I observe a lot of demand for material in Gothic for Asatru practitioners which are inspired by the Visigoths and/or Ostrogoths and want to use Gothic as a liturgical language in their services with groups or as individuals. For these people I have translated Asatru prayers which can be used for ritualistic purposes. For the pronunciation see the pronunciation page. People are free to spread these prayers in Gothic for personal use, it is allowed to put it on website when a reference to this page is included. Only the Prayer of Gaut is currently supported by an mp3 recording.

If one wants to use Gaut instead of Odin, instead of the word “Wodan” in the Gothic texts, the word “Gaut” should be used.

A special thanks to Daniel Lakovski and Austin Yorks for their recordings of these prayers which can be used to recite and practice the pronunciation of them. They can also be found on SoundCloud.

Death Prayer:

Lo there do I see my father

Lo there do I see my mother

And my brothers and my sisters

Lo there do I see the line of my people back to the beginning

Lo do they call me

They bid me take my place among them

In the halls of Valhalla

Where the brave may live forever

Gothic, bida dauþaus:

Listen to this prayer

Sai, ik saihwa attan meinana

Sai, ik saihwa aiþein meina

Jah broþruns meinans jah swistruns meinos

Sai, ik saihwa fadreins þiudos meinaizos ibuka du anastodeinai

Sai, haitand mik

Bidjand ei nimau sitl miþ im

In hallom Walahallos

Þarei balþai libaina in aiwein

Prayer for stressful or dangerous situation:

Odin, far-wanderer, grant me wisdom,

Courage, and victory.

Friend Thor, grant me your strength.

And both be with me.

Listen to this prayer

Gothic:

Wodan, fairrawandjan, gif mis handugein,

Balþein, jah sigis.

Frijond Þunr, gif mis swinþein.

Jah bajoþs sijaina miþ mis.

Wisdom prayer:

Hail Odin, god of Wisdom and war, may you grant me a hint of your knowledge so I may use it for the benefit of myself and my community. Hail Odin!

Listen to this prayer

Gothic:

Hails Wodan, guþ Handugeins jah badaus, ei gibais mis hwa þeinis kunþjis ei brukjau þis botai mis silbin/silbon jah meinai gamainduþai. Hails Wodan!

If the practitioner is male, silbin is used, if the practitioner is female, silbon is used.

Prayer before reading the runes:

Hail Odin! Allfather, rune master, I ask you to be here with me now. Guild my hand in choosing the runes, allow me to reveal some of their many secrets so that I may find the truth. Hail Odin!

Listen to this prayer

Gothic:

Hails Wodan! Allfadar, runareikinond, ik bidja þuk wisan her miþ mis nu.

Waldai handau meinai in gawaleinai runastabe, gif mis andlet du bandwjan sumos ize managaizo runo ei ik bigitau sunja. Hails Wodan!

Prayer to bless a departing friend:

May Odin give you knowledge on your path,

May Thor grant you strength and courage on your way,

And may Loki give you laughter as you go.

Listen to this prayer

Gothic:

Ei Wodans gibai þus kunþi in wratodau þeinamma,

Ei Þunrs gibai þus swinþein jah balþein in wratodau þeinamma,

Ei Luka hlahnai þuk þan gaggis.

The above prayers originate from https://theasatrucommunity.blogspot.nl/

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The blot

For the Blot, a ritual involving drinking mead, the following phrase could be used:

Listen to this phrase

“Ik drigka þata þus” (I drink this for you)

In the blot, the following prayer is used:

Sigrdrifa Prayer “Hail to the Gods and to the Goddesses as well; Hail Earth that gives to all men.”

This prayer in Gothic is:

(Listen to the Blot)

“Hailai du guþam jah Gudeinjom; Haila du airþai sei gibiþ allaim mannam.”

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The following prayers are from Hoen Falker from the Mexican branch of Odinism, who asked this poem to be translated for Asatru rituals. I share them here so that more Odinists which follow a Visigothic tradition can use this:

Wisigutans in aiwein farandans

Manwjaima mat in hauheinai þeinai

Gaumjam þus swa guþ

Unsar frijond jah munþ.

Gif uns þeina maht jah handugein

Ei Gutþiudai gaqiujai

Ei land arins wahsjai

Du gamainai funin skapjand.

Liuþ Guþis Luka

Þu broþar bloþis Allfadrs

Sa ufarmaudida, sa afskiubana

Namo þein anasilan ist

Iþ in unsaramma hairtin libaiþ.

