Uma poderosa armada atravessou o estreito A mighty fleet came across the strait Mas Erik estava preparado But Erik was prepared Quinhentos germânicos tinham vindo a seu auxílio Five hundred Germans had come to his aid Montados com suas lanças On horseback with their spears
A armada carregava dois mil homens The fleet was carrying two thousand men Ansiosos por derramarem sangue Eager to draw blood Mas quando eles estavam prestes a aterrar* But as they were about to land Erik liberou suas hordas Erik released his heards
Mil homens a pé e quinhentos cavaleiros One thousand men and five hundred horsemen Investiram através da praia Came charging down the beach Quando o rei do mar viu essa força When the sea-king saw this force Ele ordenou uma retirada He gave order to retreat
Todos obedeceram exceto por um barco All obeyed except one ship No qual estava o próprio filho do rei It held the king's own son Ele desprezava a idéia de fugir He despised the thought of flight E atacou sozinho And attacked on his own
A frota dinamarquesa teve que dar a volta The Danish fleet had to turn around Eles atacaram os homens de Erik They charged King Erik's men Mas já era muito tarde para salvar o filho do rei But it was too late to save his son Sua vida já tinha sido retirada His life was already spent
A luta continuou sangrenta e feroz The fighting continued bloody and fierce E o massacre foi imenso And the bloodshed was immense Dois mil guerreiros morreram nesse dia Two thousand warriors died that day Na maioria dinamarqueses Most of them were Danes
O rei dinamarquês foi capturado The Danish king was captured A maior parte de seus guardas estava morto Most of his guards were dead Seu resgate foi pago e ele foi libertado For a ransom he was released E então seu povo cortou sua cabeça Then his people took his head