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(Photo from bjorkish.com.net)

…doesn’t exist, but I’ve always thought of Gling-Gló that way. And turns out it was actually released on Christmas in 1990.

Here are three tracks, with English translations of the (Icelandic) lyrics:

Brestir Og Brak

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjMPKb2p-PM[/youtube]

Crackle and Bang

The commitees are bad, heavy is their load
we will however beat their asses
because we can delay the christmas to march
if only we want to

It is like I hear crackles and bangs
from the awesome power
when you, down in congress, whip their asses
with your thunderous mouth
yes, the ruralparty I break back
like a leaky wreck
yes, maybe I should
lift the house and blow off the green copper roof

Yes, it will make him happy
lighten his dark days
as the small children buy a ki-li-li-lo
of fruits for their belly
yes, merrily I will sing he-le-le-lo
also ding-ding-dong
It will all be sold out
though I seldomly find that we ever have sold enough!

No, it will make him happy
lighten his dark days
as the small children buy a ki-li-li-lo
of fruits for their belly, yes
merrily I will sing he-le-le-lo
and also ding-ding-dong

It will all be sold out
though I seldomly find that we ever have sold enough!
though I seldomly find that we ever have sold enough!
though I seldomly find that we ever have sold enough!

Bella Símamær

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O92ym2j7DuI[/youtube]

Bella the Operator

She’s Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella the operator
not quite born yesterday
she’s Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella the operator
knows something about everyone,
and tells you how long you’ve been on

In lovecalls right of precedence always applies
I ought to know best about that
in humor and beauty she eliminates all others
that Bella, Bella, Bella the operator

Hello hello
yes what is your name?
what do you want with me?
I don’t know you!

Hello hello
oh is that you!
I know you now!
let’s have a truce!
there, you win!

And her eyes are blue and deep and bright
she smiles heartily and laughs

She’s Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella the operator
Not quite born yesterday
More fun and beautiful than any other
Bella, Bella, Bella the operator

Hello hello
yes what is your name?
what do you want with me?
I don’t know you!

Hello hello
oh is that you!
I know you now!
let’s have a truce!
there, you win!

And her eyes are blue and deep and bright
she smiles heartily and laughs

She’s Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella the operator
not quite born yesterday
in humor and beauty she eliminates all others
that Bella, Bella, Bella the operator

She’s Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella the operator
Not quite born yesterday
in humor and beauty she eliminates all others
that Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella
Bella, Bella Bella, Bella
Bella, Bella, Bella the operator

Luktar-Gvendur

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esUXUyN0nAo[/youtube]

Lantern-Gvendur

He brought light in both his hands
around the town each night
lamplighter-Gvendur from long long ago

By his grey hair he was known
gleaming by the lanterns light
lamplighter-Gvendur from long long ago

He could be heard walking calmly and quietly
down every street during the night
his heart would smile with joy

If a young boy and girl
he saw, he would not light his lamp
leaving them in the shade of darkness

And he reminisced about his youth
and he looked back on his sweet love
when he hugged tight his sweet young girl

He brought light in both his hands
around the town each night
lamplighter-Gvendur from long long ago