Steinfinnsson, Thórir Jökull: Poem (Lausavísa in English)

Upp skal á kjöl klífa,
köld er sjávar drífa.
Kostaðu hug að herða,
hér skaltu lífið verða.
Skafl beygjattu skalli,
þótt skúr á þig falli.
Ást hafðir þú meyja,
eitt sinn skal hver deyja.

Climb on the keel
the sea spray is cold.
Try to keep your courage up
here you will lose your life.
Don’t make a horseshoe*
even though the shower rains upon you.
You had the love of maidens
each must die at some time.
 
 
*i.e., don’t turn down the corners of your mouth