Carved in runes,

Sung by swords –

Praised by Skalds,

The glorious names

Of the honored dead!

We will never forget

Our comrades in arms:

We’ll carve it in runes,

Their fame and their deeds

The legend they wrought!

Carved in runes,

Sung by swords –

The tales of glory

And warriors old,

That never fade!

I would gladly give up

My life for a moment

Of life as they lived it,

To walk in honor, not shame:

To stand proud, never to crawl

Carved in runes,

Sung by swords –

The sagas yore,

The heroic odes:

Are never forgotten

In Valhalla’s hall!