Icelandic folk song - "Móðir Mín í kví kví"

Here is a version of the Icelandic folk song, Móðir mín í kví kví, played by Seth Sharp and the Black Clock (Seth Sharp, vocals, Hallgrimur on the cello, Jon on the piano)

This song is on our first album, "A Song For You". I was learning Icelandic (at the time of the recording) so my pronunciation is not perfect, but I love the emotional quality of this song. Móðir mín í kví, kví, kvíddu ekki því, því; ég skal ljá þér duluna mína duluna mína að dansa í, ég skal ljá þér duluna mína duluna mína að dansa í.

The picture was taken on Christmas day outside of my window.

This song is available for download at
http://sethsharp.bandcamp.com/track/m-ir-m-n-kv-kv
or at:
I-tunes under band name: Black Clock; song title: Móðir Mín í kví kví.

You can also find our music available at cdbaby.com, rhapsody.com, napster.com, etc. under band name: Seth Sharp and the Black Clock.
www.facebook.com/sethmusic

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[ClassicsHouse]

Hi! I'm trying to learn little bits of Icelandic as a small hobby. I'm not that great or fluent. Anyways, I was at the online radio station Lett Bylgjan listening to Christmas music. I finally found where they have the playlist and the songs on the playlist have the above titles: i spilun nuna / naesta lag. I can't seem to find a translation for spilun on an online dictionary or going through a "book" dictionary on Amazon.com What does "spilun" mean?

[sethsharp1]

@ClassicsHouse Hi, spilun means, playing. So, they are saying what is playing on the air at the moment and then the next song that is coming up. There is a dictionary called, ordabok.is, which is pretty good. You have to pay for it but not that much. Enjoy!

[sindribe]

Þetta er drulluflott hjá ykkur, maður fær alveg gæsahúð :)

[sethsharp1]

@sindribe Takk kærlega!

[MYLOVEDEARFLEA]

Thank you so much, I'm so stressed today, this helped a lot slowing me down :)

[sethsharp1]

@MYLOVEDEARFLEA My pleasure! Glad it helped.

[JohannBjorn]

In the old days in Iceland unwanted newborn were carried outside to freeze to death, the story behind this song is of a young mother who had to carry out her baby and months later she is invited to this dance but she cant go because she dosen't have a dress. On the night of the dance she goes outside and hears singing and she finds a floating white figure the ghost of her newborn singing to her. The song drives her insane with grief and guilt and she never recovers. This is the song she heard.

[thomm1986]

My mother in the pen, pen

don't you worry for, for

I shall loan you these rags of mine

rags of mine to dance in

I shall loan you these rags of mine

rags of mine to dance in

[THEVITKI33]

The Scandinavian music, as a whole, is a music that goes deep into the human heart!

[Gwynsek]

So lovely,beautiful Icelandic culture,hope muslim culture spread,which has already reached the Island by its small community of followers ,does not threaten it with time, as they soon do,whenever they start to grow in numbers.

[MagneaK96]

@ClassicsHouse spilun means in playing.. like the song Móðir mín í kví kví is playing :) spilun means that :)

[shakama2]

I miss the snow :(

[237cupcake]

@Steinininininininini what does that mean in english

[Steinininininininini]

@beini321 Eitt þroskaðasta comment sem ég hef nokkurn tíman séð.

[Jaquzze]

@beini321 Snillingur

[beini321]

ég hlusta alltaf á sorglefa tónlyst þegar ég er búinn að skíta, til að mynnast bræðra minna sem féllu fyrir hönd klósettsins :,(

[NotOnlySelfLover]

@MrMetalbassist13 As a translator to be I tend to the opinion that any good translation of non-specialized and literary texts requires human brains, not electronic ones.

[Luiginnn]

@ClassicsHouse dude... i spilun nuna / naesta lag means "is playing / next song" lmao