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| Northern Europe: Denmark | |
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| Sigmundarkvæði Yngra Young Sigmundur's Epic | |
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Í Førøyum har búgva høvdingar tveir1 Tróndur og Sigmundur eita teir [Niðurlag] Noregis menn dansið væl í stilli Stillið tykkum allar, riddarar, Noregis menn, dansið væl í stilli Sigmundur búði Skúvoy á Trondur búði í Gøtuvag. [Niðurlag] So grammur var Tróndur, hann tonkti ilt Sigmundur hevur vár' veitslu spilt [Niðurlag] Sigmundur vaknar úr svøvni brátt "Hvør brýtur inn á meg í nátt?" [Niðurlag] "Hann sum brýtur tínar dyr, tað er tann maður, tú háaði fyrr" Stillið tykkum... Stillið tykkum... Dansið væl í stilli... Ein stórur maður í tara lá ongum líkari enn Sigmund’ at sjá [Niðurlag] Ein slíkan enda Sigmundur fekk, hans líki ei í Føroyum gekk [Niðurlag] | |
English Translation | |
In the Faroe Islands lived two chiefs They were named Trondur and Sigmundur [Refrain] Norway's men, dance well in the darkness Stand all ye, knights, Norway's men, dance well in the darkness Sigmundur lived on the island of Skúvoy Trondur lived in Gøtu's bay [Refrain] So furious was Trondur, he thought maliciously "Sigmundur has ruined our party!" [Refrain] Sigmundur wakes up early from his dreams "Who breaks into my house tonight?" [Refrain] "He who broke your door, is the man that you wronged earlier!" Stand ye... Stand ye... Dance well in the darkness... A large man lays in the seaweed It could be no other than Sigmundur [Refrain] Such an end did Sigmundur get, his like never returned to the Faroes [Refrain] Credits Song: Faroese folk song Artist: Kata Music video: Courtesy of Kata Text & translation: Jaiden N. on lyricstranslate.com Selected by: Henry Muldrow Copyright: Fair use principle, for educational purposes. | |
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