Listen to me
When I tell you
Of old sagas
Of the time of the giants
Tell us the sagas
Of ancient powers
In the land of Guelders*
What more do you know?
I speak of savages
Big as the mountains
Like fiery flames
Or frosty rime
The gods guard us
Against the powers
Never again
Will this disaster return
Hidden from the gods' eyes
Deep in mountains and caves
Where dark creatures wait
Ancient powers live
Shudder, sons of Bergelmir*
Who live in darkness
Evil that men never expect
Fear the giants' might
A people born of chaos
Lets its loud laughter be heard
They who fight against order
Coming from ancient times
Shudder, sons of Bergelmir
Who live in darkness
Evil that men never expect
Fear the giants' might
Do you know the mountains
Located near Elten*
And sandy hills
In the land of the Veluwe*
You speak of grounds
Shaped by the giants
The earth shaped
With powerful hand
I saw boulders break
I saw heath burn
I saw trees split
With unmeasurable power
Eternal anger
Eternal hunger
Unending hate
By the descendants of Utgard
"I remember the giants
Born in primeval times
Who long ago
Granted me life
Nine worlds
Nine spaces
The old tree of measure
Under the ground"
When dark clouds
Amass
Thunder and lightning
A giant is felled
Mighty storms
Rage in Midgard
Booming blows
Of brute force