| Lim-strang wæs
geboren |
Strong-limbed he was born |
| Bearn
léod-cyninga |
This son of Kings; |
| Magorinc
Mearces. |
This warrior of Rohan. |
| Bunden in
byrde tó lædenne |
Bound by birth to lead. |
| Bunden in
lufe tó thegnunge |
Bound by love to serve. |
| Lang
beadugear cyythath |
Long years of war begin to show. |
| Lic onginneth
búgan. |
The body has begun to bend. |
| Swift
déadlic géar Stieppath geond willan. |
Swift mortal years outpace the
will. |
| Ac éagan
gíet lóciath Beorhtre gesihthe; |
But the eyes still watch
clear-sighted. |
| Heorte gíet
béateth. |
The great heart is beating still.' |
