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A song about the promise of love and a creature waiting in the clouds.

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Handan við höfin
handan við fjöllin blá,
hulin í móðu,
hvílir mín hjartans þrá.

Dvelur í djúpunum draumveran tær.
Svífur í skýjunum seiðir mig nær.

Frjálsleg, frakklynd, fögur sem hvítagull.
Göfug, vitur, glettin og galsafull.
Finn ég svo vel hvernig hjarta hennar slær.
Finn ég að draumveran færist mér nær.

Ég veit okkur dreymir,
sama lækinn,
sama tunglskinsdansinn.

Ég finn að hún nálgast,
heyri hennar hjarta slá.
Sólin, skýin,
segja mér henni frá.

Finn ég svo vel hvernig hjarta hennar slær.
Finn ég að draumveran færist mér nær.


English translation

Across the seas
over the blue mountains.
Covered in haze
lies my hearts desire.

Dwells in the deep the clear dream creature.
Floats in the clouds, comes ever closer.

Free and frank, beautiful as white gold.
Noble, wise, joyful and full of mischief.

I feel so well how her heart beats.
I feel the Dream being moving closer.

I know we both dream
the same spring,
the same moon dance.

I feel her getting closer,
feel her heart beating.
The sun, the clouds
tell me of her.

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from Kv​ö​ldvaka (Songs by the fire), released May 5, 2009
Svavar Knútur - Acoustic guitar, vocals, musical saw
Hallgrímur Jensson - Cello

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A troubadour of humble beginnings and rural upbringing, Svavar Knútur's music tells stories of love, tragedies, sadness and redemption, looking back at his country's sad and shame-filled history. His voice always seem to strike a chord with his audiences, along with his decadently charming on-stage persona, his concerts at times comprised of stories within stories and songs within songs. ... more

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