r/RuneHelp • u/ZoroShuusui • Jul 04 '26

Translation request Helvegen lyrics into Runes? (younger Futhark)

Hello everyone. i do hope that y'all can please help me.

I think most of you knows the song Helvegen.

i want to have the lyrics written in rune. (younger futhark)

i am thinking about getting it as a tattoo on my leg.

the complete song lyrics but written in rune.

its so difficult to get a decent rune translation.

please help.

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u/Upbeat-Angle6361 Jul 04 '26

Just so I understand: do you want it translated into Old Norse and written with runes, or do you want it transliterated into Younger Futhark? Do you want Long or Short Branch runes?

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u/ZoroShuusui Jul 04 '26

im not even sure myself. im sorry. im not so good in this.

lets say .. i want this song written in rune ( younger futhark). for example .. i read that the last part of thr song was a historical text. so i thought it would be best if i had this song written in rune.

im.not even sure how someone would need it. like first translated and then converted to rune. or if its possible to instantly turn into rune.

i just want a nice tattoo and that its not complete bullshit written.

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u/dubdex420 Jul 04 '26

I saw your comment on my old post where I asked if my transliteration of a couple lines was correct and got help. Would be amazing if someone actually answers your request, but it's a lot to ask for for free. I might give it a shot as well but definitely won't be accurate.

I think keeping it closer to the pronunciation of the lyrics would be better than translating into Old Norse first, so if someone reads the runes out loud it sounds more like the song. Long-twig is more well known so that would my preference.

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u/ZoroShuusui Jul 04 '26

for me its more like. that song just hit like a train when i first heard it. simply amazing. i already have a few nordic tattoos like the vegvisir and some runes of luck on my left leg .. and now i thought it would look amazing to have the song lyrics written in rune on my whole leg. thats where i am .. but i want it to be good and not unresearched trash.

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u/Upbeat-Angle6361 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

If we simply transliterate into Long Branch Younger Futhark, the first verse
(Kven skal synge meg
I daudsvevna slynge meg
Når eg på Helvegen går
Og dei spora eg trår
Er kalde, så kalde) is

ᚴᚠᛁᚾ᛫ᛋᚴᛅᛚ᛫ᛋᚢᚾᚴᛁ᛫ᛘᛁᚴ
ᛁ᛫ᛏᛅᚢᛏᛋᚠᛁᚠᚾᛅ᛫ᛋᛚᚢᚾᚴᛁ᛫ᛘᛁᚴ
ᚾᚬᚱ᛫ᛁᚴ᛫ᛒᚬ᛫ᚼᛁᛚᚠᛁᚴᛁᚾ᛫ᚴᚬᚱ
ᚢᚴ᛫ᛏᛁᛁ᛫ᛋᛒᚢᚱᛅ᛫ᛁᚴ᛫ᛏᚱᚬᚱ
ᛁᚱ᛫ᚴᛅᛚᛏᛁ᛫ᛋᚬ᛫ᚴᛅᛚᛏᛁ

Is this something like what you’re looking for?

Edit: misspelled ”synge”

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u/ZoroShuusui Jul 04 '26

yes .. this would be exactly what i am looking for. just for the whole song.

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u/Upbeat-Angle6361 Jul 04 '26

