Með þursi þríhöfðuðom
With a three headed giant
 
þú skalt æ nara
you must for ever linger out your life
 
eða verlaus vera!
or have no husband
 
Þitt geð grípi,
May passion seize you,
 
þik morn morni!
pining consume you
 
Ver þú sem þistill,
Be like the thistle
 
sá er var þrunginn
that which is crushed
 
í önn ofanverða!
at the end of the harvest.