Rura Barnið [English translation]

Cradle, cradle the child,

The evil one1is locked in irons,

The mama sits and threshes grain,

The papa blows a Lur-horn,2

The sister sows clothes for the child,

If the child will not hush,

Grab the leg,

Hit the wall,3-

Then the child will hush.

1. uncertain of the meaning of "krýtin" which may affect the sense of the following phrasal verb, lit. "stands in"2. The Lur is an ancient bronze, wooden or animal-horn instrument, once widespread in Scandinavia and Northern Germany.3. i.e. with the child!