Icelandic: Hljóðs bið ek allar helgar kindir, meiri ok minni mögu Heimdallar; viltu, at ek, Valföðr! vel framtelja forn spjöll fíra, þau er fremst um man. Sól tér sortna, sígr fold í mar, hverfa af himni heiðar stjörnur; geisar eimi ok aldrnari, leikr hár hiti við himin sjalfan.
Bræðr munu berjask ok at bönum verðask, munu systrungar sifjum spilla;
Skelfr Yggdrasils askr standandi, ymr it aldna tré, en jötunn losnar;
English: Hearing I ask | from the holy races, From Heimdall's sons, | both high and low; Thou wilt, Valfather, | that well I relate Old tales I remember | of men long ago.) The sun turns black, | earth sinks in the sea, The hot stars down | from heaven are whirled; Fierce grows the steam | and the life-feeding flame, Till fire leaps high | about heaven itself.)
Brothers shall fight | and fell each other, And sisters' sons | shall kinship stain;
Yggdrasil shakes, | and shiver on high The ancient limbs, | and the giant is loose;