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Hail Day       Hail Day MP3 (0,6 MB)


Hail day,
hail the sons of day,
hail to the night and daughter of night.
With eyes of kindness
look upon us
and give to us who sit here victory.

Hail the Aesir,
hail Asynjur,
hail to the all-giving earth.
Fair speech and wisdom
give to us famous ones
and healing hands as long as we live.


Text: Elder Edda, Sigrdrifumál
Musik inspired by Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson, adapted by Victoria Gotved.
Performance, soundfile Michaela Macha.

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Old Norse original:

Heill dagr.
Heilir dags synir.
Heil nótt ok nift.
Óreiðum augum
lítið okkr þinig

ok gefið sitjöndum sigr.

Heilir æsir.
Heilar ásynjur.
Heil sjá in fjölnýta fold.
Mál ok mannvit
gefið okkr mærum tveim
ok læknishendr, meðan lifum.

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