[Lyric]The Mighty Doors Of The Speargod's Hall

Fyr · August 21st, 2009, 12:42 PM

As I listen to this song, I grab the lyrics only to find out it contains some old-Swedish/Norwegian poem or something. Naturally, I did use the google tranlater and trying to find out what it means, however, google messes it up pretty bad. Of course, I have searched the forum on this, but I couldn't find it.

This is the poem:

"Pa Vida Fдltet
Hдrmдn Svingat
Det Blanket Svдrdet
Och Banen Mцtt
Till Den Hцges Sal
de I Дra Fцrts
Och Vid Mjцdet Hцr
Odin Kvдda"

Is there some Norwegian/Swedish languagepurist who could translate this?

Thanks in advanced!

YearsOfMetal · August 24th, 2009, 09:41 AM

This is as good as I can figure:

Dad out in the fields
Imitates swinging
The blank form sword
And swore an oath
At the salt piles
They in glory proceed
And at mead hear
Odin poem

gnoff · August 24th, 2009, 10:13 AM

I'm only going from what you've written here, but here goes

Pa Vida Fдltet
På Vida Fältet = On the wide field

Hдrmдn Svingat
Har man Svingat (?) = One has swinged

Det Blanket Svдrdet
Det Blanka Svärdet = The shiny sword

Och Banen Mцtt
Och Banen Mött (?) = And met death

Till Den Hцges Sal
Till Den Höges Sal = To the hall of the "high" (mighty?)

de I Дra Fцrts
de I Ära Först = They in glory has been lead

Och Vid Mjцdet Hцr
Och Vid Mjödet Hör = And by the mead listen to

Odin Kvдda
Oden Kväda = Oden "speak"

Lots of the words are more ancient or at least older than what is normally used, also I did some guessing above, but hopefully it'll help.

gnoff · August 24th, 2009, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnoff

Hдrmдn Svingat
Har man Svingat (?) = One has swinged

Possibly:

Härmän Svingat = Men of the arny has swinged

oh, edit:

http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/a...rlds_1996.html

They have it as:

"Pa Vida Fältet
Härmän Svingat
Det Blanket Svärdet
Och Banen Mött
Till Den Höges Sal
de I Ära Förts
Och Vid Mjödet Hör
Odin Kväda"

Fyr · August 25th, 2009, 02:23 PM

That actually makes sense, thank you for your wisdom! Awesome poem.

gnoff · August 25th, 2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gnoff

Härmän Svingat = Men of the arny has swinged

"arny" shall be "army" of course

Men of the army has swinged

I just fail a lot when letting my tired fingers do the work and not checking the result

Wolham · January 25th, 2010, 04:45 PM

Quote:

They have it as:

"Pa Vida Fältet
Härmän Svingat
Det Blanket Svärdet
Och Banen Mött
Till Den Höges Sal
de I Ära Förts
Och Vid Mjödet Hör
Odin Kväda"

Banen could be Danen. I have personally never heard of the word Banen, and as a swede, that's odd.
Danen, meaning dane/danish, does make somewhat sense though. And why does it say "Pa" and not "På"?

Fuel80 · January 26th, 2010, 10:43 AM

"Banen" can mean death. Like the word "Baneman" means killer in Swedish.

August 21st, 2009, 12:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fyr Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	[Lyric]The Mighty Doors Of The Speargod's Hall As I listen to this song, I grab the lyrics only to find out it contains some old-Swedish/Norwegian poem or something. Naturally, I did use the google tranlater and trying to find out what it means, however, google messes it up pretty bad. Of course, I have searched the forum on this, but I couldn't find it. This is the poem: "Pa Vida Fдltet Hдrmдn Svingat Det Blanket Svдrdet Och Banen Mцtt Till Den Hцges Sal de I Дra Fцrts Och Vid Mjцdet Hцr Odin Kvдda" Is there some Norwegian/Swedish languagepurist who could translate this? Thanks in advanced! __________________ Those who cannot forget the past, are condemned to repeat it. Last edited by Fyr : August 21st, 2009 at 12:52 PM.

August 25th, 2009, 02:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fyr Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	That actually makes sense, thank you for your wisdom! Awesome poem. __________________ Those who cannot forget the past, are condemned to repeat it.

August 24th, 2009, 09:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
YearsOfMetal what? Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 143	This is as good as I can figure: Dad out in the fields Imitates swinging The blank form sword And swore an oath At the salt piles They in glory proceed And at mead hear Odin poem

August 24th, 2009, 10:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
gnoff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Göteborg, Sweden Posts: 1,140	I'm only going from what you've written here, but here goes Pa Vida Fдltet På Vida Fältet = On the wide field Hдrmдn Svingat Har man Svingat (?) = One has swinged Det Blanket Svдrdet Det Blanka Svärdet = The shiny sword Och Banen Mцtt Och Banen Mött (?) = And met death Till Den Hцges Sal Till Den Höges Sal = To the hall of the "high" (mighty?) de I Дra Fцrts de I Ära Först = They in glory has been lead Och Vid Mjцdet Hцr Och Vid Mjödet Hör = And by the mead listen to Odin Kvдda Oden Kväda = Oden "speak" Lots of the words are more ancient or at least older than what is normally used, also I did some guessing above, but hopefully it'll help.

January 26th, 2010, 10:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
Fuel80 VIKING Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4	"Banen" can mean death. Like the word "Baneman" means killer in Swedish.