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
hn var svo gskid grey. - But then she's such a slender sort
En var sttur, - The doctor was fetched
og loksins l hn dttur, - And her daughter was born
og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had seen a sweeter girl
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My father spent
sjnum alltaf hlfur, - His at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki sagt nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was shocked
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But he said, relieved
Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - None ever see a sweeter girl
Stari mey, - a sweet girl
stari mey, - Such a girl
nei thad sst stari mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - I knew it
strkur mig stardi, - Every boy would gaze at me
eins og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls at Forget-Me-Nots
fru ad skjlfa, - They'd shiver
og vid sig sjlfa, - And say to themselves
hn er sorglega stygg, - She's to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But very loyal, I
og thad sst ekki mey. - And there is no sweeter girl
g i bernsku, - I learned quite early
ad finni ensku, - To speak proper English
og min sngrdd var sweet and gay. - And my 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 lagdi sinn vana, - He was to
ad elska* Amerkana, - American girls
svo g kyssti hann og OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En illt var efni, - I discovered deceit
hann var damla svefni, - he spoke in his sleep
og th reyndist hann, - And I out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was Icelandic after all
grey, - Just a poor Icelander
islenskt grey, - Just a poor
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 thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys call me
Og piltarnir their skjlfa, - And shiver
their segja vid sig sjlfa, - They say to
nei, th setydir mr st. - No, you send me currents of love
Thvlkt hnoss! - luck!
Thvi sst ekki stari mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.