Dag eftir dag
Einsamall a hol
Naunginn Undarlegi,
par sem haninn gol

Enginn vill um hann vita
Og peir benda hvar kjaninn fer
Hann praukar samt afram sjalfur

Veizt um alf ut a hol
Hann ser dyrdlega sol
Og hans augu sja meir
Pau sja heim, falinn peim

Bidd'ann um hjalp,
Pa kemur hann skjott
Hann sem a pusund raddir,
Hvislar sannleikann fljott

Enginn vill hlusta a hann
Eda hljodin I leyndum song
Hann virdist samt ekki vita

Veizt um alf ut a hol
Hann ser dyrdlega sol
Og hans augu sja meir
Pau sja heim, falinn peim

Enginn vill lita til hans
I kofanum sudur med sjo
Hann praukar samt afram sjalfur

Veizt um alf ut a hol
Hann ser dyrdlega sol
Og hans augu sja meir
Pau sja heim, falinn peim

Enginn vill hlusta a hann
Og peir benda hvar kjaninn fer
Hann praukar samt afram sjalfur

Veizt um alf ut a hol
Hann ser dyrdlega sol
Og hans augu sja meir
Pau sja heim, falinn peim


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    TRANSLATION:

    Elf From A Hill

    Day after day Lonely on a hill The strange guy Where the roster crowed

    No one wants to know about him And they point where he goes He still holds out alone

    Do you know about an elve on a hill He can see a glorious sun And his eyes see more They see a world, a hidden world

    Ask him for a help He comes quickly He has one thousand voices Whisper teh truth quickly

    No one wants to listen to him Or the sound in a secret song Which he doesn't know at all

    Do you know about an elve on a hill He can see a glorious sun And his eyes see more They see a world, a hidden world

    No one wants to visit him In the hud in the southwest But still he holds out on his own

    Do you know about an elve on a hill He can see a glorious sun And his eyes see more They see a world, a hidden world

    No one wants to listen to him And they point where he goes But still he holds out on his own

    Do you know about an elve on a hill He can see a glorious sun And his eyes see more They see a world, a hidden world

    bjorkellinaon October 06, 2002   Link
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    does anyone else notice a distinct similarity between this and "Fool On The Hill?"

    pumkinhedon February 14, 2005   Link
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    General Comment

    Yes, it's an Icelandic cover of it she did when she was 11.

    jimmyupton August 02, 2007   Link

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