Kaldur dropi er eyga hjá tær,
Your eye is a cold drop
aldri tú finnur títt rósufar.
you never found your rose trail
Leita og leita í alla nátt -
Searching and searching every night
slapst tú ikki inn um fjallagátt.
You never let yourself cross the threshold of the mountains.
Droymir teg burtur til dreymanna hav, -
You dream yourself away to the sea of the dreams
i rósufari tú flýgur avstað.
In a rose trail you fly away
Bliðastu tónar og fagrastu sprund
The heartiest sounds and the most beautiful women
rura teg, rura teg, blídligt í blund.
lull you, lull you, gently to sleep.
Kveistra, kveistra nú tárini vekk,
Wipe, wipe now the tears away
kveistra, kveistra nú tárini vekk.
Wipe, wipe now the tears away
Tú skalt fáa gull upp í fullan sekk.
You will get a sackful of gold.
Dreymar bera teg upp um fjøll,
Dreams bear you up into the mountains
leiða teg so aftur í heimahøll.
then they lead you back into the halls of your home
Hví skuldi tú friðleysur leita so fjart?
why should you, outlaw, seek so far?
Lær teg at elska, tað, sum tú sært!
Learn to love that which you see!