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 var sttur, - The doctor was fetched
og l hn dttur, - And finally her daughter was born
og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had ever seen a sweeter
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My spent usually
sjnum alltaf hlfur, - His 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 ekki stari mey. - None shall see a sweeter girl
Stari mey, - Such a sweet
stari mey, - a sweet girl
nei thad sst ekki stari mey. - There is no sweeter
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - I knew it
hver strkur mig stardi, - Every boy gaze at me
og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls gaze at Forget-Me-Nots
Their fru ad skjlfa, - They'd
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 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 out west
g lenti hjnabandi. - I stumbled marriage
Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a nice
Hann lagdi sinn vana, - He was to
ad Amerkana, - Loving American girls
svo g kyssti hann og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and 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 grey. - He was very Icelandic after all
Islenskt grey, - Just a poor
islenskt grey, - Just a Icelander
sem sdist mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic girl
En n er nnur ldin, - Everything has since
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing every
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys call me
Og piltarnir skjlfa, - And they shiver
segja vid sig sjlfa, - They say to themselves
nei, th setydir mr blossandi st. - No, you send me of love
Thvlkt hnoss! - luck!
Thvi sst ekki stari mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.