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Gefið þið m​é​r í staupi strax - Give me a dram of wine

from FUNI by FUNI

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    Featuring 18 tracks of Icelandic traditional songs and hymns. It comes in a beautifully designed 3 fold digipak with a 36 page illustrated booklet containing notes about the songs and full lyrics in both Icelandic and English.

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Several versions of this song are published in the book “Íslensk þjóðlög” by Bjarni Þorsteinsson. I chose this one as it is suitably vulgar for a drinking song.

lyrics

English lyrics follow the Icelandic ones.

Gefið þið mér í staupi strax
stirðan háls að væta,
annars verð ég ei til taks
óðar þráð að tæta,-
þungt er mér um mál;
en ef Bakkus í mig fer,
eg fæ munn sem stál;
þá er ég viss á móti mér
að mana sánkti Pál.

Hér er kvenfólk, hér er vín,
hér er nóg til gleði;
kalli nú hver á sætu sín,
setjist niður og kveði-
eða á eitthvert sprund,
“ekki´ er undir einum skjól”
ofurlitla stund.
Töpuð er mín tvinna sól,
ég tek þá næstu í mund.

English

Give me a dram of wine, without delay,
to wet my rusty throat,
or else I will not be available
to weave the threads of my ode,
as I find difficulty in talking.
However, if Bacchus enters me,
I soon get a mouth like steel,
and I am sure to provoke St Paul
against me!

Here are the ladies, here is wine,
here we are joyful enough.
Now let everyone call upon his sweetheart,
to sit down and recite some poetry,
or else call some maiden,
"There is no shelter with one"
for the short while!
My woman has got lost,
I take the next one in my hand!

credits

from FUNI, released June 1, 2004
Bára Grímsdóttir - vocal
Chris Foster - guitar

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FUNI Reykjavik, Iceland

FUNI, an old Icelandic word meaning flame or fire, are Bára Grímsdóttir & Chris Foster. Since 2001, they have been breathing new life into great songs that have been hidden away in old recordings, old books and manuscripts for too long. They also add new songs to the tradition. Bára and Chris tour widely in Europe, as well as Iceland and Britain. They have also played in China and the USA. ... more

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