Wardruna – Sowelu
Sowelu Skipa skøldur skinandi rød'ull isar aldrtregi hverfandi hvel Skoll heitir ulfur fagrakvel fylgjer drøstlar draga skinanda god'i Svalinn heitir stend fyri sólo brim og bjarg brenna fell hann i frå Á skildi kvad' ristna eyra Árvakr hófi Allsvinns hveli sem hvervar Tveimar ek Sowelu ristan Tveimar ek Sowelu fahido Tveimar ek Sowelu galan Sólin málar hæd' og hól hvamma, skálar, bala, ljósum stráljar leiti og ból lyftir sál af dvala. | Sowelo Shield of ships shining halo sorrow of ice whirling wheel Sköll is the name of a wolf who follows the fair-wheel horses drag a shining god Svalinn is the name of what stands before the sun cliffs and surf [would] burn [if] it fell away Composed on a shield, carved Árvakr's ear Alsviðr's hoof the wheel that whirls I carved two Sowelo I painted two Sowelo I chanted two Sowelo The sun paints hills and hillocks hollows, halls, swards, hills and dwellings scatter light lifts the soul from torpor. |