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S​ó​lin - The sun

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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My mother, Magnea, has a keen eye for the natural beauty of the seasons. Here are four quatrains by her. I learnt the tune from my dad.

lyrics

English lyrics follow the Icelandic ones.

Yfir landið geisar golan
gulu stráin svigna þá
af snjó og frera fyllist holan
fjúkið skýlir jarðarbrá.

Færir núna fjöllin há
í fagra rauða kjólinn.
Hún er orðin ósköp lág
elsku besta sólin.

Sólin hækkar fönnum fækkar
fossar stækka brúnum á .
Um móa flakka feitir rakkar
freri slaknar vötnum á.

Nú er sól á himni hátt
horfir á skýjarafið.
Þokuslæðan læðist lágt
leggst hún yfir hafið.

English

Across the land the breeze sweeps.
Yellow grasses then bend
under snow and frost fills the hollow.
Snow drifts shield the earth's cheek.

Brings the mountains high
a red dress.
So low in the sky
our beloved sun is.

Sun climbs, snow recedes.
Waterfalls over cliff edges swell.
Fat dogs roam across the moors.
Frost slackens in the lake.

Now the sun, high in the sky,
watches the clouds.
Trailing mist creeps in low
lies over the sea.

credits

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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