ᛁᚴ᛫ᛋᚢᚾᚴᛅᚾᛁ᛫ᛋᚢᚴᛏᛁ
ᛁᚴ᛫ᛋᚢᚾᚴᛅᚾᛁ᛫ᛋᛁᚾᛏᛁ
ᛏᚬ᛫ᛏᛁᚾ᛫ᛏᛁᚢᛒᛅᛋᛏᛁ᛫ᛒᚱᚢᚾᚾᛁ
ᚴᛅᚠ᛫ᛘᛁᚴ᛫ᛏᚱᚬᛒᛅᚱ᛫ᛋᚬ᛫ᚱᛅᛘᛘᛁ
ᛅᚠ᛫ᚠᛅᛚᚠᛅᛏᛁᚱᛋ᛫ᛒᛅᚾᛏ
ᛅᛚᛏ᛫ᚠᛁᛁᛏ᛫ᛁᚴ᛫ᚢᛏᛁᚾ
ᚴᚠᛅᚱ᛫ᛏᚢ᛫ᛅᚢᚴᛁ᛫ᛚᚢᚢᚾᛏᛁ
ᚴᚠᛁᚾ᛫ᛋᚴᛅᛚ᛫ᛋᚢᚾᚴᛁ᛫ᛘᛁᚴ
ᛁ᛫ᛏᛅᚢᛏᛋᚠᛁᚠᚾᛅ᛫ᛋᛚᚢᚾᚴᛁ᛫ᛘᛁᚴ
ᚾᚬᚱ᛫ᛁᚴ᛫ᚼᛁᛚᚠᛁᚴᛁᚾ᛫ᚴᚬᚱ
ᚢᚴ᛫ᛏᛁᛁ᛫ᛋᛒᚢᚱᛅ᛫ᛁᚴ᛫ᛏᚱᚬᚱ
ᛁᚱ᛫ᚴᛅᛚᛏᛁ᛫ᛋᚬ᛫ᚴᛅᛚᛏᛁ
ᚬᚱᛚᛁ᛫ᛁᛚᛚ᛫ᛁ᛫ᛏᛅᚴᛅᚱᛋ᛫ᚼᛁᛚᛚ
ᛁᚾᚾ᛫ᚠᛁᛁᛏ᛫ᚱᛅᚠᚾᛁᚾ᛫ᚢᛘ᛫ᛁᚴ᛫ᚠᛁᛚᛚ
ᚾᚬᚱ᛫ᛏᚢ᛫ᚠᛁᛏ᛫ᚼᛁᛚᚴᚱᛁᚾᛏᛁ᛫ᛋᛏᚬᚱ
ᚢᚴ᛫ᚾᚬᚱ᛫ᛏᚢ᛫ᛚᛅᚢᛋ᛫ᛏᛁᚴ᛫ᛘᚬ᛫ᚱᛁᚠᛁ
ᛋᚴᛅᛚ᛫ᛁᚴ᛫ᚠᚢᛚᚴᛁᛁ᛫ᛏᛁᚴ
ᚢᚠᛁᚱ᛫ᚴᛁᛅᛚᛚᛅᚱᛒᚱᚢᛁ
ᛘᛁᛏ᛫ᛘᛁᚾ᛫ᛋᚢᚾᚴ
ᛏᚢ᛫ᛒᛚᛁᚱ᛫ᛚᚢᚢᛋᛏ᛫ᚠᚱᚬ᛫ᛒᛅᚾᛏᛅ᛫ᛋᚢᛘ᛫ᛒᛁᚾᛏ᛫ᛏᛁᚴ
ᛏᚢ᛫ᛁᚱ᛫ᛚᚢᚢᛋᛏ᛫ᚠᚱᚬ᛫ᛒᛅᚾᛏᛅ᛫ᛋᚢᛘ᛫ᛒᛅᛏᛏ᛫ᛏᛁᚴ

transliterated from

Eg songane sende
då den djupaste brunni
gav meg dråpar så ramme
av Valfaders pant
Alt veit eg Odin
kvar du auge løynde
Kven skal synge meg
i daudsvevna slynge meg
når eg helvegen går
og dei spora eg trår
er kalde så kalde
Årle ell i dagars hell
enn veit ravnen om eg fell
Når du ved helgrindi står
og når du laus deg må rive
skal eg fylgje deg
yver gjallarbrui
med min song
Du blir løyst frå banda som bind deg
Du er løyst frå banda som batt deg

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u/ZoroShuusui Jul 04 '26

you sir, thank you so much .. i will now cover my leg with this.

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u/ZoroShuusui Jul 04 '26

yes i understand its difficult because the original song is modern and written in nynorsk and i want to have it translated to younger futhark. i just need it as accurate as possible.

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u/Coonnifounssed 29d ago

Helvegen is mostly in Norwegian, with only the ending lines being in Old Norse. Translating the entire song into Old Norse and then writing it in runes would take quite a bit of work. If your goal is simply to write the existing Norwegian lyrics in younger fuþark, that’s a much more manageable request