A keresés eredménye oldal 45

The Invention

And for thanking
The oddness of simply being
A curious, singular soul
Complex in its calm and tempest
 
Tell me why it may be
Tell me where you are going
Tell me
 
And at dawn
When everything changes colour
And we watch appear
A world full of beauty and sorrow
 
Tell me why it may be
Tell me where you are going
Tell me where we are from
Tell me
And tell me why it may be
Tell me where we are
Tell me
Why?
 
And for belonging
To the people of the book
Pretending to understand
The enigmas of the universe
 
Tell me why it may be
Tell me where you are going
Tell me where we are from
Tell me, tell me
And tell me why it may be
Tell me where we are
Tell me why
 

In a Castle

Sound asleep upon his look-out
There above, the knight is sitting

Can You Imagine?

Can you imagine?
It must be wonderful,
You and I alone one night, Maria
 
Can you imagine?
One night for loving each other
without having to be apart, Maria
 
Can you imagine?
Embraced in the calm
Of a closed bedroom, Maria
No friends, no stares, no song
That distracts us
 
Can you imagine?
This love that is pure fire,
Without obstacles and naked, Maria
 
Can you imagine?
You covered with my body,
Me wrapped up with yours, Maria
 
Can you imagine?
It must be wonderful
You and I alone one night, Maria
 
Can you imagine?
One night for loving each other
Without having to be apart, Maria
 
Can you imagine?
Embraced in the calm
Of a closed bedroom, Maria
No friends, no stares, no song
That distracts us
 
Can you imagine?
This love that is pure fire,
Without obstacles and naked, Maria
 
Can you imagine?
You covered with my body,
Me wrapped up with yours,
Maria
Maria
Maria
 

Speakers Are Blasting

You don't need to lie
When you upload pics of your trips
Different location of where you are
So you won't give me clues
It's useless to trick me
I'm not running after you
Look at how worried I am
Update my Stories and you will see
 
My speakers are blasting
I'm drinking beer
And you thought
That you deceived the stupid guy
 
I'm worried
By kissing another mouth
I'm worried
By kissing another mouth
 

Sky

Listening to my own heartbeat, that irregular rhythm
I am quietly in thought, not wanting to be disturbed by anyone
We used to hug to so tightly, yet we’ve let go so easily
That feeling is so subtle, how should I put it
 
Splitting time into two opposites, ending your kindness towards me, dissolving our reliance on each other
 
In the sky that you left behind, I’m like a kite looking for a dream
After the rain, will there be a clear sky to see
I quietly gaze at the sky, trying to find the emotion that had been lost
I could only smile and wait for the rainbow after the storm
 
Listening to my own heartbeat, that irregular rhythm
I am quietly in thought, not wanting to be disturbed by anyone
We used to hug to so tightly, yet we’ve let go so easily
That feeling is so subtle, how should I put it
 
Splitting time into two opposites, ending your kindness towards me, dissolving our reliance on each other
 
In the sky that you left behind, I’m like a kite looking for a dream
After the rain, will there be a clear sky to see
I quietly gaze at the sky, trying to find the emotion that had been lost
I could only smile and wait for the rainbow after the storm
 
In the sky that you left behind, I’m like a kite looking for a dream
I quietly gaze at the sky, trying to find the emotion that had been lost
 

I

When I strip away my sleek appearance, when I take off my mascara
When I take off my heels, will I still be able to stand tall
If one day the applause fades away, will there still be anyone smiling at me
If I stop the singing and dancing, am I still important
 
The girl in my mirror with a stranger's face
Which one is the real me, and which one is fake
 
I define my life with the love from others, afraid of emptiness
I forgot if I should let my dreams cover up that young girl
If you see me now in this form,
scared and weak
Will you leave, or will you tell me, that you love me even more
 
If one day my stage becomes smaller, will there still be anyone to see me
If I am not good enough anymore, who's gonna come and give me a hug
 
The girl in my mirror with a stranger's face
Which one is the real me, and which one is fake
 
I define my life with the love from others, afraid of emptiness
I forgot if I should let my dreams cover up that young girl
If you see me now in this form,
scared and weak
Will you leave, or will you tell me, that you love me even more
 
I'm scared of having no love to define my empty existence
I forgot that I should be honest and face my younger self
 
If you see me now in this form,
crawling in the corner
Will you avoid me, or will you tell me that you love me even more
Will you avoid me, or will you tell me that you love me even more
 

Guardian Angel

The sound from the street
Silent but we are already awake
Can we stay here forever?
 
