Villeman og Magnhild [English translation]

Villemann went to the river oh,

Hey all the fairest linden leaves

There he wanted to play the golden harp

For the runes he lust to win

Villeman goes to stand in the current,

Hey all the fairest linden leaves

Masterful could he play the golden harp

For the runes he lust to win

He played teasingly, he played cunningly,

Hey all the fairest linden leaves

And the bird became silent on the green twig

For the runes he lust to win

He played teasingly, he played loudly,

Hey all the fairest linden leaves

He played Magnhild of nokken's arm

For the runes he lust to win

But then nokken stood up from the deep sea,

Hey all the fairest linden leaves

It cracks in mountains and rumbles in the sky

For the runes he lust to win

Then he played his harp with all his might

Hey all the fairest linden leaves

And bring forth might from nokken's arm

For the runes he lust to win