Unyielding tears of knowledge Unopened eyes seek wisdom Lake of undivided truth With nights gaze the answer will come Winter frost ate the sun From the tree hanged For nine long days For nine long nights Hinterlands lay dead and barren Gnawed bones prostrate the land Eons ago time stood still Now he returns in his awful might Ashen gods kneel down On the horizon the flames emerge Howling winds of the world tree Its branches now are torn Depths of nightshade ice Peaks of living flame For nine long days For nine long nights Fires burn in glorious victory Triumph of knowledge profound For nine long days For nine long nights