See the moon from the balcony
We can leave the world outside
And if you aren't here
Who am I then?
 
Because I can't breathe without you
I promise everything will work out
If you're weak, I will be strong
With you I will manage everything
 
There isn't anyone more beautiful than you
Everytime you look at me like now
Time is standing still
Stay here tonight
 
Our hearts beat in time
I will always be your guardian angel
 
The lights are down
But I see you shining like gold
And I hold you so near
 
Dry your tears
You know I've done it a thousand times before
But if you aren't here
Who am I then?
 
Because I can't breathe without you
I promise everything will work out
If you're weak, I will be strong
With you I will manage everything
 
There isn't anyone more beautiful than you
Everytime you look at me like now
Time is standing still
Stay here tonight
Guardian angel
 
Because I can't breathe without you
I promise everything will work out
If you're weak, I will be strong
With you I will manage everything
 
Our hearts beat in time
I will always be your guardian angel
 

Animal World

Courting here and there
Animals don't necessary need fangs
The way to profess love is either being polite or not caring
To swallow a lover
While appearing gentle and elegant
The mantis feels wrong as she shows her old scars
 
There are always scares during courtship
Since [lovers] keep hanging upside-down when afraid
Abandoning their tails when there is no way out
If there's no way to assimilate it, then be its parasite
The worst case is to decompose together
 
Trying hard to evolve, laughing at how fake the animal world is
Our ancestors have hid their true selves1
There must be a better way than hurting each other in love
Who will be the one that yields first
 
There's no need to evolve, since we're all fools in the animal world
Exaggerating ourselves for love's sake
You discard love once you get it, it's too late to cover the hateful humanity
Therefore, people always suffer from loneliness
 
Reindeer have planned to meet under the tree
Promising to wander around the world together
With bells on, they are still struggling to head in that direction
If a jackal bravely puts on a wedding dress [for his mate]
She would laugh at him for having read fairy tales
 
Stop evolving, don't let the animal world be too fake
We should all show our true selves2
There is no better way than hurting each other in love
Just follow the survival of the fittest and let our scars heal themselves
 
Pretending to evolve, trying hard to be different from animals
In order to act noble and elegant
Under humans' rotting desires, there's no time to obliterate their animal nature
Forget it, we're too lazy to struggle
 
Humans use sand, wanting to build the Tower of Babel of their dreams
Willing to sacrifice everything for their greed
Driving expensive cars and owning multiple houses3
In the end, they end up with nothing left
 
Don't be afraid, we are all born alone
 

• 1. literally 'grind away their claws and fangs'
• 2. literally 'show our claws and fangs'
• 3. literally 'nests'

Live My Life

I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna dance
To live my life,la la la la
 
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna enjoy
To live my life, la la la la
 
Opa!
 
Sometimes the rain comes
To clean the wounds
Sometimes only a raindrop
Could beat the drought
 
So why we cry? For what?1
If a sorrow hurts, just forget it
So why we cry? For what?
If that's the life, let's live it, la la la
 
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna dance
To live my life, la la la la
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna enjoy
To live my life, la la la la
 
I'm gonna live the moment
To understand the destiny
I'm gonna hear in silence
To find out the path
 
So why we cry? For what?
If a sorrow hurts, just forget it
So why we cry? For what?
If a sorrow hurts,just forget it, la la la
 
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna dance
To live my life, la la la la
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna enjoy
To live my life, la la la la
 
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna dance
To live my life, la la la la
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna enjoy
To live my life, la la la la
 
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna dance
To live my life, la la la la
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna enjoy
To live my life, la la la la
 
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna dance
To live my life, la la la la
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna enjoy
To live my life, la la la la
 
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna dance
To live my life, la la la la
I'm gonna laugh, i'm gonna enjoy
To live my life, la la la la
 

Night has fallen

Night has fallen
you wait for me
my chest is pounding
to kiss you again.
 
Our love
will not break
even if they talk a lot
and they make you cry.
 
I don't want to see
crystal eyes
wet with tears
whose fault it is not.
 
