Aelfric - Gautis (Gotha) Bida (The Prayer of Gaut)

Aelfric - Gautis (Gotha) Bida (The Prayer of Gaut)


Gáut þis gaízis, Gutané fruma,
háuha harja, himinreikis,
Austrógáuts Airmanis, jah Iggwis bróþar,
draúhtin dáuþis, digis táwida:
Haljóruna guþ, haíh jah geigáida,
þan in Lagáu, laggamódei dráus,
*swamguþ gaswalt áuk sah swaré ni was:
Amalé atta, anþarbauran was,
brunnin jah miþ bagma, Báug-ans samana warþ.
Mannané giutand, Midjungarda,
gódakundé guþ, gulþeinóharpjand,
maúrginstaírnó ménins, Maþhildós nasjand,
badwaguþ frumists, brakja inwagjiþ,
Gutans af Hunum, Gizus táuh sihu,
haíráu háilagamma. Handugón uns nasjiþ,
weihané wulþus, wulfé slahand,
Ans ufar allana, Airmanasula,
þiudané giutand, þagkjam weis þus.
Gutané Jér Weiháilag, Gutané Jér Weiháilag,
Gutané Jér Weiháilag, Gutané Jér Weiháilag,
Gutané Jér Weiháilag, Gutané Jér Weiháilag,
Gutané Jér Weiháilag, Gutané Jér Weiháilag.

Translation
Gaut of the spear, origin of the Goths,
high lord, of heaven-kingdom,
Ostrogotha, brother of Irmin and Ing,
lord of the dead, creation manifested:
shaman god, hung and gained power
when in Lagu, the long-suffering fell,
the shaman god died, but that was not in vain:
father of the Amals, was reborn,
with the well and with the tree, the ring-os became one.
Begetter of men, in Midgard,
god of nobles, golden harper,
morning star of the moon, Mathhild's savior
battle-god foremost, strife stirs up,
The Goths from the Huns, Gizurr brought victory,
by the holy sword. With wisdom saves us,
glory of priests, slayer of the wolves,
god over All, on Irminsul,
begetter of kings, we meditate on you,
Divine and Blessed Bounty of the Goths!