Frauja funins sei galiuhtjiþ jah

Frauja druniwe fairraþro

Frauja laikis ubilis

Frauja laikis riqizis.

Frauja gaskaideinais

Guþ kunþje huleinaize

Fretand hairtane ubilaize

Guþ wiljane missaleikaize.

Þuk haitand in mela þaurftis

Nibai anþar guþ andhafjiþ

Þu is sinteino witands

Wiljand sinteino hilpands uns.

Þu, wardja broþre

Corrected from: Odinismo.br

Chant to the Great One-Eyed

To you father of all

Lord of ravens and wolfs

Charm and magic in your words

Biting joy in your irony

I expose lyrics in your honor

My humor and faith I offer

Lightning that illuminates

In my soul lies your poetry

Wodanaz Uuoden Wodan

The sowed fields

Of your warriors are

Full of glory and vengeance

Wings of black raven

Ride in the skies

Blessed are they

Under the protection of your gaze

You great One-Eyed God

Giver of ecstasies

Lord of fury

And recovered strength

Blue cloak is your cape

Swift and veil your saddle

Lord of all the runes

Victory is your home

May the Visigoth tribe

Your blessing receive

Where ever they are

May your call resound

In all Midgaard arise

Your Odinist Visigoths

Crossing Valleys and Oceans



Your spirituality will be preserved.

Gothic:

Liuþ Þamma Mikilin Haihin Du Þus atta allis

Frauja hrabne jah wulfe

Skaunei jah lubjaleisei in waurdam þeinaim

Bitandei faheþs in laikam waurde þeinaim

Ik bandwja liuþ in swerein þeinai

Meina maht du hlahnan jah galaubein ik atbaira

Lauhmuni sei gabairhtjiþ

In saiwalai meinai ligand liuþa þeina

Wodanaz Uwodain Wodan

Saianos haiþjos

Gadrauhte þeinaize sind

Fullos wulþaus jah fraweitis

Fiþros swartis hrabnis

Wratond in himinam

Audaga sind þo

Uf wardeinai siunais augone þeinaize

Þu mikils Haihs Guþ

Giband huzde

Frauja moþis

Jah leikinoda swinþei

Blewa inilo ist kappa þeina

Gaheis jah swaswe faurahah þeins sitls

Frauja allaize runastabe

Sigis ist þeins gards

Ei Wisigutisk kuni

Þeina audagein andnimai

Þishwaruh þarei sijaina

Ei þeins hwops hausjada

In allama midjungarda urrinai

Þeinai Wodanis Wisigutans

Þairhgaggandans Fairgunja jah mikilos Mareins



Þeina ahmeina wists gafastada.

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Original prayers for a Gothic tradition

For Asatru practitioners which want to use a Gothic tradition, apart from translations original texts especially designed for the Gothic tradition might be useful. Here I ‘ll give some texts which I’ve composed, based on the information available of Gods like Gaut (Gothic equivalent of Odin) and Fairguneis (Gothic equivalent of Thor).

Short prayer for Gaut

O Gaut, first Goth

Hero of battles, demi-God/Æs,

Father of Humul, the king of Danes

You are the beginning, first in lineage

Origin of our/the Gothic people

Make me/us strong

Listen to this prayer 1

Listen to this prayer 2

Maurgus Bida Gauta

O Gaut, frumista Guta

Haliþ waihjono, halbansau,

Atta Humulis, þis þiudanis Dane

Þu is anastodeins, sa frumista in fadreinai

Ussatein þiudos unsaraizos/Gutiskaizos

Swinþnai mik/uns



A short prayer for Fairguneis

O Fairguneis, the power of thunder you possess

You enlighten the night, and you bring us light

The fire you give us to give power and strength

Make me/us strong

Listen to this prayer

Maurgus Bida Fairgunja

O Fairguni, maht þunris aiht

Þu gabairhtjis naht, jah briggis liuhaþ,

Fon þu gibis du giban unsis maht jah swinþein

Swinþnai mik/uns

Short Prayer for Teiws

O Teiws, God of wisdom

Brigger of Justice and of all the wise things in this world

Help me to become a wise (person),

God of knowledge,

Make me strong

Maurgus Bida Teiwa

O Teiw, Guþ handugeins

Briggand garaihteins jah allaizo handugaizo waihte in þamma fairhwau

Hilp meina du wairþan handugs/handugo

Guþ kunþjis,

Swinþnai mik

If you are male, use handuga. If you are female, use handugai.