Listen to me
stop crying
I have always been yours
you have to be mine
 
They say that a love
is only for two
and that it's easier
to make it walk
when one falls
the other one lifts.
 
when one falls,
the other one lifts.
 
Night has fallen
you wait for me
my chest is pouding
I want to kiss you.
 

Not for me

My dream is to rip off a star, give it to you,
So that it illuminates you the path.
And if I don't come again, in the twilight and delirium,
I'm trying to make a dream come true.(x2)
 
Oh, this love has driven me crazy,
Oh, you look so beautiful this evening,
But you are not for me.
 
And if I don't come again, in the twilight and delirium,
I'm trying to make a dream come true.
 
Oh, this love has driven me crazy,
Oh, you look so beautiful this evening,
But you are not for me.
 
And if I don't come again, in the twilight and delirium,
I'm trying to make a dream come true.
 
Don't go to bed, stay with me a little longer.
I will look for peace and essence in your eyes.
(x2)
 
Oh, this love has driven me crazy,
Oh, you look so beautiful this evening,
But you are not for me.
 
And if I don't come again, in the twilight and delirium,
I'm trying to make a dream come true.
 
Oh, this love has driven me crazy,
Oh, you look so beautiful this evening,
But you are not for me.
 
And if I don't come again, in the twilight and delirium,
I'm trying to make a dream come true.
 

The Waterman

Hey! Who wants to drink
water as ice-cold as a loveless kiss?
Hey! Nobody comes to me.
 
So that our love
won’t be let down,
I’m going abroad,
but I’ll be back soon.
 
But you, my only love, will you be waiting for me?
Do you swear you’ll be thinking about me?
A kiss sealed the oath.
 
Alas, alas! Sincere heart!
On board a steamship, sad and lonely,
the waterman gets away, crying.
 
They saw him sobbing,
recalling an image
and kissing a curl of hair.
The only token of love!
 
Alas, alas! Sincere heart!
On board a steamship, sad and lonely,
the waterman is already dreaming of coming back.
 
The wind was collecting
all the sorrows of his heart

Only those who know yearning

Only who knows yearning
knows what I am suffering!
Alone and disjoined
from all joy,
I look up at the firmament
to the yonder side.
 
Ah! the one who loves and knows me
is far away.
I get dizzy, my entrails
are burning,
Only who knows yearning
knows what I am suffering!
 

Cruel Love

Still can't help myself - I look at this cruel man
What's so charming about them?
Such malice, only draws me closer in
I know they shall be replaced, still my heart feels occupied
 
Perhaps in a past life I owe you a kiss
Then how shall this enrage me?
So used to my close ones asked me, why do I await you?
And I learn to say this absolution, wholly has my heart
 
I like it when you let me drown, like it when you let me cry
To keep us up, belittlement feels just as fulfilling
I like your lack of affection, I like your character so heartless
And if you, shall find out, you would like to mistreat me too
Then forever I will allow you to cruelly love me
 
Sweet and peaceful harmony, granted by benevolent heaven
What of it shall interest me?
Whoever treats me right, towards them I feel unmoved
Somehow bad men who come my way, are all charming men
 
Tales of lovers around the world are similar
Through turmoil and mayhem
Bravery is having had suffered and loathed someone wrong
What's heartfelt pleases not mankind, but heartache does
 
I like it when you let me drown, like it when you let me cry
To keep us up, belittlement feels just as fulfilling
I like your lack of affection, I like your character so heartless
And if you, shall find out, you would like to mistreat me too
Then I shall wish you love me forever more
 
I like it when you let me drown, like it when you let me cry
To keep us up, belittlement feels just as fulfilling
I like your lack of affection, I like your character so heartless
And if you, shall find out, you would like to mistreat me too
Then forever I will allow you to cruelly love me
 

Loose Ends

I don't know if you'll come back
So you can hear this love song
That I've kept in your place
I sing in my prayers suffocating the pain
 
I wish I was somewhere else
To think that distance doesn't exist between us
In the silence of a glance
Talking to you in secret without you hearing my voice
 
I don't know if you'll come back
If you want to come back
We have loose ends
This story is unfinished
 
Think of us wherever you are
Go back in time that time wasted
We were everything without you knowing
That everything is so little for one who loved so much
 
I don't know if you'll come back
If you want to come back
We have loose ends
This story is unfinished
 
I don't know if you'll come back
If you want to come back
We've got loose ends
This story is unfinished
 
We've got loose ends
This story is unfinished
 

Give everything back!

