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Jan​ú​ar (Acoustic version)

from Bil / Between EP by Svavar Knútur

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A song of gratitude for the thankless, appreciation for the unappreciated and love for the unloved. January is the bringer of light and hope, lifting the sun into the sky.

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Janúar

Myrkrið gleypir allt.
En undir snjó með rammri kaldri ró
rumskar janúar,
Rymur hljótt og gyrðir sig í brók

Ýfða yglir brá,
Augu pírð í átt að kaldri sól.
„Þessi fjandi dugar skammt!
Hún liggur flöt en skal á loft!“

Ó janúar, sem enginn ann.
Hve dýrðlegt er þitt vanþakkláta starf?

Sólin rís með hægð,
en bak við tjöldin böðlast Janúar.
Eins og rótari
eða ruslakall á mánudagsmorgni.

Ó janúar, sem enginn ann.
Hve dýrðlegt er þitt vanþakkláta starf?

Og eftir allt, sem hann gaf.
Janúar skríður aftur undir feld.
Þar til skyldan kallar enn á ný,
Eins og snæviþakinn Batman.

Ó janúar, sem enginn ann.
Hve dýrðlegt er þitt vanþakkláta starf
Ég man þig janúar. Ég sé þig janúar.


English translation:

January

Darkness swallows all,

But beneath the snow with stoic, cold resolve.

January stirs.

With a quiet grunt pulls up his pants.



Scowls with a furrowed brow,

piercing eyes towards a freezing sun.

„This disaster will not do!

It lies so flat, but must rise.“



Oh January, the month least loved.

How glorious is your thankless work?



The sun rises gently.

But behind the scenes old January strives.

Like a roadie after the show

or a garbageman on his monday morning shift.



Oh January, the month least loved.
How glorious is your thankless work?



And after all that he gave
,
January crawls back beneath his fur.

Until duty calls him forth once more,

like a snow-covered Batman.



Oh January, the month least loved.

How glorious is your thankless work?

I know you January,
I see you January.

The sun rises gently, in january.
Darkness swallows all, in january.

credits

from Bil / Between EP, released March 11, 2020
Svavar Knútur - Acoustic guitar, vocals
Berta Dröfn Ómarsdóttir - Backing vocals.

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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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