Luyện nghe bài hát Þad Sést Ekki Sætari Mey

Thad drtti, - It was quite a delay
ad mdir mn mig tti, - my mother had me
hn var svo gskid grey. - But then she's such a slender sort
En lknrinn var sttur, - The was fetched
og l hn dttur, - And finally her daughter was born
og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had seen a sweeter girl
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My father usually
sjnum alltaf hlfur, - His at sea half-drunk
svo gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was rather
en seinna sagdi feginn. - But then he said, relieved
Ad thad sst ekki mey. - None shall ever see a sweeter girl
Stari mey, - Such a sweet
mey, - Such a sweet girl
nei thad sst ekki stari mey. - There is no sweeter
Og en mig vardi, - Before I knew it
hver strkur mig stardi, - Every boy would at me
og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls gaze at Forget-Me-Nots
Their fru ad skjlfa, - shiver
og vid sig sjlfa, - And say to themselves
hn er sorglega stygg, - She's to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But loyal, I think
og thad sst ekki stari mey. - And there is no sweeter
g lrdi i bernsku, - I learned quite
ad blikka finni ensku, - To proper English
og min var sweet and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay
En landi, - But while out west
g lenti hjnabandi. - I into marriage
Thad er sorglegt fyrir mey - It was sad for such a nice girl
lagdi sinn vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerkana, - Loving American
svo g hann og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En illt var efni, - Then I discovered
hann var damla svefni, - When he in his sleep
og th reyndist hann, - And I out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was very Icelandic all
Islenskt grey, - Just a poor
grey, - Just a poor Icelander
sem sdist islenska mey. - Who an Icelandic girl
En n er ldin, - Everything has since changed
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing night
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys call me
Og piltarnir their skjlfa, - And they
their segja vid sig sjlfa, - say to themselves
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.