[Nowhere does the sun nor the earth cling,
The streams of air waver and tumble.
In Mimer's clear source dries up
The wisdom of men. Do you know what that means?
âHRAFMAGALDR ODINS, 5]
It once happened, far before our time
The All-Father Odin, ready to discover
On his back Sleipnir, the noble steed
Traveled the lands, opened up the worlds
When one day he saw the watercourse
rising from rocks completely pure and completely clear
That's where he wanted to be refreshment, the thirsty fellow'
Then a giant showed him the way to the spring'
The spring of Mime, which flows here
It bubbles and splashes, flows forever t
Give to him who takes a sip from it
The gift of great wisdom that everyone strives for
[Chorus:]
Praise of wisdom for you
Let him be your eyesight
Then you will soon recognize
The secrets of the world
You give me one eye
In return I satisfy the greed
For only he who can sacrifice
becomes enlightened now and then
Let your knowledge flourish forever
Let your mind be clear and pure
A sip from this silent source
let you be a wise father< br/>Allfather gave Mime sight
As a sacrifice for wisdom as pure gain
The last thing he saw with his right eye
was a bright light and then there was nothing left
[Chorus]

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