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Í Ævir

Mítt hjarta hevur ferðast
í reyðum hita
bláum frosti
longsilin streymar
ígjøgnum æðrar
inn á bein
 
Tað er so langt heim til tín
váli í ævir
á endaleysum gøtum
 
Eg bíði í einsemi
og beri øvund
í allar ævir
inn á tær verur
ið ferðast
har tú ert
 
Tað er so langt heim til tín
váli í ævir
á endaleysum gøtum
villist í kvirruni
náttin legst um varðar
heimbygdin kámast
 
Eg droymdi at eg sá teg
veittra til mín
við aldudalin
men úr mínum hondum
tú rann sum vatnið
við sterkum streymi
 
[Chorus outro]
Villist í kvirruni
váli í náttini
bíði í einsemi
í ævir
 
English
Translation

Forever

My heart has travelled
Through heat so red
And frost so blue
The longing surges
Through my veins
Down to the bone
 
The road home to you is far too long
It seems like forever
Wandering through endless streets
 
I wait in this solitude
Constantly
Jealous
Of those creatures
Who journey
Where you are
 
The road home to you is far too long
It seems like forever
Wandering through endless streets
I lose my way in the silence
Dusk falls over guiding cairns
As my village disappears
 
I dreamt I saw you
Waving at me
From the wave’s through
But from my hands
You slipped like water
In the strongest current
 
[Chorus outro]
I lose my way in the silence
I wander through the night
I wait in this solitude
Forever
 

Translations of "Í Ævir"

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