Brennið þið vitar - an old Icelandic song

[Frizzi95]

Whats with all the nationalists in the comments?

[Undeadguy95]

The icelandic language is in my eyes the best language in the world, fight for it.

[psychonerdgames]

Santa

[Stelpa230894]

When i was younger this song scared me, my father is a captain on a boat and i was allways so afraid when he went out on sea that he would land in a storm and that he would have to sing this song so the lighthouses would turn on.

[Rylan42]

Ég fæ gæsahúð þegar ég hlusta á þetta lag.

I get goosebumps when I listen to this song.

[BinniLee2]

Burn ye beacons!

[TheDarkPan]

Magnificent. Takes one back to the spirit of awe and significance infused in and by the classical epics of cinema.

[Divinemetal]

I love my Beethoven concerts, but I wish that more music like this were commoner in the orchestral repertoire, that I might see it played live without going all the way to Iceland (where at least I *hope* it is still common).

[emeliag11]

Davíð Stefánsson skrifaði þetta nú !

Held einhversstaðar á árunum 1930-40

[FuerzaDeNoche]

im trying to learn old icelandic and this song is great!

[Rotebuehl1]

The composition is a modern one, isn't it? I mean, it sounds like post-Debussy! The words might be old, but I doubt the music itself is "traditional"...

[DezparE]

@Rotebuehl1 It says in the description that the song is at least 50 years old (so, not that old)

[HnodriHudson]

@Rotebuehl1 The composer was my great-grandfathers brother so this piece is from mid 20. century. If I am not mistaking then it was first released 1944 but I'm not 100% sure though.

[Kowaku]

I want to learn icelandic so badly, and I really want to visit the country. Wonderful song, gives me chills! <3

Greetings from Finland!

[BeyondApathy]

@Kowaku Funny, I'm from Iceland and I want to learn Finnish and visit Finland.

Anyway I love Icelandic.

[budleygirl]

This song gives me the chills. Its fantastic.

[cherrybabe121]

Stop it Hetalia.

I'm trying to do a project.

Leave my mind.

[soradluh]

this is the best version of this song, the best performance. Thanks so much

[ceiderduck]

Folk music? Compare with Irish and English folk, there's a heck of a difference. Must be the old norse legacy. Just an amazing sound.

[TheGunnarthor]

Lag: Páll Ísólfsson

[audveltadmuna]

stuðmenn? what the fuck

[svikari]

really cos i get "them fires burn y'know" as a translation

[canadaislive]

Pagan brothers and sisters hold up to the icelandic tongue its the only ancient language thats not completely renewed defend it with your lives

-Saxon holland

[DurhamRebel]

this language is really cool

[OosutoriaFangirl]

Icelandic... That's one of the most beautiful languages in the world! I have to learn it and when I learn I will dedicate my self SO BAD! - Congratulations from Brazil

[alarik36]

@OosutoriaFangirl And icelandic is sometimes so archaic. Like holy, heilagur and hailags in gothic. Light, ljós, liohts, glee or joy, híala and hiala also in gothic etc.

[EchoserVail]

The Icelandic language is so beautiful, please fight for your language and culture.

[marnipet]

The message of the line "Brennið þið vitar" is a plea to see light from the lighthouses to show them their way in hard seas.

But what I like about it is the usage of the word "Brennið" (en: Burn) opposed to something like "light up", which makes this line so powerful. As they use this word, you can picture how the sailors are desperate; it's not enough to see they light, they desire it to be blazing when they see it. Burning so bright as to reignite their hope.

[Skorrdal]

@marnipet Before conventional lighthouses, beacons where lid, because they where common bonfires. From there this terminology is coined. So, the beacons burned - blazed, if you wish - as you put it, just like in the Lord of the Rings, when they wanted to let the people of Rohan know that they were needed in Gondor. This use of fire beacons goes far back into world history. :)

[33dgtp]

omg it's elvish!

[Draksen]

It's simply beautiful - Bravo!

[Draksen]

My islandic friends, keep your language! By all means, keep it! Fight for it, defend it, fight for it! - from France

[NYBaller35]

@Draksen Keep your nation, your blood. Any creature can speak icelandic, any haitian animal can speak french. It is the people that are sacred!, God bless from USA.

[audveltadmuna]

@Draksen same to you

[meliante2]

@Draksen Agreed.

[abcd09618]

@Draksen like spoken from my heart

[konnii1]

@Draksen we thank you my france friend we keep it as long as you keep beeing good in football love from iceland

[HeimirJosefsson]

@Draksen Þakka þér kærlega fyrir! Takk! Thank you! We will preserve it. In fact, we have a policy on names, and we have very few loanwords. Archaic grammar as well. Many of us (myself included) can read old norse from around 1100. Of course it will be preserved!

Icelandic has changed very little for 800 years. This song should be our national anthem.