There’s a Hungarian flag on the Ipolyság1but Komárom2is still waiting
The walking bridge in Pozsony3and the ruins of the castle of Kassa4
The people of Losonc, Rozsnyó, Ungvár are hanging on our motto:
Give everything back, give everything back, everything, give everything back!
 
Gives us back all the mountains and vallies of our beautiful Felvidék!5
Give us back every single oak of our dense forests!
Give everything back, give everything back, everything, give everything back!
 
In the valley of the Vág6a Hungarian song soars, high up to the sky
And our watch fires are still burning on the peaks of the Carpathian Mountains
The water of Nyitra, Ipoly and the little Hernád are still clear
But they’ll turn red if we don’t get everything, everything back!
 

• 1. An area which was taken from Hungary in the Treaty of Trianon (1920) but it was taken back later and it belonged to Hungary again until 1945.
  A Hungarian flag was erected there in 1938, that’s what this line is referring to.
  
• 2. A city that was cut into a southern and northern section according to the Treaty of Trianon (1920).
  The northern part belongs to Slovakia (Czechoslovakia back then) and the southern part belongs to Hungary.
  
• 3. A city that was taken from Hungary in the Treaty of Trianon.
  
• 4. Another Hungarian area that was given to Czechoslovakia in the Treaty of Trianon.
  
• 5. The northern edge of Hungary that got annexed to Czechoslovakia.
• 6. A river.
  

Look, from the mountains and vales

Look, from the mountains and vales
vanish the sunlight’s last rays.
Look, now are darkening shadows
spreading on pastures and meadows
summits and gloaming have wed:
O, how the glaciers are red!
 
Look down there onto the lake!
Homeward the cattle again

Mindkét oldalt, most már

Angyalhaj fürtjei és hullámzása
És jégkrémvárak a levegőben
És tollkanyonok mindenhol
Így nézett a felhőkre
 
De most csak eltakarják a napot
Mindenkire esik és havazik
Annyi mindent megtettem volna
De a felhők az utamba kerültek
 
Most mindkét oldalról megnéztem a felhőket
Fentről le és valahogy mégis
Ezek felhő illúziók, emlékszem
Igazából egyáltalán nem ismerem a felhőket
 
Holdak és júniusok és óriáskerekek
A szédült tánc, amit érzel
Mint minden mese valóra válik
Én így néztem a szerelemre
 
De most ez csak egy újabb műsor
És nevetve hagyod őket, amikor elmész
És ha érdekel, ne tudasd velük
Ne add ki magad
 
Most már mindkét oldalról megnéztem a szerelmet
Adni-kapni és valahogy mégis
Ez a szerelem illúziói amire emlékszem
Tényleg nem ismerem a szerelmet
 
Könnyek, félelmek és büszkeség
Hangosan kimondani: 'Szeretlek'.
Álmok és tervek és cirkuszi tömegek
Így néztem az életre
 
Ó, de most régi barátok furcsán viselkednek
És csóválják a fejüket, és azt mondják, hogy megváltoztam
Nos, valami elveszett, de valami nyert
A mindennapi életben
 
Most már mindkét oldalról szemléltem az életet
Győzelemből és vereségből, és valahogy mégis
Ezek az élet illúziói, emlékszem
Tényleg nem ismerem az életet
 
Most már mindkét oldalról szemléltem az életet
Fentről és lentről és mégis valahogy
Ezek az élet illúziói, emlékszem
Tényleg nem ismerem az életet
 

Your Ingebjørg

So many thousand drops drip down
and hair and makeup fall apart
And the steps I'm walking all alone
carry me only halfway home
 
Because you loved me so quietly,
I heard only what I wanted eagerly
 
The city is so empty now, without you
And I am Lost on lost avenues
All I have is a bill to remember you,
that I must pay,
for every day
I was your Ingebjørg
 
The last guest has said so long
And I, I think I'm by myself.
Then with the night you come along
so close that I can almost touch
 
And you love me so quietly
Could you stay a bit, dear sweetie?
 
