Gathered together, the meoduseld shining brightlynCempan and ealdormen, in a drunken dreamnAmong all the riches and relics of many hearth-kin,nForetell unyielding their coming feats and deedsnnHarp strings, stout-played, sing the praises of many ring-lordnLay of blood-reddened fields, myriad foes cleavednSpear's flight nor sword edge did smash his almighty war-discnHonour did save him for future king to bennOh, they feast in their hallowed hallsnGhostly warriors ashen and palenShadows dance in the light of the flamenGold and majesty, glory and famennPour from the well, share a toast with our nation's heroesnBeauty unheard of will carry us the meadnFortune this night brings a war-leader far across the seanBy his hand we may from demon scourge be freednnOh, they feast in their hallowed hallsnGhostly warriors ashen and palenShadows dance in the light of the flamenGold and majesty, glory and famenOh, they feast in their hallowed hallsnGhostly warriors ashen and palenBold they rode on the crest of a wavenShielded tight in a womb of oak staves