Text & Translation
Syngur lóa
Icelandic source:
Anon.
lipurt spói vellur,
gaggar tófa í klettakró,
krummahróið gellur.
Sumri hallar hausta fer,
heyrið snjallir ýtar,
hafa fjallahnjúkarnir,
húfur mjallahvítar.
The Golden Plover Sings – Summer’s Passing
English translation ©
Oddur Jónsson
skilful the curlew sings,
The fox cries in the rocks,
the poor raven caws.
Summer passes and autumn comes,
hear you what I say.
On the highest mountain tops,
fall the caps of snow.
Syngur lóa
Icelandic source:
Anon.
The Golden Plover Sings – Summer’s Passing
English source:
Oddur Jónsson
Syngur lóa í laufgum mó,
The golden plover sings in the green meadow,
lipurt spói vellur,
skilful the curlew sings,
gaggar tófa í klettakró,
The fox cries in the rocks,
krummahróið gellur.
the poor raven caws.
Sumri hallar hausta fer,
Summer passes and autumn comes,
heyrið snjallir ýtar,
hear you what I say.
hafa fjallahnjúkarnir,
On the highest mountain tops,
húfur mjallahvítar.
fall the caps of snow.
