Bjrk - A SSt Ekki STari Mey Lyrics

Thad lenti drtti, - It was quite a delay

ad mdir mn mig tti, - When my mother had me

thvi hn var svo gskid grey. - But then she's such a slender sort

En lknrinn var sttur, - The doctor was fetched

og loksins l hn dttur, - And finally her daughter was born

og thd sst ekki stari mey. - And none had ever seen a sweeter girl

En pabbi var sjalfur, - My father spent usually

sjnum alltaf hlfur, - His time at sea half-drunk

svo hann gat ekki lengur sagt nei. - But he could not deny me

Fyrst var hann mjg sleginn, - At first he was rather shocked

en seinna sagdi hann feginn. - But then he said, relieved

Ad thad sst ekki stari mey. - None shall ever see a sweeter girl

Stari mey, - Such a sweet girl

stari mey, - Such a sweet girl

nei thad sst ekki stari mey. - There is no sweeter girl

Og fyrr en mig vardi, - Before I knew it

hver strkur mig stardi, - Every boy would gaze at me

eins og stelpur gleym-mr-ei. - As girls gaze at Forget-Me-Nots

Their fru ad skjlfa, - They'd shiver

og sgdu vid sig sjlfa, - And say to themselves

hn er sorglega stygg, - She's hard to get -

en mjg trygg, ad g hygg, - But very loyal, I think

og thad sst ekki stari mey. - And there is no sweeter girl

g lrdi i bernsku, - I learned quite early

ad blikka finni ensku, - To speak proper English

og min sngrdd var sweet and gay. - And my song was sweet and gay

En vestur landi, - But while out west

g lenti hjnabandi. - I stumbled into marriage

Thad er sorglegt fyrir sidprda mey - It was sad for such a nice girl

Hann lagdi sinn vana, - He was used to