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H​æ​ttu að gr​á​ta hringaná - Cry not young maid

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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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about

I learnt this song as a child at music school and it has been dear to me since. The words are by Jónas Hallgrímsson and tell of a young girl with a bad toe which Grímur the healer has to amputate. The girl cries bitterly and her friend tries to comfort her with these words.

lyrics

English lyrics follow the Icelandic ones.

Hættu að gráta hringaná
heyrðu ræðu mína.
Ég skal gefa þér gull í tá
þó Grímur taki þína.

Hættu að gráta hringaná
huggun er það meiri.
Ég skal gefa þér gull í tá
þó Grímur taki fleiri.

Hættu að gráta hringaná
huggun má það kalla.
Ég skal gefa þér gull í tá
þó Grímur taki þær allar.

English

Cry not young maid.
Listen to my words
I shall give you gold for a toe
‘though Grímur takes yours.

Cry not young maid.
There is more comfort to come.
I shall give you gold for a toe
‘though Grímur takes more.

Cry not young maid.
Comfort it may be called.
I shall give you gold for a toe
'though Grímur takes them all.

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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