Henry Adams Bellows · stanza 82
1923When the gale blows hew wood, in fair winds seek the water;Sport with maidens at dusk, for day’s eyes are many;From the ship seek swiftness, from the shield protection,Cuts from the sword, from the maiden kisses.Hávamál · Counsel and reflections on love
Henry Adams Bellows stanza 82
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Benjamin Thorpe · stanza 82
1866In the wind one should hew wood,in a breeze row out to sea,in the dark talk with a lass:many are the eyes of day.In a ship voyages are to be made,but a shield is for protection,a sword for striking,but a damsel for a kiss.Olive Bray · stanza 81
1908Hew wood in wind, sail the seas in a breeze,woo a maid in the dark, —for day’s eyes are many,—work a ship for its gliding, a shield for its shelter,a sword for its striking, a maid for her kiss;Source
The Poetic Edda: Translated from the Icelandic with an Introduction and Notes
Hávamál, translated by Henry Adams Bellows, in The Poetic Edda (1923). Public-domain transcription sourced from Project Gutenberg ebook 73533.
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- Henry Adams Bellows
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- 1923
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