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MÚSPELLSHEIMR · Track 6

Eldogn

Old Icelandic

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Eldógn! Eldógn vex, tréð finnur sársauka Rætur brenna, greinar visna Yggdrasil, heimsins stólpi Mun það standa, mun það falla? Eldógn vex, tréð finnur sársauka Rætur brenna, greinar visna Yggdrasil, heimsins stólpi Mun það standa, mun það falla? Yggdrasil skelfur, rætur nötra Eldur læðist, nær og nær Skjaldborg fellur, verðir hrópa Tréð finnur, hvað er að koma Eldógn vex, tréð finnur sársauka Rætur brenna, greinar visna Yggdrasil, heimsins stólpi Mun það standa, mun það falla? Eldógn vex, tréð finnur sársauka Rætur brenna, greinar visna Yggdrasil, heimsins stólpi Mun það standa, mun það falla? Níðhöggur bítur, rætur svíða Eldurinn kemur, neðan frá Örninn í krónu, sér hvað gerist Tréð er veikt, tréð er hrætt Ef tréð fellur... fellur allt. Goðin horfa, ráðalaus Eldurinn vex, hægt en visst Kannski í dag, kannski á morgun Yggdrasil mun finna eldinn Eldógn vex, tréð finnur sársauka Rætur brenna, greinar visna Yggdrasil, heimsins stólpi Mun það standa, mun það falla? Eldógn vex, tréð finnur sársauka Rætur brenna, greinar visna Yggdrasil, heimsins stólpi Mun það standa, mun það falla? Eldógn vex... Tréð skelfur...

Fire-dread! Fire-dread grows, the tree feels pain Roots burn, branches wither Yggdrasil, the world's pillar Will it stand, will it fall? Fire-dread grows, the tree feels pain Roots burn, branches wither Yggdrasil, the world's pillar Will it stand, will it fall? Yggdrasil shudders, roots tremble Fire creeps closer, ever nearer The shield-wall falls, the guardians cry out The tree senses what is coming Fire-dread grows, the tree feels pain Roots burn, branches wither Yggdrasil, the world's pillar Will it stand, will it fall? Fire-dread grows, the tree feels pain Roots burn, branches wither Yggdrasil, the world's pillar Will it stand, will it fall? Níðhöggr gnaws, the roots sting The fire comes, from below The eagle in the crown sees what happens The tree is weak, the tree is afraid If the tree falls... all falls. The gods watch, at a loss The fire grows, slow but certain Perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow Yggdrasil will meet the fire Fire-dread grows, the tree feels pain Roots burn, branches wither Yggdrasil, the world's pillar Will it stand, will it fall? Fire-dread grows, the tree feels pain Roots burn, branches wither Yggdrasil, the world's pillar Will it stand, will it fall? Fire-dread grows... The tree shudders...

Story Behind The Song

Yggdrasil, the world tree, connects and shelters the nine realms, but the sources describe it as under constant strain — gnawed at its roots by the serpent Níðhöggr, grazed by deer, and destined to shudder at Ragnarök. This track imagines fire itself as the newest of those threats, the tree sensing the coming of Múspell's flame long before it arrives.