Kall sat undir kletti

Kall sat undir kletti

Greybeard sat by the high rock

og kordur sínar sló.

and plucked his sounding strings

Hann hafði skegg svo skrýtið

he had a beard peculiar

og skögultönn og hló.

and crooked tooth and laughed.

Hann hafði skegg svo skrýtilegt

He had a beard peculiar

og skögultönn og hló.

and crooked tooth and laughed.

Huldan upp í hamri

Elfmaid in the high crag

heyrði ljúfan klið,

heard the murmur sweet.

hún læddist út úr hamri

She crept from out the high crag

og lagði eyrun við.

and hearkened to the sound.

Hún læddist út úr hamrinum

She crept from out the high crag

og lagði eyrun við.

and hearkened to the sound.

Síðan hefur hvorugt

Since then they have neither

hér um slóðir sést.

been seen thereabout.

Sá gamli var víst ekki

Old greybeard was not nearly

eins gamall og hann lést.

so ancient as he seemed.

Sá gamli var víst ekki nærri

Old greybeard really was not nearly

eins gamall og hann lést.

so ancient as he seemed.

Huldan upp í hamri

Elfmaid in the high crag

heyrði ljúfan klið,

heard the murmur sweet.

hún læddist út úr hamri

She crept from out the high crag

og lagði eyrun við.

and hearkened to the sound.

Hún læddist út úr hamrinum

She crept from out the high crag

og lagði eyrun við.

and hearkened to the sound.

Síðan hefur hvorugt

Since then they have neither

hér um slóðir sést.

been seen thereabout.

Sá gamli var víst ekki

Old greybeard was not nearly

eins gamall og hann lést.

so ancient as he seemed.

Sá gamli var víst ekki nærri

Old greybeard really was not nearly

eins gamall og hann lést.

so ancient as he seemed.

Síðan hefur hvorugt

Since then they have neither

hér um slóðir sést.

been seen thereabout.

Sá gamli var víst ekki

Old greybeard was not nearly

eins gamall og hann lést.

so ancient as he seemed.

Sá gamli var víst ekki nærri

Old greybeard really was not nearly

eins gamall og hann lést.

so ancient as he seemed.