Bjork should put out a hymn book. I go to that church.

no guru · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:09 am

I mean, damn, I love this little sweet thing:

VÖKURÓ

Bærinn minn
bærinn minn og þinn
sefur sæll í kyrrð
fellur mjöll
hljótt í húmi á jörð
grasið mitt
grasið mitt og þitt
geymir mold til vors

Hjúfrar lind
leynt við brekkurót
vakir eins og við
lífi trútt
kyrrlátt kalda vermsl
augum djúps
útí himinfyrrð
starir stillt um nótt

Langt í burt
vakir veröld stór
grimmum töfrum tryllt
eirðarlaus
óttast nótt og dag
augu þín
óttalaus og hrein
brosa við mér björt

Vonin mín
blessað brosið þitt
vekur ljóð úr værð
hvílist jörð
hljóð í örmum snæs
liljuhvít
lokar augum blám
litla stúlkan mín

(English, from her website:)

VIGIL

My farm
my farm and yours
sleeps happily at peace
falls snow
silent at dusk on earth
my grass
my grass and yours
keeps the earth til spring

Nesting spring
hid at the hill's root
awake as are we
faith in life
quiet cold spring
eye of the depths
into the firmament
staring still in the night

Far away
wakes the great world
mad with grim enchantment
disquieted
fearful of night and day
your eyes
fearless and serene
smile bright at me

My hope
your blest smile
rouses verse from sleep
the earths rests
silent in arms of snow
lily white
closes her blue eyes
my little girl

jsh · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:12 am

I feel alienated.

no guru · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 12:20 am

goner obnerst Wrote:

I feel alienated.

Surely you know Icelandic? Don't all indie kids??????

Heh. I didn't have a clue that it was a blessing song, just knew it was a lovely pastoral hymn and was suprised at the grasp Bjork has of traditional sacred song structure. Not something she's really exhibited before. Looked up the lyrics on her website. Pretty. Pretty.

The Lemur · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 2:39 pm

I know a certain girl who already attends this church.

jsh · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 2:48 pm

frostingspoon Wrote:

goner obnerst Wrote:

I feel alienated.

Surely you know Icelandic? Don't all indie kids??????

Ohhh, I'm gonna get you for that one, Shaw.

no guru · **Posted:** Thu Nov 25, 2004 3:36 pm

goner obnerst Wrote:

frostingspoon Wrote:

goner obnerst Wrote:

I feel alienated.

Surely you know Icelandic? Don't all indie kids??????

Ohhh, I'm gonna get you for that one, Shaw.

And I deserve it, too.

mutty · **Posted:** Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:03 pm

I am a card carrying member of the Cult of Björk.

jsh · **Posted:** Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:32 pm

I was until Medulla. Like I said, I feel alienated.

butter · **Joined:** Tue Oct 26, 2004 6:34 pm **Posts:** 43

The Lemur Wrote:

I know a certain girl who already attends this church.

yerp.

by the way, vokuro was written by Jorunn Vidar. There's a lovely story about how when Bjork asked her to use her song, Vidar assumed it was because it was a lullaby to a little girl with blue eyes, just like Bjork's daughter. However, Bjork hadn't realized this parallel.

sigh.

lurv.

Bjork should put out a hymn book. I go to that church.

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