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 And Odin's son Of life bereave.

THE VALA:

Hoder will hither His glorious brother send; He of Balder will The slayer be, And Odin's son Of life bereave. By compulsion I have spoken, Now will I be silent.

VEGTAM:

Be not silent, vala! I will question thee Until all I know: I will yet know Who on Hoder vengeance Will inflict, Or Balder's slayer Raise on the pile.

THE VALA:

Rind a son shall bear In the wintry halls: He shall slay Odin's son, When one night old. He a hand will not wash, Nor his hair comb, Ere to the pile he has borne Balder's adversary. By compulsion I have spoken, Now will I be silent.

VEGTAM:

Be not silent, vala! I will question thee Until all I know: I will yet know Who are the maids That weep at will