Wodan Heerst [English translation]

Wodan1knew where he would go, traveled through weather and wind

Past giant's mountain and shadow-filled valleys

To Mimir's spring, situated at the foot of Yggdrasil

Where Wodan came to achieve eternal wisdom

No man would drink from the spring, thus was fate

Only one price would reward the man

Wodan offered Mimir his eye, though he would see better

That which is and that which is still to come

Unending, your rage, your wisdom is great

Grant us victory, the enemy, death

No fear of dying, your people fearless

The world will know that Wodan rules

Unending, your rage, your wisdom is great

Grant me knowledge of life and death

Open my eyes, unshackle my mind

And I will know that Wodan rules

Wodan hung in the tree, wounded by himself with a spear

A sacrifice to receive the wisdom of the runes

Plagued by his hunger and thirst for nine nights

Thusly, he made the runes his own

The runic script, the magical script, he gave to the people of Midgard

A gift to us who fight with his blessing

Now we carve the runes in our sword for victory in the battle

We see Valkyries riding through the heavens

From the heavens two ravens2 stare

They peer over our dark, flat land

And they see how Wodan's people awaken

With Wodan's blessing we go to battle

We reach for the sword, the spear and the seax

The enemy hears how our people yell a battlecry

From our throats sound the songs

They sing of the Allfather's wisdom and might

And we see how the old god awakens

The cowardly enemy fears for our wrath

We fight for victory and otherwise death

And we see how Wodan lives in us

1. Germanic for Odin2. Hugin and Munin, Odin's ravens

• Artist:Heidevolk
• Album:Wodan Heerst