Mettanna. 1
Lim-strang wæs geboren 2
Bearn léod-cyninga
Magorinc Mearces.
Bunden in byrde tó lædenne
Bunden in lufe tó thegnunge
Lang beadugear cyythath
Lic onginneth búgan.
Swift déadlic géar Stieppath geond willan.
Ac éagan gíet lóciath Beorhtre gesihthe;
Heorte gíet béateth.
Híe hine sáwon feorran
And hwíte sunnan in mane
Híe lange hine clipodon
Ac hé ne wolde cuman
For thon hé waes Sceadufæx 3
Hláford ealra méara
And hé ne andswarode bútan ánne.
1. used at 0:03; line sung in Quenya2. The rest of the lyrics from this point on are sung in Old English. Parts of the first 4 lines of this stanza are used between 0:13 - 0:38.3. this line and the next are used between 1:15 - 2:00