I have recently shared covers of interpreters from France, Russia, Argentina and the United States, so to continue going around the world I will share with you a small fragment of a well-known Icelandic hymn.
this is heyr himna smiður, written by Kolbeinn Tumason on his deathbed at the Battle of Víðines in 1208.
Heyr, himna smiður,
hvers er skáldið biður.
Komi mjúk til mín
miskunnin þín.
if you want to hear the full version here is an interpretation of the band Árstíðir at the train station in Wuppertal, Germany
Full Lyrics:
Heyr, himna smiður,
hvers er skáldið biður.
Komi mjúk til mín
miskunnin þín.
Því heit eg á þig,
þú hefur skaptan mig.
Eg er þrællinn þinn,
þú ert drottinn minn.
Guð, heit eg á þig,
að þú græðir mig.
Minnst þú, mildingur, mín,
mest þurfum þín.
Ryð þú, röðla gramur,
ríklyndur og framur,
hölds hverri sorg
úr hjartaborg.
Gæt þú, mildingur, mín,
mest þurfum þín,
helzt hverja stund
á hölda grund.
Send þú, meyjar mögur,
málsefnin fögur,
öll er hjálp af þér,
í hjarta mér.
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