For I have seen the great tree

[sidravitale]

I have seen the great tree
Yggdrasil, bearer of worlds
glorious, dew-drenched
by green Urth's well.

Lo, the rune-maker
Lo, the thunderer
Lo, the namer of nations
Lo, the bright son
Lo, the just hand
Lo, giant's trickster
Lo, plentiful lord
Lo, fecund lady
Lo, gatekeeper
Lo, disir
Lo, vanir
Lo, aesir, elder kin
Hail!

I have seen the fangs
that devour the moon
and herald the grey
of winter never-ending.

Lo, the rune-maker
Lo, the thunderer
Lo, the namer of nations
Lo, the bright son
Lo, the just hand
Lo, giant's trickster
Lo, plentiful lord
Lo, fecund lady
Lo, gatekeeper
Lo, disir
Lo, vanir
Lo, aesir, elder kin
Hail!

I have seen the great battle
I have seen the hammer strike
I have seen the frost shatter
I have seen the world end.

And be reborn.

I have seen the great tree
Yggdrasil, bearer of worlds
glorious, dew-drenched
by green Urth's well.

All these things I have seen,
For I have seen the great tree.