Deor was my name. For years I enjoyed my duties as minstrel and that lord’s favor, but now the freehold and land titles he bestowed upon me once he has vested in Heorrenda, master of verse-craft. That passed over, this can too.
The poet Deor was a story teller for a king, but he was let go for another story teller. At the end of the poem we understand why Deor made this poem in the tone of sorrow and grief. Deor adds "that passed over, this can too" to show how he is dealing with his job being taken away.