For Oslo is so empty now, without you
And I am Lost on lost avenues
All I have is a bill to remember you,
that I must pay,
for every day
I was your Ingebjørg
 
The gold,
We were to
find, you and I,
before the clouds came by
You had the bow
I had the arrow
And we shot ourselves free
 
Oh, I'm so empty now without you
And I get lost on lost avenues
All I have is a bill to remember you,
that I must pay,
for every day
I was your Ingebjørg
 

L.A. Love Song

Do you still remember last summer at the airport in Los Angeles?
You were holding a bouquet of flowers looking pure
Looking around in the arrival hall
Afraid that my appearance would disappear by your side
 
You said this city has the dreams you weaved
On the road where the speed limit is only 90
I looked out the window expectantly
Letting you drive to places we don't know
 
Sunset Boulevard, Santa Monica
The map of love turns out to be like this
Above the City, around the highway
You are my heaven
 
Santa Barbara, Pasadena
The disillusionment of love turns out to be growth
Above the clouds, round the shadow
Losing our way is also a direction
 

Mortal

Versions: #1
[Verse 1]
They say that I'm a fairy, they say that I'm not real
I'm some weird newcomer, new resident, that's what they say
They say I'm a gnome, I'm not flesh nor blood
I have witches' abilities, sorcerer, that's what they say
 
[Pre-Chorus]
But even though I believe in miracles
I can't do magic
 
[Chorus]
When it hurts, the knives in my heart turn
I'm shaking like every human, mortal
If this ends, if love ends tonight
I break like every human, mortal, mortal
 
[Verse 2]
They say that worries do not weigh on me at all
They speak about it with their eyes burning, secret knowledge surrounds me
They can see my tears, but they do not hug me
And it's easy to tell children to watch out for strangers
 
[Pre-Chorus]
But even though I believe in miracles
I can't do magic
 
[Chorus]
When it hurts, the knives in my heart turn
I'm shaking like every human, mortal
If this ends, if love ends tonight
I break like every human, mortal, mortal
 
[Bridge]
I wound, when you hold me like that, the pain only gets stronger
I'm yours now that you want to leave, and the door closes
 
[Chorus]
When it hurts, the knives in my heart turn
I'm shaking like every human, mortal
If this ends, if love ends tonight
I break like every human, mortal
Mortal, mortal
 

a következő

a legszebb mesékkel kábítottál engem,
mint a kaszált fű, úgy illatoztál,
és én, mint egy gyermek, megremegek
mindig, mikor magam mellett érezlek
 
minden szégyen nélkül meghódítottál,
négy fal közé zártál,
még nézem a helyet, ahol álltál,
bánatom, vajon megbántad-e valaha is?
 
refr.
hogyan élsz most nélkülem,
vajon mellette teljesülnek az álmaid?
mikor éjszaka belopakodsz,
mint egy vétkes,
vajon ő is ugyanúgy mosolyog rád?
 
vajon ismeri az összes pillantásodat,
vajon hűséges hozzád úgy, mint én?
mikor éjjelente mellette fekszel,
azt vajon boldogságnak hívod,
vagy ő csak a következő?
 
tudom, fáj minden bánat, és minden vereség,
de ez itt veled még mindig nem múlik,
még égnek az orcáim, ha visszaemlékezem,
még mindig a bőröm alatt érezlek
 
refr.
hogyan élsz most nélkülem,
vajon mellette teljesülnek az álmaid?
mikor éjszaka belopakodsz,
mint egy vétkes,
vajon ő is ugyanúgy mosolyog rád?
 
vajon ismeri az összes pillantásodat,
vajon hűséges hozzád úgy, mint én?
mikor éjjelente mellette fekszel,
azt vajon boldogságnak hívod,
vagy ő csak a következő?
 
vagy ő csak a következő?
 

Goldstone

Goldstone stands in the hall,
spreading his garlands,
the farmer stands and listens
hearing how the runes dance
 
Look now at the peasant,
as he dances and sings.
 
'Hear now, wealthy farmer,
you ought watch your boys,
for it is on each Christmas night
that I find them in my halls
 
They gave me so terrible a fight,
with a silver bowl,
had I not had the farmer's debt
I would have tied their tongues.
 
They gave me so terrible a fight,
with a silver milk jug,
had I not had the farmer's debt,
they'd have heard the last of it.
 
