That's my translation. I'm not fluent in Icelandic and I had to use my dictionary for a few words. Dillidillido doesn't seem to have a translation, I suspect it means mother or something similar.
The face outside at the window is the oncoming winter. In Iceland the winters are harsh, dark and cold (in midwinter the sun doesn't even rise).
The second stanza is about longing for spring and playing an Icelandic instrument called the Langspil to pass the long winter months.
The last verse reflects the harshness of winter and lighting candles to try and get spirits up.
It's a lullaby with the promise of spring and it shows the resolution and tolerance of the Icelanders.
That's my translation. I'm not fluent in Icelandic and I had to use my dictionary for a few words. Dillidillido doesn't seem to have a translation, I suspect it means mother or something similar. The face outside at the window is the oncoming winter. In Iceland the winters are harsh, dark and cold (in midwinter the sun doesn't even rise). The second stanza is about longing for spring and playing an Icelandic instrument called the Langspil to pass the long winter months. The last verse reflects the harshness of winter and lighting candles to try and get spirits up. It's a lullaby with the promise of spring and it shows the resolution and tolerance of the Icelanders.