Luyện nghe bài hát Þad Sést Ekki Sætari Mey

Thad drtti, - It was quite a delay
ad mn mig tti, - When 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 finally her daughter was
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 lengur sagt nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At he was rather shocked
en seinna sagdi feginn. - But then he said, relieved
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 stari mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og en mig vardi, - Before I knew it
hver strkur mig stardi, - boy would gaze at me
og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls gaze at Forget-Me-Nots
Their fru ad skjlfa, - 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 thad sst ekki mey. - And there is no sweeter girl
g i bernsku, - I learned quite early
ad blikka ensku, - To speak proper English
og min var sweet and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay
En landi, - But while out west
g lenti hjnabandi. - I stumbled marriage
Thad er sorglegt sidprda mey - It was sad for such a nice girl
Hann lagdi vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerkana, - American girls
svo g kyssti og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En var efni, - Then I discovered deceit
hann var damla svefni, - When he in his sleep
og th reyndist hann, - And I out
ramm grey. - He was very Icelandic after all
grey, - Just a poor Icelander
islenskt grey, - a poor Icelander
sem sdist islenska mey. - Who wanted an girl
En n er nnur ldin, - Everything has changed
g kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing every 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 setydir mr blossandi st. - No, you me currents of love
Thvlkt hnoss! - luck!
Thvi thad sst ekki mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.