Текст песни Старшая Эдда - Песни о богах - Прорицание вёльвы - 1

Divination of the Volva

Listen to me all
sacred childbirth,
great with small
Heimdall children!
One you want
so I can tell
about the past of all beings,
about the ancient one that I remember.
2
I remember the giants
born before the century,
they gave birth to me
in the old days;
I remember nine worlds
and nine roots
and the tree of the limit,
not germinated yet.

3
At the beginning of time
when Ymir lived,
was not in the world
no sand, no sea,
there was no land yet
and the firmament,
the abyss gaped
the grass did not grow.

4
While the sons of Bohr,
Midgard who created
great,
the earth was not raised,
sun from the south
shone on the stones,
grew up on earth
green herbs.

five
The sun, friend of the month,
right hand
to the edge of heaven
stretched from the south;
the sun did not know
where is his home
the stars did not know
where should they shine,
I didn't know for a month
his power.

6
Then the gods sat down
to the thrones of might
and confer
became sacred,
the night was named
and to the offspring of the night -
evening, morning
and the middle of the day -
the nickname was given,
to calculate the time.

7
Aces met
to Idawell Field,
temples of steel
high build,
spared no effort
forged treasures
created ticks,
the guns were being prepared.

8
In the meadow, having fun
they played tavlei,
everything they had
only of gold, -
until they showed up
three giantesses,
mighty maidens
from Jotunheim.

nine
Then the gods sat down
to the thrones of might
And confer
became sacred:
who should tribe
do dwarfs
from Brimir blood
And Blaine's bones.

ten
Motsognir senior
dwarf tribe
was then named,
and Durin - second;
dwarfs a lot
made of clay blinded
human likeness,
as Durin ordered.

eleven
Nii and Nidi,
Nordri and Sudri,
Austri and Vestry,
Altiov, Dvalin,
Beaver and Beaver,
Bömbur, Nori,
An and Anar,
Ay, Myodvitnir,
12
Gandalf and Weig,
Vindalve, Thrain,
Tekk and Thorin,
Thor, Vit and Lit,
Nar and Nurad -
here I am dwarfs -
Regin and Radswinn
I named everyone.
thirteen
Fili and Keely,
Fundin, Nali,
Hefty, Vili,
Hanar, Svior,
Frar and Hornbury,
Freg and Loney
Aurvang, Yari,
Eikinskjaldi.

fourteen
Still need dwarfs
Dvalin troops
the human race
name before Lovar;
they appeared
from the stone of the earth,
came across the swamp
the field is sandy.

fifteen
It was Draupnir
and Dolgtrasir with him,
Har and Haugspori,
Hlevang and Gloe,
Dory and Ori,
Duv and Andvari,
Skirvir, Virvir,
Scafinn and Ai,

sixteen
Alv and Yngwie,
Eikinskjaldi,
Fjalar and Frosty,
Finn and Ginnar;
this list
Lovar's ancestors
will forever abide
while people are alive.

17
And three came
of this kind
good aces
and mighty to the sea,
the powerless saw
on the shore
Asuka and Embloo,
who did not have fate.

eighteen
They weren't breathing
there was no spirit in them,
blush on faces
warmth and voices;
gave One breath,
and Hoenir is a spirit,
and Lodur is warm
and faces blush.

19
Ash I know
named Yggdrasil,
tree washed
cloudy moisture;
dew from him
they descend on the valleys;
over the source of Urd
it turns green forever.

20
Wise virgins
from there arose,
three of the key
under the tree high;
Urd is the name of the first,
second Verdandi, -
cut the runes, -
Skuld is the name of the third;
fate was judged
life was chosen
children of people,
the lot is prepared.

21
She remembers the war
the first in the world:
Gullveig died
pierced by spears
burned her flame
in Odin's palace,
burned her three times,
born three times,
and yet she
still lives.

22
Hayd they called her,
meeting in houses, -
things by a witch, -
did magic
a witch's wand;
minds obeyed
her sorcery
wicked wives for joy.

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