I En Hall Med Flesk Og Mjod
Darkthrone Lyrics

In a old ash hung a Naskald old man
In an ancient tree hung a wise old man

Under a Black sky from which the Rain poured down
Under a dark sky from which the rain poured relentlessly

No one dared to go there to chop the body down
No one dared approach to remove the lifeless figure

For no one knew where the hanging took place
Because the location of the hanging remained a mystery

Lonely man he was when he journeyed to Valhalla
A solitary man he became when he embarked towards Valhalla

He arrived adorned in armor to a grand and grim palace
He appeared wearing armor at a majestic and somber palace

Thousand years had passed since the last man reached there
A millennium had elapsed since the previous man arrived

They cried with gloomy joy when a son finally came
They wept with a mixture of melancholy and delight upon the arrival of a new generation

Behind the Enchanted abyss was a treacherous descent
Beyond the magical chasm lay a perilous journey downwards

Rows of Norse sons wandered there northward and downward
Successive generations of Norsemen roamed in that direction, descending further

No one lacked a Grave and no one lacked sons
None were without a final resting place, nor without heirs

For they perished or went there to the Cold realm's beds
Because they either died or journeyed to the icy realms of the afterlife

Only few of the guard's descendants reached the Father's kingdom
Only a handful of the guardian's offspring managed to arrive at their ancestral homeland

For cunning betrayal among them led most individuals down
Because deceitful treachery among them caused the majority to descend into darkness

Yet one can still hear the song at every Pagan old holiday
Nevertheless, one can still hear the melody during each ancient pagan celebration

For indeed the faithful sons of Odin still gather and feast
Because indeed the loyal descendants of Odin continue to congregate and revel