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
thvi hn var svo grey. - But then she's such a slender sort
En lknrinn var sttur, - The was fetched
og loksins l hn dttur, - And finally her daughter was
og thd sst stari mey. - And none had ever seen a sweeter girl
En var sjalfur, - My father spent usually
alltaf hlfur, - His time at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki lengur nei. - But he could not deny me
var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was rather shocked
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But he said, relieved
Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - None shall see a sweeter girl
mey, - Such a sweet girl
stari mey, - a sweet girl
nei thad sst stari mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - I knew it
hver strkur mig stardi, - Every boy gaze at me
eins og gleym-mr-ei. - As girls gaze at Forget-Me-Nots
Their fru ad skjlfa, - They'd
og sgdu vid sig sjlfa, - And say to
hn er sorglega stygg, - hard to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But loyal, I think
og thad sst ekki mey. - And there is no sweeter girl
g i bernsku, - I learned quite early
ad finni ensku, - To speak proper English
og min sngrdd var sweet and gay. - And my song was and gay
En landi, - But while out west
g lenti hjnabandi. - I into marriage
Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for a nice girl
Hann lagdi sinn vana, - He was to
ad elska* Amerkana, - American girls
svo g kyssti hann og OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En illt var efni, - Then I deceit
hann var svefni, - When he spoke in his sleep
og th reyndist hann, - And I out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was Icelandic after all
grey, - Just a poor Icelander
islenskt grey, - Just a poor
sem islenska mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic girl
En n er nnur ldin, - Everything has changed
g kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing every night
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys me Forget-Me-Not
Og piltarnir skjlfa, - And they shiver
segja vid sig sjlfa, - They say to themselves
nei, th mr blossandi st. - No, you send me currents of love
Thvlkt hnoss! - luck!
Thvi thad sst ekki stari mey. - there is no sweeter girl.