| Vit hava bygt henda stóra býin
| Vit hava bygt henda stóra býin
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| Har streymurin ferðast sum eiturkoppaspinn
| Har streams travel some poison ivy
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| Fær alt við sum rørir seg á ein og hvønn hátt
| Gets everything with some moves in one way or another
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| Frá harraleysum djórum til tjóvar á nátt
| From hairless animals to thieves at night
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| Tokspor røkka víða út og mær leingist heim
| Tokspor smokes out in many places and the maiden longs for home
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| At strekkja míni troyttu bein
| To stretch my trout bones
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| Fólkini ganga eftir vegnum í frakka
| The people walk along the road in coats
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| Her hevur verið so kalt at áirnar frysta
| The army has been so cold that the rivers freeze
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| Ísurin bítur allastaðni hann kann
| The ice bites everywhere he knows
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| Sjálvt tokini venja seg aldrin við kuldan
| Tokini himself gets used to the age of the cold
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| Klokkan fylgir trúføst við tíðini
| The clock faithfully follows the news
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| Skjótt rými eg herfrá, til gongu um eg má
| I quickly evacuate from the army, to go as far as I can
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| Mær tørvar at venda aftur til at liva smærri
| Mær dares to return to liva smærri
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| At vera einsamallur við teimum eg kenni
| To be alone with teams I teach
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| Har eingin hyggur eftir mær við undran
| No one cares about a maiden with wonder
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| Har eg dugi fuglanna sang frammanundan
| Have I enough of the birds singing ahead
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| Tokspor finnast ikki har, men eg veit ein veg
| There are no tracks, but I know one way
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| Ið tó krevur tolsemi | It requires tolerance |