Í búri
Language: Faroese
Available translation(s): ENG
Kúrir tú litli songfuglur mín,
fjaðursárur í búri,
tagnaðiröddin fögur og fín,
lítið er tær nú um mjödin og vìn,
songfuglur mín, skerður í fangabúri.
Minnist tú leikin um grönan völl
fjaðursárur í búri,
minnist tú gil og dalar og fjöll,
lætt var títt flog og rödd tínsnjöll,
minnini öll fána í fangabúri.
Durvar tú longu, hövd undir vong,
fjaðursárur í búri,
kanska tú droymir um fuglasong,
ástarleik yvir grönu ong
árini mong sloppin úr fangabúri.
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- ENG English (Leivur Djurhuus) , "In A Cage", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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In A Cage
Language: English  after the Faroese
Dejected you, my little songbird,
Moulting in a cage,
Silencing voices beautiful and fine,
Of little use is mead and wine for you,
My songbird, restrained in a cage.
Remember the games on green fields,
Moulting in a cage,
Remember hills, valleys and mountains,
Smooth was your flight, and voice was high-pitched,
Memories all fade in a cage.
Slumber already with head under a wing,
Moulting in a cage,
Maybe you dream of bird songs,
Making love over green fields,
Many years have escaped the cage.
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- Translation from Faroese to English copyright © 2023 by Leivur Djurhuus, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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