land var härjat och bränt
och kungen hängde spetsad på ett spjut

En gryning, nu hägrar för asar.
Vi skola besegra en falsk här.

Hör du vinden
Din sista dag är förbi
Hör du dödens andetag
Jag bringar död och rutten vila

En gryning, nu hägrar för asar.
Vi skola besegra en falsk här.

Hör du vinden
Ulven skall festa på din kropp ikväll
Ser du dödens leende min
Cerdic, konungars rysliga baneman

Här min herre är svaret du sökt,
en fientlig spion gav svaret.
Jag lät sticka ut hans båda ögon
och klippa av hans falska fingrar

Dock han vägrade tala om för mig
så jag täckte hans huvud i olja
och tände på i hans hår
under hans sista skrik hörde jag detta svar

Era liv skall icke skonas.
Från sin borg på höge klippan kan
Mäktig konung Harald icke besegras,
Ej kan era vapen skada honom där,
Ni skola brinna i helvetets vida famn
ni otrogna svin.

En gryning, nu hägrar för asar...

Ej kan en borg på klippan stor
hålla stånd mot vreden från Tor.
Cerdic lät armén marchera mot mörke borg
för att bringa nya änkor sorg

Med hundra breda slungor vi fyllde
borgen med halm
Vid skymning lät vi en skur av
brinnande pilar tända halmen.

En gryning, nu hägrar för asar...


12. Voosum


A storm tore the fleet apart,
Left us sailing for weeks alone
One day we saw the land we´ve been searching
I prepared to order the attack

Father up high, hear our prayer
we who may die, needs your chosen slayers

With the suns first rays
We stormed the dying village
Screaming our war cry
We threw ourselves on the enemy

Ravens above
presence of our gods
Winds blow our way
Is that a sign?

But the enemy was cunning and had prepared
An ambush to have us all dead
When the truth was revealed we realized,
No one will ever return home

If we all shall die,
Then let our strength be remembered
Oden are watching,
Rage wild left the enemy severed


Father up high, hear our prayer...

We stood one for ten enemies,
Open wounds and dying men
Our axes wielded wild for this day
We shall fall with glory

By the horizon longship sails appeared
Massing for their brethrens life
The dark sky told that Thor arrived
And the anger of the giants bane
Oden's warriors the berserkers
Came to pour the life of this reign

Once again those still standing,
Charged cutting brutal in malice
As our brothers arrived at the shores,
Doom of the death given without remorse

Father up high, hear our prayer
We who are victorious , this victory is yours

But that fate where not mine,
A sharp arrow pierced my chest
I threw my axe crushing his skull
Tell my family I died with glory


13. Axes And Mead


We build some ships,
to claim foreign shore
In quest for more
We filled the cargo hold
with mead, ale and drinks untold
We defy the waves
that bends our ships in brutal terror
Thor led us safe to this unaware land

we hunt for gold
gold and whores
we are their bane,
men of the north
we leave our sign
a shore in red
And earn a drink before we are all dead

Give us all your whores and mead
Until we die, we must quench our needs
Trapped in this land cause you burned our ships
Bring us a keg as Woman cloth rips
Forget to come home, take what you need
You morons got the men of axes and mead

We tried to settle down, this foreign land
but chewed in sand
We filled up the village pub
with mead, ale and drinks untold
we defy the king, drink his men under the table
Thor will keep us safe in this unaware land


15. Vandraren (Nordman cover)


I contacted the owners Sony/ATV who allow me the sharing of the lyrics for Vandraren song, only if I pay some fee. 
These lyrics won't be available on this site then.

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