[Rylan42]

@HeimirJosefsson I'd have to disagree. Ísland er land þitt, or Iceland is your country should be our national anthem. By far.

[harahara1960]

þegar talað er um "old Icelandic" þá hljómar það svolítið svona eins og þjóðlag en þetta er nú ekki svo gamalt. Flott lag, flottur texti, flottur kór, útkoman getur ekki verið annað en hrollur.

[arnihl]

Stuðmenn??????

[LaTerzaPiccarda]

The music is pretty scary :-)

[shelgason]

Eins og hefur komið fram áður er það Karlakórinn Fóstbræður sem syngur.

[shelgason]

Eins of kemur fram á undan þá er það Karlakórinn Fóstbræður sem syngur.

[jamesucel]

Það er sætur tónlist

[feymuz]

@jamesucel ja mjög sætur tónlist og ver mjög gott söngur og vera lika fallegur myndband

[poopinmair]

@jamesucel hahahaha google translate much ?

[beini321]

@jamesucel lol xD

[hildigunnurr]

Stuðmenn eru ekki karlakór! Þrælflott samt, ég held þetta séu Fóstbræður frekar en Karlakór Reykjavíkur án þess að ég sé viss. Snilldarlag!

[Valgeir19]

Lagið er eftir Pál Ísólfsson, við texta Davíðs Stefánssonar. Glæsilegt !

[MsIcelandgirl]

Eitt flottasta og erfiðasta lag sem samið hefur verið fyrir íslenska karlakóra ... FRÁBÆRT! .... gæsahúðin fer alveg með mann!

[yellowtdm900]

Þetta er sungið af Fóstbræðrum en ekki Stuðmönnum. Hef aldrei heyrt í hljómsveit sem hljómar eins og heill karlakór. Annars frábært lag.

[jamesucel]

Þetta er mjög flott

[tungata8]

vá ég elska þetta lag :D

[elvisheepofdoom]

Written in the 50's-60's? to me that's not really that old...

[ausernameee]

that's what u're mom said when I banged her!

[elvisheepofdoom]

Are you done being a churl now?.

[hugrunj]

Well, he said "at least"...

[Valgeir19]

This song was written in 1944. Performed for the first time on June 17th, 1944.

[Illvaettr]

Mjög góðan!

[vidarfreyr]

'Særótið þylur dauðra manna nöfn' ... gæsahúð

[TheHumsti]

þetta er sannkallað klikk verk... samt svo osom :) soundar heilagt fyrir mér.

[lolcat23]

gaaah! þú ert að nauðga íslenskri tungu :S

[jonnierekkisvalur]

Særótið þylur dauðra manna nöfn :')

Þetta er svo geðveikt.

[thorir30]

Stórkostlegt lag!

[peturbjarn]

ynra9:

burn you lighthouses?

the official translation is Burn Ye Beacons, get your facts straight.....but thank you for the upload. Very epic peace!

[frumos90]

Björk siempre empieza sus conciertos con una fragmento instrumental de esta canción. Genial!

[Gunnar125]

Gives me a russian vibe. Stop giving me russian vibes!!!

[TimmYayhooray]

I know exactly what you're saying. That person who marked you down obviously has never heard any Russian things. Lol, I've grown up with bothe Russian and Icelandic.

=]

[lapzap56]

Takk ynra9!

Dette var storslått vakkert!

[hampusluktar]

nej vad snackar ni för skit... detta är bajs med mos

[Asmundsson]

hampusluktar

något du verkar äta i varje mål!

[hampusluktar]

lol, jag bara skrev något.. hade inget o göra

[Asmundsson]

ok hampusluktar.......hehehe

[Mansym]

alveg ágætislag

[torabjorg]

Þetta er karlakór Reykjavíkur ... ekki Stuðmenn!!

Og já... nú langar mig að horfa á Karlakórinn Hekla - mögnuð mynd!

[fatherbobs]

@torabjorg ... Þetta er Karlakórinn Fóstbræður... og það voru Fóstbræður sem sungu fyrir karlakórinn Hekla

[Elvar77]

@torabjorg

Lagið er sungið af Karlakórnum Fóstbræðrum, en undirleik annast Stuðmenn.

[ZinderLoc]

@torabjorg ég stóð í þeirri trú að þetta væri voces thules.

[Valkyriesflight]

vá hvað þetta er Epic!

langar soldið að horfa á Karlakórinn Hekla eftir að hafa heyrt þetta

[MrBaaa]

fæ alltaf gæsahúð þegar ég heyri þetta....ég skelf

[countdechristo]

Sammála með gæsahúðina ;)

[Hyourinmaru007]

THIS...SONG...IS...AMAZING!!!

[steinithorsson]

og kvӕðið eftir Davíð okkar frá Fagraskógi?

Frábӕrt kórlag!

[Vommdoddus]

best.. :')

[karlsefni01]

Beautiful imagery and a great job putting the video together.