sag sest ekki satari mey

bjork ’un gling glo albumunun sekiizinci sarkisidir.

thad lenti í drætti, - it was quite a delay
ad módir mín mig ætti, - when my mother had me
thvi hún var svo gískid grey. - but then she’s such a slender sort
en læknrinn var sóttur, - the doctor was fetched
og loksins ól hún dóttur, - and finally her daughter was born
og thád sést ekki sætari mey. - and none had ever seen a sweeter girl
en pabbi var sjaálfur, - my father spent usually
á sjónum alltaf hálfur, - his time at sea half-drunk
svo hann gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - but he could not deny me
fyrst var hann mjög sleginn, - at first he was rather shocked
en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - but then he said, relieved
ad thad sést ekki sætari mey. - none shall ever see a sweeter girl
sætari mey, - such a sweet girl
sætari mey, - such a sweet girl
nei thad sést ekki sætari mey. - there is no sweeter girl
og fyrr en mig vardi, - before i knew it
hver strákur á mig stardi, - every boy would gaze at me
eins og stelpur á gleym-mér-ei. - as girls gaze at forget-me-nots
their fóru ad skjálfa, - they’d shiver
og sögdu vid sig sjálfa, - and say to themselves
hún er sorglega stygg, - she’s hard to get -
en mjóg trygg, ad ég hygg, - but very loyal, i think
og thad sést ekki sætari mey. - and there is no sweeter girl
ég lærdi i bernsku, - i learned quite early
ad blikkaá finni ensku, - to speak proper english
og min söngrödd var sweet and gay. - and my song was sweet and gay
en vestur á landi, - but while out west
ég lenti í hjónabandi. - i stumbled into marriage
thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprúda mey - it was sad for such a nice girl
hann lagdi í sinn vana, - he was used to
ad elska* ameríkana, - loving american girls
svo ég kyssti hann og sagdi ok. - so i kissed him and said ok
en illt var í efni, - then i discovered deceit
hann var ódamála í svefni, - when he spoke in his sleep
og thá 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 ásædist islenska mey. - who wanted an icelandic girl
en nú er önnur öldin, - everything has since changed
ég dansa kát á kvöldin, - now i go dancing every night
og thiy kalla mig gleym-mér-ei. - and boys call me forget-me-not
og piltarnir their skjálfa, - and they shiver
their segja vid sig sjálfa, - they say to themselves
nei, thú setydir mér blossandi ást. - no, you send me currents of love
thvílíkt hnoss! - such luck!
thvi thad sést ekki sætari mey. - since there is no sweeter girl.