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Fuglinn í fjörunni

by Anon.

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Fuglinn í fjörunni
Icelandic source: Anon.

Fuglinn í fjörunni,
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

Bird on the seashore,
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.

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