Siddhartha - An Indian Novel / Indverskt ljóð

in days to come, when Siddhartha would become a god, he would be there

komandi d gum, egar Siddhartha myndi ver a gu , myndi hann vera ar

when he would join the glorious, he would be there

egar hann myndi ganga til li s vi hina d r legu, v ri hann ar

Govinda wanted to follow him as his friend

Govinda vildi fylgja honum sem vinur hans

he was his companion and his servant

hann var f runautur hans og j nn hans

he was his spear-carrier and his shadow

hann var spj tberi hans og skuggi

Siddhartha was loved by everyone

Siddhartha var elska ur af llum

He was a source of joy for everybody

Hann var gle igjafi fyrir alla

he was a delight for them all

hann var eim llum til yndisauka

But he, Siddhartha, was not a source of joy for himself

En hann, Siddhartha, var ekki uppspretta gle i fyrir sj lfan sig

he found no delight in himself

hann fann enga yndi sj lfum s r