Luyện nghe bài hát Þad Sést Ekki Sætari Mey

Thad lenti drtti, - It was a delay
ad mn mig tti, - When my mother had me
thvi hn var svo gskid grey. - But then she's a slender sort
En lknrinn var sttur, - The doctor was
og loksins l hn dttur, - And her daughter was born
og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had ever a sweeter girl
En var sjalfur, - My father spent usually
alltaf hlfur, - His time at sea half-drunk
svo gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was rather
en sagdi hann feginn. - But then he said, relieved
Ad thad sst stari mey. - None shall ever see a sweeter girl
Stari mey, - a sweet girl
stari mey, - Such a girl
nei thad sst ekki stari mey. - There is no girl
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - I knew it
hver strkur mig stardi, - Every boy would at me
eins og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls at Forget-Me-Nots
Their fru ad skjlfa, - They'd
og sgdu vid sig sjlfa, - And say to
hn er sorglega stygg, - hard to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But very loyal, I
og sst ekki stari mey. - And there is no sweeter girl
g lrdi i bernsku, - I learned early
ad blikka finni ensku, - To speak English
og min sngrdd var and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay
En vestur landi, - But while out
g lenti hjnabandi. - I into marriage
Thad er fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a nice girl
Hann sinn vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerkana, - Loving girls
svo g kyssti hann og sagdi OK. - So I him and said OK
En illt var efni, - I discovered deceit
hann var damla svefni, - When he in his sleep
og th hann, - And I found out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was very Icelandic all
Islenskt grey, - Just a Icelander
islenskt grey, - Just a Icelander
sem sdist islenska mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic
En n er nnur ldin, - Everything has changed
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing every
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys call me
Og piltarnir their skjlfa, - And they
their vid sig sjlfa, - They say to themselves
nei, th setydir mr blossandi st. - No, you send me currents of
Thvlkt hnoss! - luck!
thad sst ekki stari mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.