The Wanderer 73-105

Question 1

Ongietan sceal glēaw hæle hū
gǣstlic bið, þonne ealre þisse worulde wela wēste stondeð,

Answer 1

The wise man must understand how
terrible it will be when the wealth of all this world will stand ruined

Question 2

swā nū missenlīce geond þisne
middangeard
winde biwāune weallas stondaþ,
hrīme bihrorene, hrȳðge þā ederas

Answer 2

just as now here and
now throughout this world walls on snow
swept buildings stand blown upon by wind
covered in frost.

Question 3

Wōriað þā wīnsalo, waldend licgað
drēame bidrorene, duguþ eal gecrong,
80wlonc bi wealle

Answer 3

The wine halls decay the rulers lay dead
deprived of joy, the veterans all fell
by the wall,

Question 4

Sume wīg fornom,
ferede in forðwege:

Answer 4

battle carried some away on the
way forward:

Question 5

sumne fugel oþbær
ofer hēanne holm,

Answer 5

the bird of prey carried one
over the deep sea

Question 6

sumne se hāra wulf
dēaðe gedǣlde,

Answer 6

the brave wolf shared one
with death,

Question 7

sumne drēorighlēor
in eorðscræfe eorl gehȳdde.

Answer 7

the sad faced noble man
concealed one in the grave.

Question 8

85Ȳþde swā þisne eardgeard
ælda Scyppend

Answer 8

The creator of men destroyed this
dwelling place

Question 9

oþ þæt burgwara breahtma lēase
eald enta geweorc īdlu stōdon.

Answer 9

Until the old work of giants stood worthless
deprived of the noises of the citizens

Question 10

Se þonne þisne wealsteal wīse geþōhte
ond þis deorce līf dēope geondþenceð,

Answer 10

Then who deeply ponders upon this
foundation and this stark life with wise
thought

Question 11

ferðe, feor oft gemon
wælsleahta worn, ond þās word ācwið:

Answer 11

he always remembers from far
the multitude of slaughters from long ago
and says these words:

Question 12

Hwǣr cwōm mearg? Hwǣr cwōm mago? Hwǣr cwōm māþþumgyfa?
Hwǣr cwōm symbla gesetu? Hwǣr sindon seledrēamas?

Answer 12

Where has the horse gone? Where has the kinsman gone? Where has the treasure keeper gone? Where have the seats of the feast gone? Where have the revelry of the hall gone?

Question 13

Ēalā beorht bune! Ēalā byrnwiga!
95Ēalā þēodnes þrym!

Answer 13

Alas the bright cup! Alas the warrior!
Alas the the glory of the prince!

Question 14

Hū sēo þrāg gewāt,
genāp under nihthelm, swā hēo nō wǣre.

Answer 14

How the time has departed, for it grew dark under the cover of the night, as if it had never been

Question 15

Stondeð nū on lāste lēofre duguþe
weal wundrum hēah, wyrmlīcum fāh.

Answer 15

The wall stands astonishingly high, decorated with serpentine patterns stands
now in the track of the dear troop of retainers

Question 16

Eorlas fornōman asca þrȳþe,
100wǣpen wælgīfru, wyrd sēo mǣre,
ond þās stānhleoþu stormas cnyssað,

Answer 16

But the strong blood-greedy spears
And mighty destiny removed the heroes
And storms now strike against these stony slopes,

Question 17

hrīð hrēosende hrūsan bindeð,

Answer 17

The falling tempest binds in winter’s
vice,

Question 18

þonne won cymeð,
nīpeð nihtscūa,

Answer 18

The earth, and darkness comes with
shades of night,

Question 19

norþan onsendeð
105hrēo hæglfare hæleþum on andan.

Answer 19

And from the north fierce
hail is felt to fall in malice against men.