Hotel Valhalla [Magnus Chase Series]

Music Hath Charms

       By Njord

  If Jormungand ever fully awakens, he’ll thrash so violently that tsunamis will swamp the shorelines throughout Midgard. So whenever the World Serpent seems restless, a group of my einherjar descendants—the only ones who can safely traverse the seas at such a time—race out to the oceans, dive deep below the surface, and sing him these lullabies.
  My son, Frey, helped
write them, so they are infused with the peace and warmth needed for a sound sleep.
  As an interesting side note, humans overheard these songs at some point in history. They adapted the melodies but replaced the original lyrics with their own.

  Einherjar may recognize the Midgard versions.

FREY’S ORIGINALS

(MIDGARD VERSIONS)

Slumber, slumber, Jormungand, (Twinkle, twinkle, little star)

On seaweed beds so far from land. (How I wonder what you are.)

Sleep forever peacefully
(Up above the world so high)

Deep within the Midgard sea. (Like a diamond in the sky.)

Slumber, slumber, Jormungand, (Twinkle, twinkle, little star)

Nestled deep within the sand. (How I wonder what you are.)

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Bite your tail, Jorry,
(Rock-a-bye, baby,)

Under the waves. (In the treetop.)

No need to surface. (When the wind blows)

Avoid the sun’s rays.(The cradle will rock.)

Cuddle an urchin, (When the bough breaks)

Snuggle a shark. (The cradle will fall.)

Just stay down below
(And down will come baby)

And sleep in the dark.
(Cradle and all.)

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Please stay sleeping, please stay sleeping, (Are you sleeping, are you sleeping,)

Jormungand, Jormungand!
(Brother John, Brother John?)

Shut your eyes so tightly!
(Morning bells are ringing!)

Snooze all day and nightly!
(Morning bells are ringing!)

Don’t wake up. Don’t wake up.
(Ding ding dong. Ding ding dong.)