Luyện nghe bài hát Þad Sést Ekki Sætari Mey

Thad lenti drtti, - It was quite a
ad mdir mn mig tti, - my mother had me
thvi hn var svo gskid grey. - But then she's such a slender
En lknrinn var sttur, - The doctor was
og loksins l hn dttur, - And finally her daughter was
og thd sst stari mey. - And none had ever seen a sweeter girl
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My father usually
sjnum alltaf hlfur, - His at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - But he could not me
var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was rather shocked
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But he said, relieved
Ad thad sst stari mey. - None shall ever see a sweeter girl
Stari mey, - a sweet girl
stari mey, - Such a sweet
nei sst ekki stari mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - Before I it
hver strkur mig stardi, - boy would gaze 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 stygg, - She's hard to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But very loyal, I
og thad sst stari mey. - And there is no sweeter girl
g i bernsku, - I learned quite early
ad blikka finni ensku, - To speak English
og min sngrdd var sweet and gay. - And my song was and gay
En vestur landi, - But out west
g hjnabandi. - I stumbled into marriage
Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a girl
lagdi sinn vana, - He was used to
ad Amerkana, - Loving American girls
svo g kyssti hann og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and OK
En illt var efni, - Then I discovered
hann var damla svefni, - When he in his sleep
og th hann, - And I found out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was Icelandic 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, - Everything has since
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go every night
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys call me
Og piltarnir skjlfa, - And they shiver
their segja vid sig sjlfa, - say to themselves
nei, th setydir mr blossandi st. - No, you me currents of love
hnoss! - Such luck!
Thvi thad sst ekki mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.