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 was born
og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had seen a sweeter girl
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My father usually
sjnum alltaf hlfur, - His at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat lengur sagt nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var mjg sleginn, - At first he was rather shocked
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But he said, relieved
Ad thad sst ekki mey. - None shall ever see a sweeter girl
mey, - Such a sweet girl
stari mey, - a sweet girl
nei sst ekki stari mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og en mig vardi, - Before I knew it
hver strkur mig stardi, - boy would gaze at me
eins og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls gaze at
fru ad skjlfa, - They'd shiver
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 thad sst ekki stari mey. - And there is no sweeter
g lrdi i bernsku, - I learned early
ad blikka finni ensku, - To speak proper
og min var sweet and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay
En landi, - But while out west
g hjnabandi. - I stumbled into marriage
Thad er fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a nice girl
Hann lagdi vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerkana, - Loving girls
svo g kyssti hann og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and OK
En illt var efni, - Then I discovered
hann var svefni, - When he spoke in his sleep
og th reyndist hann, - And I out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was Icelandic after all
Islenskt grey, - Just a Icelander
grey, - Just a poor Icelander
sem sdist islenska mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic
En n er ldin, - Everything has since changed
g kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing every night
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys me Forget-Me-Not
Og their skjlfa, - And they shiver
their vid sig sjlfa, - They say to themselves
nei, th mr blossandi st. - No, you send me currents of love
hnoss! - Such luck!
Thvi sst ekki stari mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.