Kvasir was killed
And his blood turned into
A mead giving wisdom to thee


Sutton the giant
He locked it away

In hnitbjork, he won't set it free

Odin, for wisdom's sake

Empty odrornir to spit it all out
Over midgard as to make
The song come alive, sung out loud


Bolverk bolverk
Odin's trickery

To lie with a giantess
Three days in a row
Bolverk bolverk


Giant snake and eagle
To soar in the sky

As wisdom you will glow

In the middle of the mountain

The mead guarded by
Gunlod a giantess fair


Odin she saw
Disguised in a lie
His manhood eager to dare


Three days he did last
And the mead he did drink

Into an eagle he turned to fly
The mead he did spit
As to make midgard think

And the giantess he left to cry