Odin:
Ill you kept your oath, blood-brother,
slaying Balder, my son!
Watch as I make a wolf of your own son,
tearing his brother to bits!

Loki:
Ill you kept your oath, blood-brother,
cruel foe to my family!
You exiled or killed nigh all of my children--
A wolf will revenge me on you!

Tyr:
Fenrir lies chained, as I fetter you now
with the bloody guts of your get.
Better such brood is bound in time
before it brings harm to humans.

Loki:
No hand you own for oathing or fighting:
Who would trust you, betrayer?
The wolf is strong, for he stands in a pack:
To Garm you will leave your life!

Thor:
I string these bonds to stones beneath you,
under neck, back, and knees.
Hlodyn will hold you heavily now;
Slow is time´s passage in pain.

Loki:
The Serpent´s coils will cling to you
before you fall to her poison!
How I regret regaining you Mjolnir,
which will kill my own kin.

Skadhi:
My father you felled, and the fairest of Gods,
and dared to brag of your deeds!
This snake shall spew its spit on you
and keep you eternal company.

Loki:
Better I liked your laugh, etin-maid,
when I was just bound by the balls.
Not breathing nor dead has Balder been yours:
Go search the sea for his ashes!

Now leave, you traitors! Live in fear
until the day of your doom--
Your bane will I be, Binding Ones,
when I break the bonds of the world!

© 2007 Michaela Macha


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