I've taken notice of your sheep
from cliffs and blue combes,
give me that one smallest ram,
which frolics in his red coat!'
 
'You have sailed for fifteen years
for free upon those vessels,
I've received no payment in this time,
it seems such a long time to wait.'
 
'Go down onto the beach,
have no more with you,
step on board the ship,
where you will find your treasures!
 
Go down onto the beach,
there you'll find much for your efforts
take with you that little chest,
the keys hang in the locks!
 
Therein lies a silken cloth,
like nothing you own,
sewn by my daughter Lindin
when she still lived at home.
 
Therein sits a silver mug,
which stands four feet tall,
I swear an oath with faith
that it's paid well many fines.
 
My son-in-law's name is Niklas,
he lives just there nearby,
he's become a good neighbor to me,
as well as I can see it.
 
My lady's name is Málfrú,
the most lovely wife,
I myself am named good Goldstone,
and the homestead called Hillside.
 
My lady's name is Málfrú,
the fairest woman,
I myself am named good Goldstone,
and the homestead called the Grove.
 

Mammy Blue

Mammy, mammy, mammy blue, ooo mammy blue
Mammy, mammy, mammy blue, ooo mammy blue
 
Why your house is so empty
Why is it closed day and night
Ah mammy tell me where you are, aaahy tell me
After walking for so long
I want to take comfort myself here
To be a child again, aaahy for you
 
(Mammy, mammy, mammy blue, ooo mammy blue
Mammy, mammy, mammy blue, ooo mammy blue)
 
I went very far away, I realise
I left thinking and believing that possessed
A great love more beautiful than you
Aaahy mammy
That love that didn't last
That love that left me defeated
I come to you
Mammy, mammy blue
 
(Mammy, mammy, mammy blue, ooo mammy blue
Mammy, mammy, mammy blue, ooo mammy blue) 2X
 

The Bright Sun Is Rising

The bright sun is rising
The bright sun is rising
Over the woods
 
A soldier shot
A soldier shot
Into the linden tree
 
- Oh, dear maiden, you lilly,
- Oh, dear maiden, you lilly,
Give me your word!
 
- Oh, dear lad, you clover,
- Oh, dear lad, you clover,
I won't give my word to a soldier.
 
- It's hard to grow for a little tree
- It's hard to grow for a little tree
In a green wood
 
That's how hard it is for me, a young lad,
That's how hard it is for me, a young lad,
Without a girl...
 

Emptiness (04)

It's just...
-look-
I wanted to show you a lot
about life, people, politics, books
and other things like that,
like it usually happens in the movies that taught you love
For us to live an exciting life,
to have wild sex,
and laugh with other noj exciting people,
saying jokes that only the two of us can understand
For me to tease you but you not be upset,
and shooting it down saying something like:
'Quit the crap babe
I know you better than the palm of my hand.'
For us to be staying in bed at noons,
you sleeping on my chest,
and me reading whatever
Drinking coffe and playing backgammon in some balcony
that overlooks other balconies
where old people are patiently waiting for their time to come,
a random noon of a random summer,
when heat melts the clocks,
and hours pass by unseen
But fuck
The timing was bad
I had my own issues
And your post-teen phase wasn't helpful at all
And I guess in the end we're not as interesting as we thought
And maybe we should just accept that
Maybe all relationships are like that,
some more and some less
Maybe everything runs its circle
And -yes I know- I have to accept
reality as it is
and move onnhassd on that
 
But here's the thing...
it's this weird
relationship of mine with endings
that I could never manage
You want to 'keep talking' in spite of that eventually
Well we'll see
PS. The place where we greeted each other the first time
happened to be the exact same as the place we said goodbye the last
A pedestrian street outside of a metro station
Here's how even us -the unspecial ones- lived something reminiscent of a movie!
 

Yule Lads Poem

I wish to tell a tale
about those old lads,
who came here in times before
to our farm homes.
 
They were seen up in the fells,
— as many do know —
all lined up in one trail
down to the homes below.
 
Grýla, she was their mother,
she gave them giant’s milk,
but father Leppalúði
was of lamentable ilk.
 
The Yule Lads as they were named,
— at Yuletide they were due —
and one by one did they come,
but never two by two.
 
There were thirteen
of these gentlemen,
and they wished not to peeve
all folk at once
 
So into the door they snuck
and took apart the lock.
And most of all they searched all through
the pantry and kitchen.
 
