My Mother Told Me

My mother told me Someday I would buy Galley with good oars Sail to distant shores Stand up on the prow Noble barque I steer Steady course for the haven Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men My mother told me Someday I would glide Wind like the crow Waves beneath my boat High above the clouds Their voices I can hear The Valkyrie await me Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men My mother told me Someday I would buy Galley with good oars Sail to distant shores Stand up on the prow Noble barque I steer Steady course for the haven Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men My mother told me Someday I would die Valkyrie there, 'lo Come to take me home Valhalla's gates askew See my friends anew The Aesir be awaiting Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men My mother told me Someday I would buy Galley with good oars Sail to distant shores Stand up on the prow Noble barque I steer Steady course for the haven Hew many foe-men Hew many foe-men