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From: AThompson

To: norse_course@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 5:05 AM

Subject: RE: [norse_course] Modern Icelandic texts # 2 / Alan's Translation

Here is my translation of ‘Utan Hringsins’. When doing the translation it reminded me a little of a song by Icelandic popp group Íráfar titled ‘Storir Hringir’. Also below is my attempted translation of the lyrics of the song and I would be grateful for any help/suggestions anyone can give me on it.

Regards

Alan

STEINN STEINARR: UTAN HRINGSINS
Steinn Steinnarr: Outside the Circle


Ég geng í hring
I walk in a circle

í kringum allt sem er.
around everything which is.

Og innan þessa hrings
And within this circle

er veröld þín.
is your world.


Minn skuggi féll um stund
My shadow fell for a (time) while

á gluggans gler.
on the window´s glass
(Is this the window into your world?)

Ég geng í hring
I walk in a circle

í kringum allt, sem er.
around everything which is.

Og utan þessa hrings
And outside this circle

er veröld mín.
is my world.

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Stórir hringir (Vignir/Birgitta)

Large circles

Geng í hringi ég veit þú finnur mig.
(When I) walk in a circle, I know you (will) find me.

Lít á skýin, þau minna mig á þig.
(When I) look at the clouds, they remind me of you.

Breytast í myndir ég legst í grasið
(As they) change into (different) shapes, I lie down in the grass

því að ég vil sjá meira.
because I want to see more.



Stórir hringir og hjartalaga
Large circles and heart-like (heart-shaped? )

sem síðan breytast í þig.
which afterwa rds change themselves into you

Dimmblár himininn hreyfist með þér
The dark-blue sky moves with you

svo allt snýst í kringum þig.
so (that) everything revolves around you.



Leikandi norðurljós lýsa upp myndirnar.
(The) playing Northern Lights light up (illuminate) the shapes

Læt mig dryma um líf á nýjum stað
(It) makes me dream about life in a new place

Ísköld rigningin, rennblautt grasið
The ice-cold rain, the rain-soaked grass

því að ég vil sjá meira.
because I want to see more.



Stórir hringir og hjartalaga
Large circles and heart-like

sem síðan breytast í þig.
which afterwa rds change themselves into you.

Dimmblár himininn hreyfist með þér
The dark-blue sky moves with you

svo allt snýst í kringum þig.
so (that) everything revolves around you.

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