With cunning smiles and sneers
they would hide here and there,
prepared with all of their tricks
when people weren’t near.
 
And still should they be seen,
they were wont to come
to tease people — and disturb
the peace of their home.
 
Sheep-cote Clod came first,
built firm as a tree.
Into the sheepfold he would sneak
to play with the farmer's sheep.
 
He meant to suck the ewes' milk,
— which they liked not at all,
for the wretch had feet stiff like wood
— well, this did not go well.
 
Gully Gawk was the next,
with his grey old head.
He snuck down from the gorge
and in the barn he leapt.
 
He hid himself in the stables
as he stole the froth,
while the friendly milkmaiden
chatted with the farmhand.
 
Stubby was named the third,
stumpy he was.
He snatched himself a cooking pan
whenever he could.
 
He ran away then with his prize
and collected the bits
which sometimes burned and stuck to
the bottom here and there.
 
The fourth lad came, Spoon Licker,
thin was he in shape.
He became mischievous
when the cook was not around.
 
And like lightning he then leapt,
grasping the stirring spoon,
He held it with both his hands
for sometimes it would slip.
 
Then fifth came the Pot Scraper,
a silly lad he was.
When children were given pieces,
he came to tap the door.
 
The children rushed to see themselves
if truly they had a guest.
Then he’d hurry over to the pot
and have himself a fest.
 
Then came Bowl Licker, the sixth,
of startlingly poor ilk.
From underneath the bed frame
he stuck his ugly head.
 
When the people would set down their bowls
for the cat and dog,
he sprang out to grab them
and lick them clean he would.
 
Seventh was the lad Door Slammer,
— quite obscene he was.
If people wished at twilight
to catch themselves a rest.
 
But he was not especially
downtrodden that night
if he could roughly bang on
doors and hear them thud.
 
Skyr Gobbler, the eighth one,
frightfully dim lad,
He’d knock upon the skyr tub
with his fist ‘til it broke.
 
He gobbled it by himself
gaping his mouth with food,
until he felt so full
he had to moan and howl.
 
The ninth was Sausage Swiper,
shifty and clever,
He climbed upon the rafters
and pilfered from there.
 
On a wood beam he sat
masked in soot and smoke,
and stuffed himself with sausage
without any care.
 
The tenth lad was Window Peeper,
odd little man,
Who snuck up to the window
And looked in through it.
 
If something did lie therein
and caught his sly eye,
most often later
to swipe it he would try.
 
Eleventh was the Door Sniffer,
— never had a cold,
yet he had such a funny
and oversized nose.
 
He caught scent of bread loaf
there upon the hills,
and smooth like a smoke cloud to
the sweet scent he ran.
 
Then Meat Hook, the twelfth one,
knew many different tunes,
He frolicked in the countryside
on mass of Thorlak's Day1.
 
He snatched himself a small bite,
when the coast was clear.
But sometimes it was too short,
that one hook of his.
 
Thirteenth was the Candle Beggar,
-- it was cold that night,
if he was not the last of them
on that Christmas eve.
 
He trailed behind the children,
who smiled happy and glad,
and ran about the farmland
with their tallow lights 2.
 
Then on Christmas night itself
-- so goes the story --
the lads, they all sat about
and stared at all the lights.
 
Then away they scampered,
through all the frost and snow.
On the thirteenth day, the last one
of the lads would go.
 
Long since in the mountainlands
have all their tracks faded.
But the memories have turned
into art and song.
 

• 1. 23rd of December, date of the death of the patron saint of Iceland (Þorlákur Þórhallsson)
• 2. candles commonly used in the Middle Ages

Go, mother, to see my boyfriend.

Go, mother, to see my boyfriend
Who‘s sad ‘cause he can‘t talk with me,
And I‘ll go with you, if you like.
 
