Börnin Við Tjörnina Lyrics


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ad mà³dir mà­n mig à¦tti, - When my mother had me
thvi hàºn var svo gà­skid grey. - But then she's such a slender sort
En là¦knrinn var sà³ttur, - The doctor was fetched
og loksins à³l hàºn dà³ttur, - And finally her daughter was born
og thà¡d sést ekki sà¦tari mey. - And none had ever seen a sweeter girl
En pabbi var sjaà¡lfur, - My father spent usually
à¡ sjà³num alltaf hà¡lfur, - His time at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - But he could not deny me
Fyrst var hann mjà¶g sleginn, - At first he was rather shocked
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But then he said, relieved
Ad thad sést ekki sà¦tari mey. - None shall ever see a sweeter girl
Sà¦tari mey, - Such a sweet girl
sà¦tari mey, - Such a sweet girl
nei thad sést ekki sà¦tari mey. - There is no sweeter girl
Og fyrr en mig vardi, - Before I knew it
hver strà¡kur à¡ mig stardi, - Every boy would gaze at me
eins og stelpur à¡ gleym-mér-ei. - As girls gaze at Forget-Me-Nots
Their fà³ru ad skjà¡lfa, - They'd shiver
og sà¶gdu vid sig sjà¡lfa, - And say to themselves
hàºn er sorglega stygg, - She's hard to get -
en mjà³g trygg, ad ég hygg, - But very loyal, I think
og thad sést ekki sà¦tari mey. - And there is no sweeter girl
Eg là¦rdi i bernsku, - I learned quite early



[lyrics was taken from http://www.lyrics.my/artists/bjork/lyrics/bornin-vid-tjornina] ad blikkaà¡ finni ensku, - To speak proper English

og min sà¶ngrà¶dd var sweet and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay
En vestur à¡ landi, - But while out west
ég lenti à­ hjà³nabandi. - I stumbled into marriage
Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidpràºda mey - It was sad for such a nice girl
Hann lagdi à­ sinn vana, - He was used to
ad elska* Amerà­kana, - Loving American girls
svo ég kyssti hann og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and said OK
En illt var à­ efni, - Then I discovered deceit
hann var à³damà¡la à­ svefni, - When he spoke in his sleep
og thà¡ reyndist hann, - And I found out
ramm islenskt grey. - He was very Icelandic after all
Islenskt grey, - Just a poor Icelander
islenskt grey, - Just a poor Icelander
sem à¡sà¦dist islenska mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic girl
En nຠer à¶nnur à¶ldin, - Everything has since changed
ég dansa kà¡t à¡ kvà¶ldin, - Now I go dancing every night
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mér-ei. - And boys call me Forget-Me-Not
Og piltarnir their skjà¡lfa, - And they shiver
their segja vid sig sjà¡lfa, - They say to themselves
nei, thຠsetydir mér blossandi à¡st. - No, you send me currents of love
Thvà­là­kt hnoss! - Such luck!
Thvi thad sést ekki sà¦tari mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.