Wardruna Gibu english translation
Wardruna Gibu song lyrics
Wardruna Gibu translation
Vin sínum
A man must be a friend
skal maðr vinr vera
to his friend,
þeim ok þess vinr
for himself and for the friend,
en óvinar síns
but no man must
skyli engi maðr
be a friend of a friend
vinar vinr vera
of his foe.
Veiztu ef þú vin átt
Know, if you have a friend
þanns þú vel trúir
in whom you have faith,
ok vill þú af honum gótt geta
and you wish to get something good from him,
geði skalt við þann
you must share with his mind
blanda ok gjöfum skipta
and exchange gifts,
fara at finna opt
and go often to seek him out.
Ef þú át annan
If you have another
þanns þú illa trúir
whom you mistrust,
vildu af honum þó gótt geta
but you want to get something good from him,
fagrt skalt við þann mæla
you must speak fair to him,
en flátt hyggja
and think deceitful thoughts,
ok gjalda lausung við lygi
and give deception in return for a lie.
Þat er enn of þann
There is more about the one
er þú illa trúir
whom you mistrust
ok þér er grunr at hans geði
and whose disposition you suspect:
hlæja skaltu við þeim
you should laugh with him
ok um hug mæla
and speak other than your thought.
glík skulu gjöld gjöfum
There should be repayment for such gifts.
Ungr var ek forðum
Long ago I was young,
fór ek einn saman
I travelled on my own,
þá varð ek villr vega
then I turned astray in my paths:
auðigr þóttumk
I thought myself rich
er ek annan fann
when I found another,
maðr er manns gaman
man is man's entertainment.
Hávamál vers 43-47
Hávamál verses 43-47