Hem Till Svitjod [English translation]

A scarred man told me thus

And I listened silently

When he spoke the words, of the journey Eastward

How there were 30 ships full of men

One spring morning, long ago

Dragon ships were seen, going out into the stormy sea

Home to Svealand and Svitjod, (1)(2)

Home to Sweden and the North

See how the ship's bow heading westward

See the dragon ships returning home again

Home to Svealand and Svitjod,

Home to Sweden and the North

See the dragon ships returning home again

I saw the sails yonder the water

Saw the ships, now taking course home

And at the reling I saw tired worn men

Those from the beach before

There were fathers, sons and brothers

Bubt so few of them returned now with the fleet

Once they came upon the beach

I heard of gangrene and disease

Of fights and battles, far away in distant lands

How they fought, suffered anguish

Ingvar died and was placed in a tomb

How they all suffered and longed to come home

Of the ship that formerly rode

Only a few had returned to the north

Many runestones stand there, carved in memory

Of Chief Ingvar and his men

This story was written there about them

Of those who died, and those that came home

Home to Svealand and Svitjod,

Home to Sweden and the North

See how the ship's bow heading westward

See the dragon ships returning home again

Home to Svealand and Svitjod,

Home to Sweden and the North

See the dragon ships returning home again

From Constantinopel and the muslim lands (3)

Through the Gardarike waters (4)

Over rivers, over seas

The Runes once carved, still stand today