Luyện nghe bài hát Þad Sést Ekki Sætari Mey

Thad drtti, - It was quite a delay
ad mdir mn mig tti, - When my had me
thvi hn var svo gskid grey. - But she's such a slender sort
En var sttur, - The doctor was fetched
og l hn dttur, - And finally her daughter was born
og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had ever seen a girl
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My father spent
sjnum hlfur, - His time at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - But he could not me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was rather
en seinna sagdi feginn. - But then he said, relieved
Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - None shall see a sweeter girl
Stari mey, - Such a girl
mey, - Such a sweet girl
nei thad sst stari mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - Before I it
hver mig stardi, - Every boy would gaze at me
eins og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls gaze at
fru ad skjlfa, - They'd shiver
og sgdu vid sig sjlfa, - And say to
hn er sorglega stygg, - hard to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But very loyal, I
og thad sst ekki stari mey. - And there is no girl
g lrdi i bernsku, - I learned quite
ad blikka finni ensku, - To speak English
og min sngrdd var sweet and gay. - And my was sweet and gay
En landi, - But while out west
g lenti hjnabandi. - I into marriage
Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a nice
Hann sinn vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerkana, - American girls
svo g kyssti hann og OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En illt var efni, - I discovered deceit
hann var damla svefni, - he spoke in his sleep
og th hann, - And I found out
islenskt grey. - He was very Icelandic after all
Islenskt grey, - a poor Icelander
islenskt grey, - Just a Icelander
sem sdist mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic girl
En n er nnur ldin, - has since changed
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing every
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And call me Forget-Me-Not
Og piltarnir skjlfa, - And they shiver
their segja vid sig sjlfa, - They say to
nei, th mr blossandi st. - No, you send me currents of love
hnoss! - Such luck!
Thvi thad sst ekki mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.