Songs

Tengdamæðurnar

by Atli Heimir Sveinsson From Gamansöngvar 'Humourous Songs' (1981)

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Tengdamæðurnar
Icelandic source: Anon.

Ef sumir vissu um suma
það sem sumir gera við suma
þegar sumir eru frá,
þá væru ekki sumir við suma
eins og sumir eru við suma
þegar sumir eru hjá.

The Mothers-in-Law
English translation © Oddur Jónsson

If some knew about some
what some do to some
when some are away,
then some would not treat some
like some treat some
when some are around.

Tengdamæðurnar
Icelandic source: Anon.

The Mothers-in-Law
English source: Oddur Jónsson

Ef sumir vissu um suma
If some knew about some
það sem sumir gera við suma
what some do to some
þegar sumir eru frá,
when some are away,
þá væru ekki sumir við suma
then some would not treat some
eins og sumir eru við suma
like some treat some
þegar sumir eru hjá.
when some are around.

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