Capitel III : Graablick Blev Hun Vaer

Langveysfra blifver hun iagttagen
Øine, mange Graablick
Medens Maanen tavst glider

[Pigen:]
«Eg merkje kalde Øyne
Kva er eg vár - maa være snar
Før Trolldomskraft med Makt meg tar»

Øine holder hende endnu
Seer fra nysgierrig Fjærnhed

Norsk Nat iiser
Naar Lyd lig hylende Varg sætter
Torden ruller
(Angsten blusser)

Verden er Sneen
- stille
Alleene hun aander
Hierteslag banker
Blodet iisner i Aarene

[De Underjordiske:]
«Sorrigens Kilde hviler
Paa de torneklædte Træer
Hun er saa vacker een Dyd
Hendes Drøm Solspell indvier»

Paa disse hvide Kinder
Paa denne smiilforladte Mund
Taarerne i Elver strømmer
Naar Verden er i Blund



[English translation:]

Grey Eyes She Senses

From afar she is beheld
By eyes, mostly grey
While above the moon, silent, glides

[The Maiden:]
"Cold eyes I perceive
What am I feeling near - I must hurry
Before the power of witchcraft takes me away by force"

Eyes yet hold her
Curious watch her from afar

Norwegian night freezes
When howling wolves do sing
Thunder rolls
(Fear burns)

A snow-world
-In silence
Alone she breathes
Her heart throbbing fast
Her blood freezes in the veins

[The Underground People:]
"Sorrow's source lies
Between the thorn-clad trees
She is so fair and virtuous
Her dreams invite the dawn"

On those white cheeks
On her mouth smile-forlorn
Tears stream like a river
While the world sleeps.