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Einsetuma​ð​ur einu sinni

from D​Æ​TUR by Ylja

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This song comes from Bjarni’s collection. It has a refrain as if it were a vikivaki or a dance of some sort. This refrain is well known and used in other Icelandic poems.
The poem is 10 verses long and has been attributed to the poet Guðmundur Bergþórsson (1657–1705) and supposed to be from around 1700. It appeared in print in 1905 titled Birdspoem from annals where Guðmundur was named as the poet but elsewhere the poem has been printed under the name Hermit’s poem without any mention of a poet. The hermit in the poem is not known.

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The hermit once left his shed.
It is said that he found a grove.
Waver of feathers sat there.
The bird sang a lovely song.
He sang there, high up in the blossoming tree,
sweetly in the grove.
The artist remained there for a long while.
He said to the bird,
soon I must return to my shed.
This lovely day will soon come to rest.
The bird sang a lovely song.
I only stay here to hear your song
here in this grove.
The artist remained there for a long while.
Thousand years to you are no more than a day.
The angels sing sweetly,
Lord, make us be able to get there.
The bird sang a lovely song.
To the shore my leaky boat of verse will come
from sailing the great sea of poetry.
The artist remained there for a long while.

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from D​Æ​TUR, released October 12, 2018

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Ylja Reykjavik, Iceland

The folk pop band Ylja was formed in 2008 by guitarists/singers Gígja and Bjartey in Reykjavík, Iceland. With a common passion for vocal harmonies and love for the acoustic guitar, the two friends embarked on a musical journey – always trying to expand and broaden their sense for creativity.

Today Ylja performs as a duet and with various session players depending on the occasion.
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