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The Poetic Edda in Old Icelandic


VEGTAMSKVIÐA
(Baldrs Draumar)

1.
Senn váru æsir
allir á þingi
ok ásynjur
alla á máli,
ok um þat réðu
ríkir tívar,
hví væri Baldri
ballir draumar.

2.
Upp reis Óðinn,
alda gautr,
ok hann á Sleipni
söðul of lagði;
reið hann niðr þaðan
niflheljar til;
mætti hann hvelpi,
þeim er ór helju kom.

3.
Sá var blóðugr
um brjóst framan
ok galdrs föður
gól of lengi;
fram reið Óðinn,
foldvegr dunði;
hann kom at hávu
Heljar ranni.

4.
Þá reið Óðinn
fyrir austan dyrr,
þar er hann vissi
völu leiði;
nam hann vittugri
valgaldr kveða,
unz nauðig reis,

nás orð of kvað:

5.
"Hvat er manna þat
mér ókunnra,
er mér hefir aukit
erfitt sinni?
Var ek snivin snævi
ok slegin regni
drifin döggu,
dauð var ek lengi."

Óðinn kvað:

6.
"Vegtamr ek heiti,
sonr em ek Valtams;
segðu mér ór helju,
ek mun ór heimi:
Hveim eru bekkir
baugum sánir
flet fagrlig
flóuð gulli?"

Völva kvað:

7.
"Hér stendr Baldri
of brugginn mjöðr,
skírar veigar,
liggr skjöldr yfir,
en ásmegir
í ofvæni;
nauðug sagðak,
nú mun ek þegja."

Óðinn kvað:

8.
"Þegj-at-tu, völva,
þik vil ek fregna,
unz alkunna,
vil ek enn vita:
Hverr mun Baldri
at bana verða
ok Óðins son
aldri ræna?"

Völva kvað:

9.
"Höðr berr hávan
hróðrbaðm þinig,
hann mun Baldri
at bana verða
ok Óðins son
aldri ræna;
nauðug sagðak,
nú mun ek þegja."

Óðinn kvað:

10.
"Þegj-at-tu, völva,
þik vil ek fregna,
unz alkunna,
vil ek enn vita:
Hverr mun heift Heði
hefnt of vinna
eða Baldrs bana
á bál vega?"

Völva kvað:

11.
Rindr berr Vála
í vestrsölum,
sá mun Óðins sonr
einnættr vega:
hönd of þvær
né höfuð kembir,
áðr á bál of berr
Baldrs andskota;
nauðug sagðak,
nú mun ek þegja."

Óðinn kvað:

12.
"Þegj-at-tu, völva,
þik vil ek fregna,
unz alkunna,
vil ek enn vita:
Hverjar ro þær meyjar,
er at muni gráta
ok á himin verpa
halsa skautum?"

Völva kvað:

13.
"Ert-at-tu Vegtamr,
sem ek hugða,
heldr ertu Óðinn,
aldinn gautr."

Óðinn kvað:

14.
"Ert-at-tu völva
né vís kona,
heldr ertu þriggja
þursa móðir."

Völva kvað:

15.
"Heim ríð þú, Óðinn,
ok ver hróðigr,
svá komir manna
meir aftr á vit,
er lauss Loki
líðr ór böndum
ok ragna rök
rjúfendr koma."



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