Luyện nghe bài hát Þad Sést Ekki Sætari Mey

Thad lenti drtti, - It was a delay
ad mdir mn mig tti, - my mother had me
thvi hn var svo gskid grey. - But then she's such a sort
En lknrinn var sttur, - The was fetched
og l hn dttur, - And finally her daughter was born
og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had seen a sweeter girl
En pabbi var sjalfur, - My father spent
alltaf hlfur, - His time at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki sagt nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At he was rather shocked
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But he said, relieved
Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - None 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 fyrr en mig vardi, - Before I it
hver mig stardi, - Every boy would gaze at me
eins og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls gaze at
Their fru ad skjlfa, - shiver
og vid sig sjlfa, - And say to themselves
hn er sorglega stygg, - hard to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But loyal, I think
og thad sst ekki stari mey. - And there is no girl
g lrdi i bernsku, - I learned quite
ad blikka finni ensku, - To speak proper
og min sngrdd var and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay
En landi, - But while out west
g hjnabandi. - I stumbled into marriage
Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a girl
Hann sinn vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerkana, - Loving girls
svo g kyssti og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En illt var efni, - Then I discovered
var damla svefni, - When he spoke in his sleep
og th reyndist hann, - And I out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was very Icelandic all
Islenskt grey, - a poor Icelander
grey, - Just a poor Icelander
sem islenska mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic girl
En n er nnur ldin, - Everything has changed
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go every night
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 st. - No, you send me currents of love
hnoss! - Such luck!
Thvi thad sst ekki stari mey. - Since is no sweeter girl.