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 a slender sort
En lknrinn var sttur, - The was fetched
og loksins l hn dttur, - And finally her was born
og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had ever a sweeter girl
En var sjalfur, - My father spent usually
sjnum hlfur, - His time at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - But he could not me
Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was rather
en seinna sagdi feginn. - But then he said, relieved
Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - shall ever see a sweeter girl
Stari mey, - Such a girl
stari mey, - a sweet girl
nei sst ekki stari mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og en mig vardi, - Before I knew it
hver strkur mig stardi, - Every boy would at me
eins og gleym-mr-ei. - As girls gaze at Forget-Me-Nots
fru ad skjlfa, - They'd shiver
og sgdu vid sig sjlfa, - And say to
hn er sorglega stygg, - hard to get -
en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But loyal, I think
og sst ekki stari mey. - And there is no sweeter girl
g lrdi i bernsku, - I quite early
ad blikka finni ensku, - To 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 sinn vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerkana, - Loving American
svo g kyssti hann og sagdi OK. - So I him and said OK
En var efni, - Then I discovered deceit
hann var damla svefni, - When he spoke in his
og th reyndist hann, - And I out
islenskt grey. - He was very Icelandic after all
Islenskt grey, - Just a Icelander
islenskt grey, - Just a poor
sem sdist islenska mey. - Who an Icelandic girl
En n er nnur ldin, - Everything has changed
g dansa kt kvldin, - Now I go dancing night
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mr-ei. - And boys me Forget-Me-Not
Og piltarnir their skjlfa, - And they
their segja vid sig sjlfa, - 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.