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Oliver Lyrics

I valholl til forna fagran dreng
Peir faerdu fjotra i
Peir negld'ann svo hatt a krysukross
Og peir kollud'an praela py

Oliver, kaeri
Oliver, maeri
Oliver - Nu rakna pin bond
Oliver, ljufi
Oliver, prudi
Oliver - Nu skjalfa oll lond

Enginn mun skilja prautir paer
Er pola matti hann
Hann gerdi pad fyrir mig og pig
Fyrir allan sannleikann

Oliver, kaeri
Oliver, maeri
Oliver - Nu rakna pin bond
Oliver, ljufi
Oliver, prudi
Oliver - Nu skjalfa oll lond

Oliver, pu faerd sigurlaun, pu faerd sigurlaun
Po kold se pin hond
Oliver, pu faerd sigurlaun, pu faerd sigurlaun
Min elskandi ond
- brjottu bondin nu -

Oliver, kaeri
Oliver, maeri
Oliver - Nu rakna pin bond
Oliver, ljufi
Oliver, prudi
Oliver - Nu skjalfa oll lond

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TRANSLATION:

Oliver

Long time ago in Valhalla a beautiful boy They put in chains They nailed him high on a cross And called him a thrall

Dear Oliver Glorious Oliver Your ties get unwound Oliver Oliver gentle Oliver modest Oliver now all the lands shiver

No one will understand those trial Which he had to tolerate He did it for me and you For all the truth

Dear Oliver Glorious Oliver Your ties get unwound Oliver Oliver gentle Oliver modest Oliver now all the lands shiver

Oliver you get your winnerprize, you get your winnerprize Though your hand is cold Oliver you get your winnerprize, you get your winnerprize My beloved hand Break the ties now

Dear Oliver Glorious Oliver Your ties get unwound Oliver Oliver gentle Oliver modest Oliver now all the lands shiver

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