A Sest Ekki Saetari Mey lyrics

Thad lenti i dr?tti, - It was quite a delay

ad m?dir min mig ?tti, - When my mother had me

thvi hun var svo giskid grey. - But then she`s such a slender sort

En l?knrinn var s?ttur, - The doctor was fetched

og loksins ?l hun d?ttur, - And finally her daughter was born

og thad s?st ekki s?tari mey. - And none had ever seen a sweeter girl

En pabbi var sjaalfur, - My father spent usually

a sj?num alltaf halfur, - His time at sea half-drunk

svo hann gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - But he could not deny me

Fyrst var hann mj?g sleginn, - At first he was rather shocked

en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But then he said, relieved

Ad thad s?st ekki s?tari mey. - None shall ever see a sweeter girl

S?tari mey, - Such a sweet girl

s?tari mey, - Such a sweet girl

nei thad s?st ekki s?tari mey. - There is no sweeter girl

Og fyrr en mig vardi, - Before I knew it

hver strakur a mig stardi, - Every boy would gaze at me

eins og stelpur a gleym-m?r-ei. - As girls gaze at Forget-Me-Nots

Their f?ru ad skjalfa, - They`d shiver

og s?gdu vid sig sjalfa, - And say to themselves

hun er sorglega stygg, - She`s hard to get -

en mj?g trygg, ad ?g hygg, - But very loyal, I think

og thad s?st ekki s?tari mey. - And there is no sweeter girl

?g l?rdi i bernsku, - I learned quite early

ad blikkaa finni ensku, - To speak proper English

og min s?ngr?dd var sweet and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay

En vestur a landi, - But while out west

?g lenti i hj?nabandi. - I stumbled into marriage

Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidpruda mey - It was sad for such a nice girl

Hann lagdi i sinn vana, - He was used to

ad elska* Amerikana, - Loving American girls

svo ?g kyssti hann og sagdi OK. - So I kissed him and said OK

En illt var i efni, - Then I discovered deceit

hann var ?damala i svefni, - When he spoke in his sleep

og tha 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 as?dist islenska mey. - Who wanted an Icelandic girl

En nu er ?nnur ?ldin, - Everything has since changed

?g dansa kat a kv?ldin, - Now I go dancing every night

og thiy kalla mig gleym-m?r-ei. - And boys call me Forget-Me-Not

Og piltarnir their skjalfa, - And they shiver

their segja vid sig sjalfa, - They say to themselves

nei, thu setydir m?r blossandi ast. - No, you send me currents of love

Thvilikt hnoss! - Such luck!

Thvi thad s?st ekki s?tari mey. - Since there is no sweeter girl.
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