Luyện nghe bài hát Þad Sést Ekki Sætari Mey

Thad lenti drtti, - It was quite a
ad mdir mn mig tti, - When my had me
hn var svo gskid grey. - But then she's such a slender 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 father usually
alltaf hlfur, - His time at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat lengur sagt nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was rather
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But he said, relieved
Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - None shall ever see a sweeter
Stari mey, - Such a sweet
stari mey, - Such a girl
nei thad sst ekki stari mey. - is no sweeter girl
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - 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 stygg, - She's hard to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But very loyal, I
og thad sst ekki stari mey. - And there is no girl
g lrdi i bernsku, - I learned quite
ad blikka ensku, - To speak proper English
og min var sweet and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay
En vestur landi, - But while out
g lenti hjnabandi. - I stumbled marriage
Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a nice
lagdi sinn vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerkana, - Loving girls
svo g kyssti hann og 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 hann, - And I found out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was very after all
Islenskt grey, - a poor Icelander
islenskt grey, - a poor Icelander
sem sdist mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic girl
En n er nnur ldin, - has since changed
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing night
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 mr blossandi st. - No, you send me currents of love
hnoss! - Such luck!
Thvi thad sst ekki stari mey. - Since there is no girl.