Thief Of The Mead

In the days when the mountains were young and cold

And the blood of wisdom ran bright as gold

Two dwarves had brewed from a murder grim

A drink that made every poet sing

But the giants came with a thunderous tread

And suttungr claimed the sacred mead

Locked it deep in the mountain stone

Where none but giants dared to roam

Raise the horns and sing it loud

How the one-eyed wanderer fooled them proud

For wisdom flows where the bold dare lead

All hail the thief of the mead

Raise the horns and stomp your feet

Hear the wings of the eagle beat

From the halls of gods to the giant's keep

He stole the song in the mead

Now odin walked with a traveler's grin

Under the name of bölverkr thin

To the fields of baugi the giant came

And worked nine slaves' worth just the same

All summer long with sweat and steel

Till baugi swore a bargain deal

To suttungr's hall i'll guide your way

If the drink you seek you dare to take

Raise the horns and sing it loud

How the one-eyed wanderer fooled them proud

For wisdom flows where the bold dare lead

All hail the thief of the mead

Raise the horns and stomp your feet

Hear the wings of the eagle beat

From the halls of gods to the giant's keep

He stole the song in the mead

With the auger biting the mountain wall

A tunnel opened dark and small

Then odin slipped through stone and seam

A serpent sliding toward the dream

There guarded close by torchlight's glow

Fair gunnlöd watched the sacred flow

Three nights he stayed in whispered word

Till her guarded heart was gently stirred

One kiss she said for the drink you crave

But odin drank like a storm-tossed wave

One draught two draughts the third one deep

And every drop was his to keep

Then feathers burst where the giant stood

And eagle wings beat through the wood