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Sigur Rós:Starálfur

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Song Of The Day
Starálfur
was the Song of the Day on
July 09, 2008
Sigur Rós
Gold

This song is performed by Sigur Rós and appears on the album Ágætis Byrjun (1999) and on the album Hvarf-Heim (2007).

  

[edit] Icelandic

Blá nótt yfir himininn
Blá nótt yfir mér
Horf-inn út um gluggann
Minn með hendur
Faldar undir kinn
Hugsum daginn minn
Í dag og í gær

Blá náttfötin klæða mig í
Beint upp í rúm
Breiði mjúku sængina
Loka augunum
Ég fel hausinn minn undir sæng

Starir á mig lítill álfur
Breytir mér í, en hreyfist ekki
Úr stað – sjálfur
Starálfur

Opna augun
Stírurnar úr
Teygi mig og tel (Hvort ég sé ekki)
Kominn aftur og alltalltílæ
Samt vantar eitthvað
Eins og alla vegginna

(Starir á mig lítill álfur)
(Breytir mér í)

Úr stað – sjálfur
Ég er...

[edit] English Translation

Blue night over the sky
Blue night over me
Disappearing out the window
With my hands
Hidden under my cheeks
I think about my day
Today and yesterday

I put on my blue pajamas
Go straight to bed
I caress the soft covers
Close my eyes
I hide my head under the sheets

A little elf stares at me
Turns me in, but doesn't move
From his place – himself
A staring elf

I open my eyes
The crusts come off
I stretch myself and check (If I haven't)
Once again and everything is okay
Still there is something missing
Like all the walls

(A little elf stares at me)
(Turns me in)

From his place – himself
I am...

[edit] Credits/Additional info

Composed by Sigur Rós.

The strings in Starálfur are palindromic; they are the same forwards and backwards. The song Avalon consists of an alternate take of an instrumental passage from Starálfur slowed to around one-third its original speed. Also, this song has been featured on the movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.

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