As my time is past And i head for the golden hall Shed me no tears But remember me in my prime Carve me runes about my fall In stone to be read for all time Place me in my long ship With my sword by my side Set it aflame And greet my funeral pyre As i drift away with tide In my farewell framed in fire Valkyries will come for me I shall greet their sweet embrace
Late fathers await In the heroes brigade Many were my journeys Plenty died by my hand Yet there's one more journey One trip I've never made Far from forefathers land Far from my brothers aid Watch the smoke of my burning flesh Rising up to the clear blue sky Turning red by the setting sun As you raise your horns up high