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Rís Þú Upp
Rise into the wind
Lyrics & English
Original
Eldr vaknar
Nóttin víkr
Vindr rís
Ek heyri
English translation
Fire awakens
The night retreats
The wind rises
I hear
Original
Myrk er nótt
Kaldir vindar
Fjall stendr fast
Foldin þegir
Und steini
Sofa rúnar
Fornar rúnar
Forn orð
English translation
Dark is the night
Cold are the winds
The mountain stands firm
The earth is silent
Beneath a stone
Runes sleep
Ancient runes
Ancient words
Original
Ek heyri vind
Ek heyri jǫrð
Ek heyri eld
Í myrkri
English translation
I hear the wind
I hear the earth
I hear fire
In the darkness
Original
Nornir skapa
Nornir vita
En hugr lifir
Hugrinn vaknar
Rís þú upp
Statt fast
Óttask eigi
English translation
The Norns shape
The Norns know
But the spirit lives
The spirit awakens
Rise up!
Stand firm!
Do not fear
Original
Rís þú upp!
Statt fast!
Hugr ræðr
Hálfum sigri
Rís þú upp!
Statt fast!
Eldr brennr
Hugrinn lifir
English translation
Rise up!
Stand firm!
Resolve determines
Half the victory!
Rise up!
Stand firm!
Fire burns
The spirit lives
Original
Rís!
Rís!
Rís þú upp!
English translation
Rise!
Rise!
Rise up!
Original
Vindr um fjǫll
Vetr um fold
Nótt mun líða
Nýr dagr koma
Steinn má standa
Stormr má rísa
Ek mun standa
Ek mun eigi víkja
English translation
Wind around the mountains
Winter over the earth
Night will pass
A new day will come
A stone may stand
A storm may rise
I will stand
I will not give way
Original
Fornar rúnar
Rísta veg
Gamalt orð
Vaknar í mér
Hugr minn vex
Hjarta slær
Ek stend enn
Ek stend enn
English translation
Ancient runes
Carve a path
An ancient word
Awakens in me
My resolve grows
A heart beats
I still stand
I still stand
Original
Nornir skapa
Manna aldr
Engi veit
Hvat bíðar
Þó mun ek rísa
Þó mun ek standa
Þó mun ek ganga
Fram
English translation
The Norns shape
The span of human lives
No one knows
What awaits
Yet I will rise
Yet I will stand
Yet I will walk
Forward
Original
Rís þú upp!
Statt fast!
Hugr ræðr
Hálfum sigri
Rís þú upp!
Statt fast!
Eldr brennr
Hugrinn lifir
English translation
Rise up!
Stand firm!
Resolve determines
Half the victory!
Rise up!
Stand firm!
Fire burns
The spirit lives
Original
Rís!
Rís!
Rís þú upp!
English translation
Rise!
Rise!
Rise up!
Original
Nótt
Vindr
Eldr
Rúnar
Urðr
Hugr
English translation
Night
Wind
Fire
Runes
Urðr
Spirit
Original
Ek óttask eigi
Ek vík eigi
Ek fell eigi
Ek rís
English translation
I do not fear
I do not give way
I do not fall
I rise
Original
Rís úr myrkri
Rís í vind
Rís við eld
Statt fast
English translation
Rise from the darkness
Rise into the wind
Rise beside the fire
Stand firm!
Original
Rís þú upp!
Statt fast!
Hugr ræðr
Hálfum sigri!
Rís þú upp!
Statt fast!
Eldr brennr
Óttinn víkr
English translation
Rise up!
Stand firm!
Resolve determines
Half the victory!
Rise up!
Stand firm!
Fire burns
Fear retreats
Original
Rís þú upp!
Rís þú upp!
Rís þú upp!
English translation
Rise up!
Rise up!
Rise up!
Original
Rís!
Statt!
Rís!
Statt!
English translation
Rise!
Stand!
Rise!
Stand!
Original
Hugr ræðr
Hálfum sigri
Rís þú upp
English translation
Resolve determines
Half the victory!
Rise up!
Inside the song
Story & meaning
Runes sleep beneath stone while a mountain stands in the cold. Rís Þú Upp begins by listening: to wind, to earth, to fire in the darkness. Ancient words awaken within, bringing a direct call to rise and stand firm. Courage takes hold one declaration at a time.
The Norns shape human lives, while the future remains unseen. The words return to what can be chosen now: to stand, to rise and to walk forward. A small change at the end brings that resolve close to the heart. Night retreats at the beginning; by the close, fear retreats too.