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 lknrinn var sttur, - The doctor was
og loksins l hn dttur, - And finally her was born
og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had ever seen a sweeter
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My father usually
sjnum hlfur, - His time at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - But he not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At he was rather shocked
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But then he said,
Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - None shall ever see a girl
Stari mey, - Such a sweet
stari mey, - a sweet girl
nei thad sst ekki mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - Before I it
hver strkur mig stardi, - Every boy gaze at me
eins og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls at Forget-Me-Nots
Their fru ad skjlfa, - They'd
og vid sig sjlfa, - And say to themselves
hn er sorglega stygg, - hard to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But loyal, I think
og sst ekki stari mey. - And there is no sweeter girl
g lrdi i bernsku, - I quite early
ad finni ensku, - To speak proper English
og min sngrdd var sweet and gay. - And my was sweet and gay
En vestur landi, - But out west
g lenti hjnabandi. - I stumbled marriage
er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a nice girl
Hann lagdi sinn vana, - He was to
ad elska* Amerkana, - American girls
svo g kyssti og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En illt var efni, - Then I discovered
var damla svefni, - When he spoke in his sleep
og th reyndist hann, - And I out
islenskt grey. - He was very Icelandic after all
Islenskt grey, - a poor Icelander
islenskt grey, - Just a Icelander
sem islenska 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 boys call me
Og piltarnir their skjlfa, - And shiver
their vid sig sjlfa, - They say to themselves
nei, th setydir mr blossandi st. - No, you send me of love
hnoss! - Such luck!
Thvi thad sst ekki stari mey. - Since there is no girl.