| Frostrósir
| Frost roses
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| Þú komst til að kveðja í gær.
| You came to say goodbye yesterday.
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| Þú kvaddir og allt varð svo hljótt.
| You said goodbye and everything became so quiet.
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| Á glugganum frostrósin grær.
| On the window the frost rose heals.
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| Ég gat ekkert sofið í nótt.
| I could not sleep last night.
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| Hvert andvarp frá einmana sál,
| Every sigh from a lonely soul,
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| hvert orð sem var myndað án hljóms
| every word that was formed without sound
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| nú greindist sem gaddfreðið mál
| now diagnosed as a thorny issue
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| í gervi hins lífvana blóms.
| in the artificial of the inanimate flower.
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| En stormurinn brýst inn í bæ
| But the storm breaks into town
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| með brimgný frá klettóttri strönd,
| with surf from a rocky shore,
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| því reiðum og rjúkandi sæ
| therefore angry and smoky sea
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| hann réttir oft ögrandi hönd.
| he often extends a provocative hand.
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| Því krýp ég og bæn mína bið,
| Therefore I crawl and pray my prayer,
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| þá bæn sem í hjartanu er skráð.
| the prayer recorded in the heart.
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| Ó, þyrmdu honum, gefðu honum grið.
| Oh, spare him, give him peace.
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| Hver gæti mér orð þessi láð?
| Who could tell me these words?
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| Frost Roses
| Frost Roses
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| You came to say goodbye yesterday.
| You came to say goodbye yesterday.
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| You said goodbye and everything was so quiet.
| You said goodbye and everything was so quiet.
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| On the windows the frost rose grows.
| On the windows the frost rose grows.
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| I could not sleep last night.
| I could not sleep last night.
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| Each sigh from a lonely soul,
| Each sigh from a lonely soul,
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| every word that was formed without sound
| every word that was formed without sound
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| now seems like a frostbitten affair
| now seems like a frostbitten affair
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| dressed in the guise of lifeless flowers.
| dressed in the guise of lifeless flowers.
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| But the storm breaks into town
| But the storm breaks into town
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| with waves from the rocky coast,
| with waves from the rocky coast,
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| the angry and fuming sea
| the angry and fuming sea
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| gives often a challenging hand.
| gives often a challenging hand.
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| So I kneel and I say my prayer,
| So I kneel and I say my prayer,
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| the prayer of the heart is recorded.
| the prayer of the heart is recorded.
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| Oh, spare him, give him peace.
| Oh, spare him, give him peace.
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| Who should watch over me in this land? | Who should watch over me in this land? |