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Oddrunargratr

And hard she bit  to Gunnar's heart,
So I could not help  the hero brave.

31.[1] "Oft have I wondered  how after this,
Serpents'-bed goddess!  I still might live,
For well I loved  the warrior brave,
The giver of swords,  as my very self.

32.[2] "Thou didst see and listen,  the while I said
The mighty grief  that was mine and theirs;
Each man lives  as his longing wills,—
Oddrun's lament  is ended now."

  1. ↑ Serpents'-bed goddess: woman (i. e., Borgny); "goddess of gold" was a frequent term for a woman, and gold was often called the "serpents' bed" (cf. Guthrunarkvitha I, 24 and note).
  2. ↑ Some editions make line 4 a statement of the poet's, and not part of Oddrun's speech.

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