Grótti

Grinder

Grótti

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and ancient talesok sögnum fornum

hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
hoï hoï i hoï-i-hihoï hoï i hoï-i-hi
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
that grinder was called Gróttisú kvern hét grótti
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
hoï hoï i hoï-i-hihoï hoï i hoï-i-hi
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
they sang and spun the whetstonesungu ok slungu snúðga-steini

holy beardhélugbarði
giants fetched and carriedjötnar fenju ok menju
mice beggedmýsing bað
they ground saltþær mala salt
he asked them to grind longerhann bað þær mala lengr
holy beardhélugbarði
giants fetched and carriedjötnar fenju ok menju
he asked them to grind longerhann bað þær mala lengr
they ground saltþær mala salt

Wake upvaki þú
if you want to listenef þú hlýða vill
our songssöngum okkrum
and ancient talesok sögnum fornum

hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
hoï hoï i hoï-i-hihoï hoï i hoï-i-hi
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
that grinder was called Gróttisú kvern hét grótti
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
hoï hoï i hoï-i-hihoï hoï i hoï-i-hi
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
they sang and spun the whetstonesungu ok slungu snúðga-steini

he asked them to grind longerhann bað þær mala lengr
they ground saltþær mala salt
he asked them to grind longerhann bað þær mala lengr
they ground saltþær mala salt
they ground a little whileþær mólu litla hríð
before the ships sank downáðr niðr sukku skipin
when the meal falls into the grinder's eyeer særinn fellr í kvernaraugat
it becomes saltyþá varð sær saltr

Wake upvaki þú
if you want to listenef þú hlýða vill
our songssöngum okkrum
and ancient talesok sögnum fornum

hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
hoï hoï i hoï-i-hihoï hoï i hoï-i-hi
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
that grinder was called Gróttisú kvern hét grótti
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
hoï hoï i hoï-i-hihoï hoï i hoï-i-hi
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
they sang and spun the whetstonesungu ok slungu snúðga-steini
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
hoï hoï i hoï-i-hihoï hoï i hoï-i-hi
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
that grinder was called Gróttisú kvern hét grótti
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
hoï hoï i hoï-i-hihoï hoï i hoï-i-hi
hoï hoï i ho-ihoï hoï i ho-i
it becomes saltyþá varð sær saltr

Wake upvaki þú
if you want to listenef þú hlýða vill