When in the spring I began to walk, I encountered you, O Dellingr; You, who was quiet, and tranquil, and who lifted the sun just above the lake That sparkled with your light’s reflection. O Dellingr! I met you in the spring And parted with you in the winter cold, and oh how I’ve missed you…! I have longed to meet you again at the lakeside where I sat And was soothed by the birdsong And looked upon the shining waters And became enraptured by the love I felt in my own heart Before you gave Dagr his reins and sent him to his mother. O gentle god, O light reborn, O third lover and day-maker, Will you sit with me again? Here at the lakeside, Will you fill my lungs with “I love you”s And caress my cheek with your most calming breeze? O dayspring, O Dellingr, please enchant me here, And over and over, And when I fall from the sight of this world, let me fall upon a lakeside knoll And sit with you again.
This poem is written to praise the Norse/Germanic god known as Dellingr.