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