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M​í​na þá mundi' eg þenja v​æ​ngi út - I would spread out my wings

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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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From 1880 -1890 Vatnsdalur was called the great Tvísöngur (Quint Song) parish. In most other areas the art of two part singing in parallel fifths was dying out. Several farmers in the valley were well known for Tvísöngur singing, amongst them; Lárus Blöndal, magistrate in Kornsá, Kristján Blöndal from Gilsstaðir and Böðvar Þorláksson from Hof who was born in 1872. It is thought that that Tvísöngur was rarely practiced among the general populace after 1925. Like the majority of Quint Songs this song is in Lydian mode.

lyrics

English lyrics follow the Icelandic ones.

Mína þá
mundi´eg þenja vængi út,
ef að sjá
einhvers staðar mætti kút,
hverjum af
aldrei þryti brennivín;
þar á kaf
kýs ég fari sálin mín.

English

I would
spread out my wings,
if I could see
a cask anywhere.
A cask of
never ending spirit;
there, submerged,
I would choose to send my soul.

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from FUNI, released June 1, 2004
Bára Grímsdóttir - vocal

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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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