Bear the noble-minded Rögnvald

And his warriors, wearing bucklers,

Quickly through the Sound of Njörfi.

When they were tacking into the Sound, the Earl sang:

By an east wind, breathing softly,

As from lips of Valland lady,

Are our ships now wafted onward,

As we push the yards out farther;

Though we had to tie the canvas

Tighter than we had expected