Það Sést Ekki Sætari Mey lyrics
Song information
Artist: Bjork Album: Gling Gló
Lyrics
Thad lenti í drætti Ad módir mín mig ætti Thvi hún var svo gískid grey
En læknrinn var sóttur Og loksins ól hún dóttur Og thád sést ekki sætari mey
En pabbi var sjaálfur A sjónum alltaf hálfur Svo hann gat ekki lengur sagt nei
Fyrst var hann mjög sleginn En seinna sagdi hann feginn Ad thad sést ekki sætari mey
Sætari mey Sætari mey Nei thad sést ekki sætari mey
Og fyrr en mig vardi Hver strákur á mig stardi Eins og stelpur á gleym-mér-ei
Their fóru ad skjálfa Og sögdu vid sig sjálfa Hún er sorglega stygg En mjóg trygg, ad ég hygg Og thad sést ekki sætari mey
Ég lærdi I bernsku Ad blikkaá finni ensku Og min söngrödd var sweet and gay
En vestur á landi Eg lenti í hjónabandi Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprúda mey
Hann lagdi í sinn vana Ad elska ameríkana Svo ég kyssti hann og sagdi ok
En illt var í efni Hann var ódamála í svefni Og thá reyndist hann, ramm islenskt grey
Islenskt grey Islenskt grey Sem ásædist islenska mey
En nú er önnur öldin Eg dansa kát á kvöldin Og thiy kalla mig gleym-mér-ei
Og piltarnir their skjálfa Their segja vid sig sjálfa Nei, thú setydir mér blossandi ást Thvílíkt hnoss! Thvi thad sést ekki sætari mey
Translation: There is no sweeter girl
It was quite a delay When my mother had me But then she's such a slender sort
The doctor was fetched And finally her daughter was born And none had ever seen a sweeter girl
My father spent usually His time at sea half-drunk But he could not deny me
At first he was rather shocked But then he said, relieved None shall ever see a sweeter girl
Such a sweet girl Such a sweet girl There is no sweeter girl
Before I knew it Every boy would gaze at me As girls gaze at forget-me-nots
They'd shiver And say to themselves She's hard to get - But very loyal, I think And there is no sweeter girl
I learned quite early To speak proper english And my song was sweet and gay
But while out west I stumbled into marriage It was sad for such a nice girl
He was used to Loving american girls So I kissed him and said ok
Then I discovered deceit When he spoke in his sleep And I found out, he was very icelandic after all
Just a poor icelander Just a poor icelander Who wanted an icelandic girl
Everything has since changed Now I go dancing every night And boys call me forget-me-not
And they shiver They say to themselves No, you send me currents of love Such luck! Since there is no sweeter girl
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
"Gling Gló" album track list
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