Norwegian:
Kom d鴇, kj鎟e d鴇;
gi meg l鴖ning p alle g錿er;
gi meg n鴎kel og tryllestav,
knyt opp verdens knuter.
Hvorfor i d鴇en, min venn, og der alene?
Hvorfor i glemselens elv du stuper?
Hvorfor i m鴕ket, min venn, og der alene,
s鴎er du lysets vennlige varme?
La meg 錺ne det lukkede rom,
la meg riste de skjulte runer,
la meg kaste mitt spyd,
midt i trollets kalde hjerte.
Hvorfor i d鴇en, min venn, og der alene?
Hvorfor i glemselens elv du stuper?
Hvorfor i m鴕ket, min venn, og der alene,
s鴎er du lysets vennlige varme?
D鴇en var her f鴕st.
Glemselen seirer til slutt.
M鴕ket f鴇te lyset.
Hva mer vil du vite?
D鴇, kj鎟e d鴇! D鴇, min d鴇!
Glemselen har tatt meg.
M鴕ket har senket seg for alltid.
Hva mer kan jeg vite?
Kom d鴇, kj鎟e d鴇;
gi meg l鴖ning p alle g錿er;
gi meg n鴎kel og tryllestav,
l錽 opp verdens l錽te luker.
D鴇en var her f鴕st.
Glemselen seirer til slutt.
M鴕ket f鴇te lyset.
Hva mer vil du vite?
D鴇, kj鎟e d鴇! D鴇, min d鴇!
Glemselen har tatt meg.
M鴕ket har senket seg for alltid.
Hva mer kan jeg vite?
English:
Come death, dear death;
give me the answer to all riddles,
give me key and wand,
untie the knots of the world.
Why in death, my friend, and only in death?
Why do you dive into the river of forgetfulness?
Why in darkness, my friend, and only in darkness,
do you seek the friendly warmth of the light?
Let me open the closed room,
let me carve the hidden runes,
let me throw my spear,
into the malevolent chanter's cold heart.
Why in death, my friend, and only in death?
Why do you dive into the river of forgetfulness?
Why in darkness, my friend, and only in darkness,
do you seek the friendly warmth of the light?
Death was here first.
Forgetfulness will always win.
Darkness gave birth to light.
What else do you want to know?
Death, dear death! Death, my death!
Forgetfulness has taken me.
Darkness surrounds me forever.
What else can I know?
Come death, dear death;
give me the answer to all riddles,
give me key and wand,
unlock the world's locked doors.
Death was here first.
Forgetfulness will always win.
Darkness gave birth to light.
What else do you want to know?
Death, dear death! Death, my death!
Forgetfulness has taken me.
Darkness surrounds me forever.
What else can I know?