He‘s so sad he‘ll die if he doesn‘t see me

Az Ami

Hamarosan szembe kell nézz
Az igazsággal a mögött, ahogy érzel
És inkább bár sose tudnám
Meg tennék bármit, bármit
Hogy ne mutassam be magamnak azt, ki vagyok
Ez hasztalan szenvedés
A csúf részem kicsinál
Ahogy belőlem táplálkozik
 
De ez az, az ami
Nem tudod, hogy élj ezzel, az ami
De ez az, az ami
Lehetetlennek tűnik
De magamra öltöm ki is vagyok igazán
Akkor is ha egy kurva kölke, vagy egy rettegő gyerek
Akkor ez az, ami
 
Hamarosan szembe kell vele nézz
Egy vírus vagy, az emberi faj
És én sose, sose tudhatom
Megtettem e mindent, mindent
Hogy ne érezzem azt, amit érzek
Ez a pince ördöge seggbe rúgja
az angyalom a fellegekben
 
De ez az, az ami
Nem tudod, hogy élj ezzel, az ami
De ez az, az ami
Lehetetlennek tűnik
De magamra öltöm ki is vagyok igazán
Akkor is ha egy kurva kölke, vagy egy rettegő gyerek
Akkor ez az, ami
 
Ne lökj el, ne ölj meg
Ez az, ami mer' ez az, ami
Ne játssz velem, ne zavarj ezzel
Ez az ami, mer' ez az ami
Ne kérdezz, ne mondd meg
Ez az ami, mer' ez az ami
Ne lökj el, ne ölj meg
Ez az, ami mer' ez az, ami
Ne fuss el, honnan jöttél
Mer' ez az, ami
És Én, én
 
De ez az, az ami
Nem tudod, hogy élj ezzel, az ami
De ez az, az ami
Lehetetlennek tűnik
De magamra öltöm ki is vagyok igazán
Akkor is ha egy kurva kölke, vagy egy rettegő gyerek
Akkor ez az, ami
 

Elemi Szükségletek

Nem kéne úgy tennem, mint aki darabokra szakadt
De a vér nem tűnik mély vörösnek a sötétben
Körülvesz
Lehet lefagytam a harctól
A fájdalom hozzám tartozik
De a szereteted körülvesz
Körülvesz, körülvesz
 
Nem érzek éhséget, nem kell levegő
Vér van az ereimben, mert tudom, hogy itt vagy
Nem kell menedék, semmi se kell
Az ok amiért itt vagyok
Nem tudtad, hogy te vagy minden elemi szükségletem
 
Lehet megbénít az elmém
A hallgatásod kísért a fejemben
És mindig megtalálnak
Lehet így éreztem
Majdnem elfelejtettem emlékezni is
Emlékeztet, emlékeztet, emlékeztet
 
Nem érzek éhséget, nem kell levegő
Vér van az ereimben, mert tudom, hogy itt vagy
Nem kell menedék, semmi se kell
Az ok amiért itt vagyok
Nem tudtad, hogy te vagy minden elemi szükségletem
 
Nem érzek éhséget, nem kell levegő
Vér van az ereimben, mert tudom, hogy itt vagy
Nem kell menedék, semmi se kell
Az ok amiért itt vagyok
Nem tudtad, hogy te vagy minden elemi szükségletem
 

The dreams

The most beautiful fairy smiled,
when she saw the glimmer of a pale star,
which as a soft thread, white and silent,
winds around the spindle of her blonde sister.
 
And again she smiles, for into her spinning wheel
the thread of the fields has become entangled.
 
Behind the thin curtain of the bedroom
the garden opens, wrapped in golden light.
 
The cradle, almost in shadows. The child slumbers.
Two busy fairies bear its company
and spin delicate ivory and silver flakes
from the dreams.
 

Forever

On the other side of the road
Something is waiting
Open the door. I break the key placed in my heart
And immediately I go on a trip
 
Sweet dreams and memories
Forever, forever
Aiming to an unknown city
Forever, forever
Without turning back
Until I catch something
 
Day and night, night and day
Now I go though a lonely way
Dreams swell in my pocket
Of Gingham check, yes
A love story with a ribbon for you
Skyscrapers soar over the clouds
When I see them, if I push the accelerator, looks like I can fly through the sky
 
Sweet dreams and memories
Forever, forever
Aiming to an unknown city
Forever, forever
Without turning back
Until I catch something
 
Day and night, night and day
Now I go though a lonely way
 
Sweet dreams and memories
Forever, forever
Aiming to an unknown city
Forever, forever
Without turning back
Until I catch something
 
Sweet dreams and memories
Forever, forever
Aiming to an unknown city
Forever, forever
Without turning back
Until I catch something