Langt inn i mellom híye fjell og dype daler Gjennom norske skoger og mírke huter Bak her en drím for over tasen aar siden Til hordaland kom pesta og bragte díd og pine Thekseskogen ble plantet rítter for et rike som skulle komme
Hedningenes land vikingland Svarte sjelers land vikingland
Mens telemarks fosser og bekker enda renner i strie strømmer som Evigheten selv
En ny tid kom hvor turdenbrakene dundret og jorden skalv Som naar trollene kriger om hvem som skal herske i jotunheimen
En ny tid kont... Hvor vinteren blaaser og pisker Det er ikke ly aa finne for den ensomme Pandere som maatte søke fred i Nordland
Her oppe paa fjeller ved inidnattsilden kan man endu se De komme som ville dyr ut av skogsmørket Over trollberg...
Far in between high mountains and deep valleys Through the Norwegian forests and dark cabins Behind [this] is a dream [for over] a thousand years ago To Hordaland came the plague and brought death and suffering In the witch forest was planted roots for a kingdom that would come
Pagan country, the Viking country Black/dark Souls country, the Viking country
While the waterfalls and streams of Telemark still flowing in swift currents as eternity itself
A new time came where the thunder rumbled and the earth trembled Like when the trolls war over who will rule in the giant home
A new time came where the winter blows and whips There is no shelter to find for the lonely Wanderer who had to seek peace/solitude in Nordland
Up here by the midnight fire you can still see They come as wild animals out of the dark forest Over the troll mountain "
A few additional comments (if you don't know it already): Hordaland, Telemark and Nordland are (3 of the) counties in Norway "Pesta" - The plague - most likely refers to the Black Death - "Svartedauden" - which Bergen (in Hordaland) was one of the first places in Norway where it arose. Jotunheim is the home of the giants in the Norse mythology. (It is also the name of a large mountain area in Norway)