Í dag skein sól á sundin blá og seiddi þá, er sæinn þrá, og skipið lagði landi frá. Hvað mundi fremur farmann gleðja. Það syrtir að, er sumir kveðja. Ég horfi ein á eftir þér, og skipið ber þig burt frá mér. Ég horfi ein við ystu sker, því hugur minn er hjá þér bundinn. En löng ernótt við lok uð sundin. En ég skal biðja' og bíða þín uns nóttin dvín og dagur skín. Þó aldrei rætist óskin mín, til hinsta dags ég hrópa' og kalla, svo heyrast skal um heima alla.
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Text Authorship:
- by Davið Stefansson (1895 - 1964) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Páll Ísólfsson (1893 - 1974), "Í dag skein sól", op. 2 no. 1 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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