Mimir's Well Song
by Gudrun of Mimirsbrunnr
Beneath the mountains rivers flow,
Beneath the rivers, stone;
Beneath the stone and waters deep
In darkness all alone.
A thousand years of sacrifice
A thousand years endured
A thousand years of wisdom locked
Beneath the mountain’s roots.
O Mem’ry’s Lord and Keeper once
Snatched back from death to dwell
A thousand years of loneliness
Within stone wisdom’s well.
You gave the corbies twa to him,
You took from him an eye,
And with its power you light the dark,
The depths where still you lie.
O Mem’ry’s Lord and Keeper, grant
Us some of what you’ve gained,
And we shall pray and honor you,
For ending of your pain.
