Lofs�ngur
Lofs�ngur or Song of Praise is the national anthem of Iceland. The words are by Matth�as Jochumsson and the musical score by Sveinbj�rn Sveinbj�rnsson. The original anthem was three verses, but only the first is commonly sung.
- �, gu� vors lands! �, lands vors gu�!
- V�r lofum �itt heilaga, heilaga nafn!
- �r s�lkerfum himnanna hn�ta ��r krans
- ��nir herskarar, t�manna safn.
- Fyrir ��r er einn dagur sem ��sund �r
- og ��sund �r dagur, ei meir:
- eitt eil�f�ar sm�bl�m me� titrandi t�r,
- sem tilbi�ur gu� sinn og deyr.
- �slands ��sund �r,
- �slands ��sund �r,
- eitt eil�f�ar sm�bl�m me� titrandi t�r,
- sem tilbi�ur gu� sinn og deyr.
- �, gu�, �, gu�! V�r f�llum fram
- og f�rnum ��r brennandi, brennandi s�l,
- gu� fa�ir, vor drottinn fr� kyni til kyns,
- og v�r kv�kum vort helgasta m�l.
- V�r kv�kum og ��kkum � ��sund �r,
- �v� �� ert vort einasta skj�l.
- V�r kv�kum og ��kkum me� titrandi t�r,
- �v� �� tilbj�st vort forlagahj�l.
- �slands ��sund �r
- �slands ��sund �r
- voru morgunsins h�mk�ldu, hrynjandi t�r,
- sem hitna vi� sk�nandi s�l.
- �, gu� vors lands! �, lands vors gu�!
- V�r lifum sem blaktandi, blaktandi str�.
- V�r deyjum, ef �� ert ei lj�s �a� og l�f,
- sem a� lyftir oss duftinu fr�.
- �, vert �� hvern morgun vort lj�fasta l�f,
- vor lei�togi � daganna �raut
- og � kv�ldin vor himneska hv�ld og vor hl�f
- og vor hertogi � �j��l�fsins braut.
- �slands ��sund �r
- �slands ��sund �r
- ver�i gr�andi �j��l�f me� �verrandi t�r,
- sem �roskast � gu�sr�kis braut.
English translation
- (First verse)
- Our country's God! Our country's God!
- We worship Thy name in its wonder sublime.
- The suns of the heavens are set in thy crown
- By thy legions, the ages of time!
- With Thee is each day as a thousand years
- Each thousand of years, but a day.
- Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,
- That reverently passes away.
- Iceland's thousand years!
- Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,
- That reverently passes away.
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