Viking lyre music in old norse inspired by the Skirnismal, a text from the poetic Edda.
Skirnismál
When Freyr, the generous Vanir God of nature and the light rays of the sun, sits one day on the throne of Óðinn (Odin) to examine the nine worlds.
There he observes the sublime Gerðr, a giantess whose name evoked the earth and fertile enclosures. It only takes a brief moment for Freyr to fall madly in love with her.
He then dispatches Skírnir, his faithful messenger, to convince her to marry him, but she will only accept after much negotiation, trickery and threats!
Returning to his lord Skírnir tells him that the beauty will not be his wife until nine days have passed.
Skírnir tells him that the beautiful
will only be his wife when
nine days will have passed.
Freyr then declaims:
“Löng er nótt, langar ro tvær,
hvé of þreyjak þrjár?
Oft mér mánaðr minni þótti
en sjá half hýnótt.”
Long is a night
Two more are longer
How can I suffer a third ?
Sometimes a month
seems shorter to me
just one night of desire.
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