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Who is this man, who for me is unknown |
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Who forces me to go such a hard way |
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I am covered with snow, beaten by rain |
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I am wet through by dew |
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and death I have known for a long time |
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[The Pathfinder:] |
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I am the pathfinder, accustomed to battle |
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For whom is the hall decked here in Helheim |
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Silence not prophetess, I seek your answers |
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Who shall bring death to the son of Odin |
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[The Prophetess:] |
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For Balder the mead |
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A drink for the noble |
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I was forced to speak |
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Now silence is my name |
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Hod shall guide him |
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Shall be his bane |
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I was forced to speak |
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Now silence is my name |
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[The Pathfinder:] |
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Now tell me this, who shall punish this deed |
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Kill Balders killer and place him on the pyre |
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[The Prophetess:] |
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A child, one night old, shall kill Balders killer |
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Not wash his hands nor comb his hair |
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Until the fire burns |
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[The Pathfinder:] |
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Tell me this; What maidens are those, |
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Who weeps such heavy tears? |
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[The Prophetess:] |
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You are no Volve, but a mother of giants. |
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Right you are Odin |
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See you after the wolf |
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[The Prohetess:] |
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For Balder the mead |
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A drink for the noble |
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I was forced to speak |
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Now silence is my name |
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Hod shall guide him |
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Shall be his bane |
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I was forced to speak |
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Now silence is my name |
