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Apr. 3rd, 2015 04:13 pm
This is a post with lyrics and translation of a song for Jukebox Fest purposes. If you're not doing Jukebox this year, you can ignore it. :) I will lock this entry after this year's exchange is over.
Einsetumaður einu sinni (traditional Icelandic song), words by Guðmundur Bergþórsson
translation by Sverrir Guðjónsson, from the album Epitaph
út réð ganga af skemmu sinni;
lund er sagt hann fyrir sér finni,
fjaðra veifir sat þar á;
fagurt galaði fuglinn sá;
hann söng þar uppi á sáðbjörkinni
sæt í þessum lundi;
Listmaðurinn lengi þar við undi.
Þúsund ára þinna hagur
þar finnst ekki lengri en dagur,
engla söngurinn yfrið fagur;
oss lát þangað, drottinn, ná;
fagurt galaði fuglinn sá;
upp í naust fer bágur bragur,
boðnar hafs af sundi;
Listmaðurinn lengi þar við undi.
Once upon a time a hermit
went walking out from his dwelling
it is said he found a grove
a feathered bird was sitting there
so beautiful was the song of that bird
singing on top of the birch tree
so sweetly in that grove
The artist passed many an hour there in great joy
A thousand years there together
seemed no longer than a day
oh, that heavenly angelic music
dear God transport us there
beautiful was the song of that bird
this little poem is reaching land
bringing this voyage to an end
The artist passed many an hour there in great joy
Note: The version with soprano and harp has three verses; unfortunately, I wasn't able to find lyrics or a translation for the middle verse. The Þursaflokkurinn version only has these two verses.
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