Artist: Björk
Album: Gling-Gló (1990)
Title: Luktar-gvendur
Lyrics Luktar-gvendurHann veitti birtu á bádar hendur
um bæinn sérhvert kvöld
hann luktar-Gvendur á liðinni öld
Á gráum hærum gloggt var kenndur
við glampa á ljósafjöld
hann luktar-Gvendur á liðinni öld
Hann heyrðist ganga hægt og hljótt
um hverja götu fram á nott
hans hjarta sá med bros á brá
Ef ungan svein og yngismey
hann aðeins sá, hann kveikti ei
en eftirlét þeim rókkur skuggablá
Í endur minning æskutið
hann aftur leit, en ástmey blið
hann örmum vafði fast, svo ung og smá
Hann veitti birtu á bádar hendur
Um bæinn sérhvert kvöld
Hann luktar Gvendur á lidinni öld
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translation:
LANTERN-GVENDUR
He brought light in both his hands
around the town each night
lamplighter-Gvendur from long long ago
By his grey hair he was known
gleaming by the lanterns light
lamplighter-Gvendur from long long ago
He could be heard walking calmly and quietly
down every street during the night
his heart would smile with joy
If a young boy and girl
he saw, he would not light his lamp
leaving them in the shade of darkness
And he reminisced about his youth
and he looked back on his sweet love
when he hugged tight his sweet young girl
He brought light in both his hands
around the town each night
lamplighter-Gvendur from long long ago |
