"I Underjorden" text

"I Underjorden"

[Swedish:]

Genom snår vid Skallabergets fot
Porten till dväljande djup
Sten bruten av Elivågor
Vägar funna i Ymers ben

En kall bris, en doft av död
Drar sakta bi från nedan
Rysningar av minnen
I underjorden!
Återigen stiger jag ned

Nedåt, nedåt, mot vindlande djup
Ruvande skuggor, vansinnets famn
Nedåt, nedåt, i tidlöst rum
Bergets andar, fördärvets makt

Irrljus skymtar i sinnets vrå
Svaga rop ur tunnlars djup
Följer runors svaga glöd
I underjorden!
Ristade i väggar kalla och grå

Stiger in i ett bergavalv
Porlande vatten ekar
Skimrande väggar av bleknad färg
Bilder ristade av mången hand

Släcker min törst
Sköljer min kropp
Vila i kammarens famn
Aktsam, vaksam
Törnets tand

Lyssnar till bergets sång
Vattnets rogivande töcken
Lågmälda toner från djupet
Visdomen från Ymers sång

Väggarnas bleka bilder
Flyter tydligt samman
Skimmer blir till ett skarpt ljus
Likt Sunnas strålar av guld

De talar om djupen
Och de som där bida
Talar om vägar nio
Och runor för kraft
I underjorden!

Glimrande ögon i djupet

[English translation:]

Through the brush by the foot of the Skull Mountain
The portal to dwelling depths
Stone cracked by Elivagar
Ways found in the bones of Ymer

A cold breeze, an aroma of death
Slowly rises from below
Chills from memories
In the Underworld...
Once more I descend

Down, down, towards winding depths
Brooding shadows, the embrace of insanity
Down, down, in timeless space
The spirits of the mountain, the power of perdition

Will o' the Wisps flash in the crannies of the mind
Feeble cries from the depths of tunnels
Follow the weak glow of runes
In the Underworld...
Carved in walls cold and grey

Enter a mountain vault
Murmuring waters resound
Shimmering walls of faded colour
Images carved by many a hand

Quench my thirst
Wash my body
Rest in the arms of the chamber
Careful, watchful, the tooth of the thorn

Listen to the song of the mountain
The restful haze of the water
Mellow notes from the deep
The wisdom from the song of Ymer

The pale images of the walls
Clearly blend together
Shimmer turns into bright light
Like the golden rays of Sunna

The speak of the depths
And those who bide there
Speak of the nine ways
And runes for power
In the Underworld...

Glittering eyes in the deep...


Writer(s): Markus Ande, Jonas Almqvist, Jan Liljekvist, Erik Grawsjo, Pierre Wilhelmsson
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