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 gskid grey. - But then she's such a sort
En lknrinn var sttur, - The doctor was
og loksins l hn dttur, - And her daughter was born
og thd sst stari mey. - And none had ever seen a sweeter girl
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My spent usually
sjnum alltaf hlfur, - His time at sea
svo hann gat ekki lengur nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was shocked
en sagdi hann feginn. - But then he said, relieved
Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - shall ever see a sweeter girl
mey, - Such a sweet girl
stari mey, - Such a girl
nei thad sst ekki stari mey. - is no sweeter girl
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - I knew it
hver mig stardi, - Every boy would gaze at me
og stelpur 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, - She's 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 learned quite
ad finni ensku, - To speak proper English
og min sngrdd var and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay
En landi, - But while out west
g hjnabandi. - I stumbled into marriage
er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a nice girl
Hann lagdi sinn vana, - He was to
ad elska* Amerkana, - Loving American
svo g kyssti hann og OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En illt var efni, - Then I deceit
hann var damla svefni, - he spoke 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 mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic girl
En n er nnur ldin, - Everything has changed
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing every
og kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys call me Forget-Me-Not
Og piltarnir their skjlfa, - And shiver
their segja vid sig sjlfa, - say to themselves
nei, th setydir mr blossandi st. - No, you send me currents of
Thvlkt hnoss! - luck!
Thvi thad sst ekki mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.