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Hann veitti birtu á bádar hendur Um baeinn sérhvert kvöld Hann luktar Gvendur á lidinni öld Á gráum hćrum gloggt var kenndur Vid glampa á ljosafjöld Hann luktar Gvendur á lidinni öld Hann heyrdist ganga hćgt og hljótt Um hverja götu fram á nott Hans hjartasá med bros á brá Ef ungan svein og yngismey Hann adeins sá hann kveikti ei En eftirlét theim rókkur skuggablá Í endur minning ćskutid Hann aftur leit, en ástmey blid Hann órmum vafdi fast svo ung og smá Hann veitti birtu á bádar hendur Um bćinn sérhvert kvöld Hann luktar Gvendur á lidinni öld Hann heyrdist ganga haegt og hljótt Um hverja götu fram á nott Hans hjartasá med bros á brá Ef ungan svein og yngismey Hann adeins sá hann kveikti ei En eftirlét theim rókkur skuggablá Í endur minning aeskutid Hann aftur leit, en ástmey blid Hann órmum vafdi fast svo ung og smá Hann veitti birtu á bádar hendur Um baeinn sérhvert kvöld Hann luktar Gvendur á lidinni öld Hann luktar Gvendur á lidinni öld Translation: Gvendur the lamplighter He shed his light wherever he went Around the town each night Lamplighter-Gvendur of time long past Known by his gray head Light shining off his hair Lamplighter-Gvendur of time long past He could be heard walking quietly Each street at night His wounded heart would yet smile If he spied a young couple He would not light his lamp Leaving them in the shade of darkness And he reminisced about his youth Looking back on his sweet love Hugging tight his sweet young girl He shed his light wherever he went Around the town each night Lamplighter-Gvendur of time long past He could be heard walking quietly Each street at night His wounded heart would yet smile If he spied a young couple He would not light his lamp Leaving them in the shade of darkness And he reminisced about his youth Looking back on his sweet love Hugging tight his sweet young girl He shed his light wherever he went Around the town each night Lamplighter-Gvendur of time long past Lamplighter-Gvendur of time long past
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