Luyện nghe bài hát Þad Sést Ekki Sætari Mey

Thad lenti drtti, - It was 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 ekki stari mey. - And none had ever seen a girl
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My father usually
alltaf hlfur, - His time at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki lengur nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was shocked
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But then he said,
Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - None shall ever see a sweeter
Stari mey, - a sweet girl
mey, - Such a sweet girl
nei thad sst ekki mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og en mig vardi, - Before I knew it
hver mig stardi, - Every boy would gaze at me
eins og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls at Forget-Me-Nots
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 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 and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay
En vestur landi, - But out west
g hjnabandi. - I stumbled into marriage
Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a girl
lagdi sinn vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerkana, - Loving American
svo g kyssti og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En illt var efni, - Then I discovered
hann var damla svefni, - When he spoke in his
og th reyndist hann, - And I out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was very after all
grey, - Just a poor Icelander
islenskt grey, - a poor Icelander
sem islenska mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic girl
En n er nnur ldin, - has since changed
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go every night
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys me Forget-Me-Not
Og piltarnir their skjlfa, - And shiver
their segja vid sig sjlfa, - They say to
nei, th setydir mr blossandi st. - No, you send me of love
hnoss! - Such luck!
Thvi thad sst ekki stari mey. - there is no sweeter girl.