Heming og Harald Kongjen [English translation]

Harald is sitting on the large1 bench

speaking to his men

"I don't know any man like me

unborn he still must be"

Heming the young2, running3 those skis was a breeze4

A young boy answered,

a quick little fellow he was,

"I know a huge giant5

who can twist blood out of steel"

Heming the young, running those skis was a breeze

"And Hemings horse

when you on the road him meet

its like looking into the eyes of a snake

and the fire from the nose is hissing"6

Heming the young, running those skis was a breeze

"Hear hear young Heming

I won't let you go7

Now youre gonna ski down the mountain

which the guys are calling Snara8"

Heming the young, running those skis was a breeze

"If I'm gonna ski down the mountain

which the boys are calling Snara,

then you'll have to come with me dear king

to watch how this boy can ski"

Heming the young, running those skis was a breeze

And Heming skied down the Snara mountain

and the skies sled on the snow.

He grabbed the king by his neck9

so his nose burrowed into the ground.

Heming the young, running those skis was a breeze

1. other versions mention "gold"2. "the young Heming" might be better?3. or is "riding" the correct thing to do with a pair of skies?4. word by word translation is "Heming the young, he could ski"5. as in "great sportsman" rather than 3 m tall6. might also be the breath from its nose freezes7. the king threatened to put him in jail8. Snara might be translated to "the trap" but mountain named different in other versions9. Collarbone - by the way, these two last sentences was submitted by TrampGuy. Thanks!

• Artist:Folque
• Album:Kjempene på Dovrefjell