SEAX OF FREAWINE - Wōden’s Lēoht (OLD ENGLISH PAGAN METAL)

BAND - SEAX OF FREAWINE ALBUM - THEGNS OF WODEN #blackmetal #ANGLOSAXON #oldenglish Wōden, ealdor, wēofod cyning, (Woden, elder, revered king,) Sceadufæstra, scīne ælmihtig. (Skilled in shadows, shining almighty.) Hrægl hæleþa, æt hēah ārn, (Garment of heroes, at the high hall,) Wēox on eorþan, wyrd and storm. (Grew on earth, fate and storm.) Hū! Wōden! Drēogan þīn angin, (Hail! Woden! Endure your spirit,) Ælmihtig wælsliht, wærcwalu brēaht. (Almighty slayer, guardian bright.) Wēofod wēorð, wægen hwæt þing, (Glory of the altar, mighty things,) Sēo hǣðen niht, rǣd onsittan. (The heathen night, ride on.) Wērg wīgend, fēond-holt þēah, (Tired warrior, though foe-dwellers,) Sīo þurs cīðes, tō þīn wuldor. (The giant of the clan, to your glory.) Hrægl scēadufæst, hēah stēap-fæst, (Garment shadowed, high steadfast,) Wēofod beorht, blēo on lēoht. (Altar bright, color in light.) Gēa, ēadig wōd, wægn tō wēard, (Yes, blessed sage, wagon to guard,) Þīn heofon-hǣl, ēorþan fēond. (Your heaven’s health, earth’s foe.) Wælgǣst brēaht, drēogan fǣr, (Warrior bright, endure the peril,) Wōden wǣcc, ælmihtig cēoht. (Woden watches, almighty light.) Hū! Wōden! Drēogan þīn angin, (Hail! Woden! Endure your spirit,) Ælmihtig wælsliht, wærcwalu brēaht. (Almighty slayer, guardian bright.) Wēofod wēorð, wægen hwæt þing, (Glory of the altar, mighty things,) Sēo hǣðen niht, rǣd onsittan. (The heathen night, ride on.) Þēah weorþan wēofod, wægn slǣp, (Though the altar becomes, wagon sleep,) Wōden, ealdor, tō þīn mægð. (Woden, elder, to your kin.) Sēo ān wælsliht, þīn sīo hēa, (One slayer, your high seat,) Lēoht ælmihtig, wōd ængla. (Light almighty, wise of angels.)
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