Týr- The Edge with lyrics

My first video..

[TormodiR]

Their best song ever. The blend of Faroese and English is too perfect. Heri’s best work.

[MCDreng]

Gotta love that transition between the English and Faroese part.

[gtfochimba]

This song is simply a masterpiece. The lyrics are SO GOOD, I absolutely love the way Heri finishes a lyric line when it was to be starting the next...? I don't even know how to explain it, like the "as I sit alone in the Not to mention that instrumental. Týr changed so much, I wish they were still doing this super technical stuff.

[DropTheBomb]

This is possibly the most underrated song by Tyr...

[johanpeturdam]

The Faroese part:

The Edge is to me just a threshold; sorrow leads the lay of fate
I myself composed the defeat/refrain, “East Mount is clear to pass”
Soon the song is over, and silence was heard when the cold fate
Lead them to Roncevaux, me just to the top of the highest cliff of death.

There’s word play here:

Niðurlag can mean both defeat and a refrain of a song
“Frítt er Eystfelli frá at fara” is a saying that something is free to pass, and is supposedly uttered by the main character of the story that this song is built on
Runsival is the Faroese name of the Roncevaux Pass where Charlemagne fought a battle in 778 AD.
The main character of this story, Sjúrður, was a reluctant part of a rebellion, as punishment they were cast down a cliff. This cliff is called Valaknúkar in Faroese, which can be translated as Cliffs of Death or the Dead/Fallen (the val- is the same val- as in valkyrja)

[xMeNdeZx]

Helped me through some rough times.. great song

[Khachik]

such an amazing video, amazing lyrics. Good job

[Demiurge]

this makes me want to play deliverence kingdom come

[zofiajakubiec]

To be honest, this is my childhood song

[thorinharig]

does anyone else just keep listening from the 2 minute mark through to the end of the Faroese portion, and relisten to it over and over? I would love to know what the lyrics mean in English, but can't find anything.