Text & Translation
Fuglinn í fjörunni
Icelandic source:
Anon.
hann heitir már,
silkibleik er húfan hans
og gult undir hár.
Fuglinn í fjörunni,
hann er bróðir þinn.
Ekki get ég stigið við þig,
stuttfótur minn.
Birds on the seashore
English translation ©
Oddur Jónsson
a seagull is he,
silky cap upon his head
and yellow under-down.
Bird on the seashore,
brother is to you.
I can’t keep step with you in a dance,
my short-footed friend.
Fuglinn í fjörunni
Icelandic source:
Anon.
Birds on the seashore
English source:
Oddur Jónsson
Fuglinn í fjörunni,
Bird on the seashore,
hann heitir már,
a seagull is he,
silkibleik er húfan hans
silky cap upon his head
og gult undir hár.
and yellow under-down.
Fuglinn í fjörunni,
Bird on the seashore,
hann er bróðir þinn.
brother is to you.
Ekki get ég stigið við þig,
I can’t keep step with you in a dance,
stuttfótur minn.
my short-footed friend.
