Loke - Vargaflicka

"Wolf's Girl" by Loke (translated from Swedish)

The girl met the wolf in the forest

And the wolf said, I would have you

And the girl refused and hesitated

But as she took heart, she said

Then let me be loyal to you

And never want to have anyone else

And the wolf smiled, and care he took

And said that a wolf’s love is true

A warm hand for cold promises

I will make you mine

Feel your heart sting, you wolf's girl

I wonder what the lass has in mind

A warm hand for cold promises

The girl took in her hand

Hear the wolves howl in winter-cold

I will make you mine

And the wolf took his lass on his back

And the trees flashed by

When the wolf left and called out

Through the dark forest in wolf’s fury

And over moss and over clearings

They traveled like a bitter wind

And lovingly the lass combed his fur

And kissed gently the beast’s cheek

Home to the wolf’s den

They returned in an instant

And the lass played and caressed the wolf

He was always so fine and tender with his teeth and claws

And under the amber full moon

They danced with one another

And the lass’s resting hand burned the wolf

And their wolf-hearts burned and melted together

A warm hand for cold promises

Yes, I will make you mine

Feel your heart sting, you wolf's girl

I wonder what the lass has in mind

A warm hand for cold promises

The girl took in her hand

Hear the wolves howl in the winter cold

I will make you mine

And the spring came to the wolf-forest

Together they went out hunting

As the summer passed

And by the girl’s side

He said he remained faithful

But for the girl now the time has come

No longer did her heart burn

And the dawn broke and the girl fled

To find another man

But that bid soon did the wolf discover

And so weeping he ran out

And over mountains, through bone and marrow

Could men hear the wolf’s broken heart howling

And the lass’s new man rode

To ride off at full gallop

But trusting to the horse’s canter

He had no chance

The man fell prey to the wolf

A warm hand for a cold promise

I will make you mine

Feel your heart sting, you wolf's girl

I wonder what the lass has in mind

A warm hand for a cold promise

The girl took in her hand

Hear the wolves howl in winter cold

I will make you mine

But the girl knew that wolves feared the fire

So she set fire to the entire town

Her village in the fire she cleansed

And the men fled

While the flames rose higher into the sky

But she saw that the wolf never ran

Together they went up in the lighthouse

In each other’s arms in a fire so warm

The wolf and maid had their final tryst

In the flames of the red glow

At once they burned together

From the kiss of the flames everything fell silent

But the silence proclaimed that the wolf’s love is true

Together they had to face death

Together did they burn

And in the torment of the heat and the blazing fire

The two found each other again at last

A warm hand for a cold promise

I will make you mine

Feel your heart sting, you wolf's girl

I wonder what the lass has in mind

A warm hand for a cold promise

The girl took in her hand

Hear the wolves howl in winter cold

I will make you

I will make you

I will make you mine