Norwegian-->English: extracts from "Bendik og Årolilja"

I'm trying to get a good translation of this folk ballad, but I couldn't find anything about these strophes, so I hope someone could help me.
Thanks in advance!

Det var kongjen av Sølondo,
slær sin neve i bord:
"Bendik skò inkje livet njote,
om eg vann all verdsens jord.

Det var raustan Bendik,
han skaut gull av hende:-
"Hogg du, Hauk, mitt hovud av -
du er min nærskylde frende!"

Utfyre kyrkjedynni
der let han Bendik liv;
i kyrkja fyre altaren,
der sprakk hass vene viv

Det var kongjen av Sølondo,
tala til drengjine små:
"De gange i loftet til Årolilja
og sei'a inn fyr meg gå!"

Att'e kjeme smådrengjin',
seier dei tidend ifrå:
"Død er unge Årolilja,
ligg unde kvislar blå."

Olavskyrkja i Trondheim
ho glimar av gull inkje ha'
Bendik silt livet låti
om ho var tri gongjir full!"

.............., Ligeia, there are at least 64 parts that all make up this ballad, so I am sure you have found some links with translations for at least
some of the verses. It is a mighty complicated story, Bendik being the young knight and Årolilja being the daughter of the King.
I'll set my teeth in it again

It anyway tells here about the dramatic death of Bendik, so I suppose these are the last verses of the ballad
you need translated.

Originally Posted by Ligeia

I'm trying to get a good translation of this folk ballad, but I couldn't find anything about these strophes, so I hope someone could help me.
Thanks in advance!

Det var kongjen av Sølondo, / it was the King of Solondo
slær sin neve i bord: / who beat the table with his fist
"Bendik skò inkje livet njote, /" Bendik shall not enjoy his life
om eg vann all verdsens jord. / for anything (valuable) in the world"

Det var raustan Bendik, / it was poor Bendik
han skaut gull av hende:-/ who took his golden headscarf off(?)
"Hogg du, Hauk, mitt hovud av - /" cut my head off, Hauk,
du er min nærskylde frende!" as you are my nearest relative "

Utfyre kyrkjedynni / outside the churchdoor
der let han Bendik liv; / there he took Bendiks' life
i kyrkja fyre altaren, /in front of the churches' altar
der sprakk hass vene viv / (?)*

Det var kongjen av Sølondo, /it was the king of Solondo
tala til drengjine små: / who said to the small (?) *farmboys
"De gange i loftet til Årolilja /"you go to Årolilja in the attic
og sei'a inn fyr meg gå!" / and bring her down here"

Att'e kjeme smådrengjin', (?)............. the small farmboys
seier dei tidend ifrå: told the news:
"Død er unge Årolilja, /"[COLOR="navy"] Årolilja is dead[/COLOR]
ligg unde kvislar blå." /she lies under blue ?
Olavskyrkja i Trondheim /the Olavchuch in Trondheim
ho glimar av gull inkje ha' (?)
Bendik silt livet låti / Bendik died
om ho var tri gongjir full!"

(?)

This band is from Northern Norway and some of these words I can't understand therefore.
I hope you don't mind. Maybe someone else will improve this translation still
Amaryn

* have a look, Ligeia at this link. However, there translation of "there his fair maid burst" is "pigeon english" I think


http://traiectum.blogspot.com/2007/0...g-rolilja.html (der sprakk has vene viv)