I am the grit in the gears, the missing bolt, I am the poker of sticks into spokes. I like to know how things work, but sometimes when I take them apart and rebuild them, I have a few pieces left over. I am a man, so I tend to leave reading the instructions until after it goes wrong. And like all men I have a comprehensive mental map of the world and never need to ask directions. I never get lost, only sometimes I'm late, or end up in the wrong place entirely. It's what we do.
Friday, 9 February 2007
Sigur Rós:Starálfur
Starálfur
Artist: Sigur Rós
Albums: Ágætis Byrjun (1999)
Composers: Jón þor Birgisson
Kjartan Sveinsson
Orri Páll Dýrason
Georg Holm
Blá nótt yfir himininn
Blá nótt yfir mér
Horf-inn út um gluggann
Minn með hendur
Faldar undir kinn
Hugsum daginn minn
Í dag og í gær
Blá náttfötin klæða mig í
Beint upp í rúm
Breiði mjúku sængina
Loka augunum
Ég fel hausinn minn undir sæng
Starir á mig lítill álfur
Hleypur að mér en hreyfist ekki
Úr stað – sjálfur
Starálfur
Opna augun
Stírurnar úr
Teygi mig og tel (hvort ég sé ekki)
Kominn aftur og alltalltílæ
Samt vantar eitthvað
Eins og alla vegginna
I lived and worked in Iceland for a year.
I might post something about it one day.
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It's gorgeous. You are introducing me to all sorts of new music.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to think of a way to thank you.
ummmmmmmm.....sorry that was me having another 'blonde' moment......i think what i meant to say was that i've always wanted to see the aurora borealis..........and if it sings, then this is what i imagine it to sound like.........haunting.....moving...
ReplyDeleteyes, i think i've got it right this time.....smile - me
makes me think of Brian Eno and David Ferry... real nice...wish i had time to do the translation...got to be about something. Good stuff!
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