Merseburger Zaubersprüche II Lyrics in English by In Extremo

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Merseburger Zaubersprüche II by In Extremo from German to English.
Phol ende Vuodan
Phol and Wodan
Vuorun zi holza
Went to the forest
Do uuart demo Balderes
Then Balder's
Volon sîn vuoz birenkit
Foal's foot was sprained
Thû biguol en Sinhtgunt
Then Sinthgunt enchanted him
Sunna era suister
Sunna, her sister
Thû biguol en Frîia
Then Frija enchanted him
Volla, era suister
Volla, her sister
Thû biguol en Vuodan
Then Wodan enchanted him
Sô hê uuola conda
As he well knew how
Sôse bênrenkî
As bone-sprain
Sôse bluotrenkî
As blood-sprain
Sôse lidirenkî
As limb-sprain
Bên zi bêna, bluot zi bluoda
Bone to bone, blood to blood
Lid zi geliden
Limb to limb
Sôse gelîmida sîn
So that they be joined
Phol ende Vuodan
Phol and Wodan
Vuorun zi holza
Went to the forest
Do uuart demo Balderes
Then Balder's
Volon sîn vuoz birenkit
Foal's foot was sprained
Thû biguol en Sinhtgunt
Then Sinthgunt enchanted him
Sunna era suister
Sunna, her sister
Thû biguol en Frîia
Then Frija enchanted him
Volla, era suister
Volla, her sister
Thû biguol en Vuodan
Then Wodan enchanted him
Sô hê uuola conda
As he well knew how
Sôse bênrenkî
As bone-sprain
Sôse bluotrenkî
As blood-sprain
Sôse lidirenkî
As limb-sprain
Bên zi bêna, bluot zi bluoda
Bone to bone, blood to blood
Lid zi geliden
Limb to limb
Sôse gelîmida sîn
So that they be joined
Thû biguol en Vuodan
Then Wodan enchanted him
Sô hê uuola conda
As he well knew how
Sôse bênrenkî
As bone-sprain
Sôse bluotrenkî
As blood-sprain
Sôse lidirenkî
As limb-sprain
Bên zi bêna, bluot zi bluoda
Bone to bone, blood to blood
Lid zi geliden
Limb to limb
Sôse gelîmida sîn
So that they be joined
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DP, REINER MORGENROTH, KAY LUTTER, MARCO ZORZYTZKY, ANDRE STRUGALA, BORIS YELLOW PFEIFFER, THOMAS MUND, MICHAEL RHEIN, . DP
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birenkit — sprained / injured

Birenkit is an Old High German word meaning 'sprained' or 'injured'. It's a fascinating and rare word that immediately transports you to an ancient time.

In the context of this ancient magical charm, it describes how Balder's horse's foot was injured. The song then goes on to invoke various gods to heal the injury, making birenkit the central problem that the entire spell aims to fix.

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