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Sof​ð​u, unga a​́​stin mi​́​n

from Otherworld by ANÚNA

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SOFÐU, UNGA ÁSTIN MÍN
Composer: Michael McGlynn

Text: Jóhann Sigurjónsson

Soloists: Þórhallur Auður Helgason, Pétur Oddbergur Heimisson, Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir

“Sofðu, unga ástin mín” "Sleep, my young love" was written by Icelandic playwright Jóhann Sigurjónsson, a very beautiful lullaby that features three of the Icelandic members of ANÚNA, Þórhallur Auður Helgason, Pétur Oddbergur Heimisson and Bryndís Guðjónsdóttir. The story is about Fjalla-Eyvindur, Icelandic for "Eyvindur of the Mountains" 1714–1783) who was an Icelandic outlaw. He and his wife Halla are reported to have fled into the remote highlands of Iceland after 1760. They lived in the wilderness for 20 years. Halla sang this song to her baby before she threw it into a waterfall so she could follow her husband on his run from the authorities. The reference in the poem to bones is because sheep bones were used as toys and were called "leggur og skel" ("calf bone and seashell"). While a lullaby is traditionally a woman’s song, I asked Þórhallur to take the tenor solo at the beginning with all its aching sadness. The piece opens out into the vastness and beauty of the Icelandic landscape that has been so inspirational to me as a composer.

Sofðu, unga ástin mín,

úti regnið, regnið grætur.

Mamma geymir gullin þín,

gamla leggi og völuskrín.

Við skulum ekki vaka um dimmar nætur.

Það er margt sem myrkrið veit,

- minn er hugur þungur.

Oft ég svarta sandinn leit

svíða grænan engireit.

Í jöklinum hljóða dauðadjúpar sprungur.

Sofðu lengi, sofðu rótt,

seint mun best að vakna.

Mæðan kenna mun þér fljótt,

meðan hallar degi skjótt,

að mennirnir elska, missa, gráta og sakna

Sleep my little love,

Outside the rain is weeping.

Mummy keeps watch over your gold,

Old leg bones and a little treasure chest.

Let's not stay awake through dark nights.

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There is much that darkness knows,

My mind is heavy.

Often I've seen the black sand

Scorching green meadows.

In the glacier rumbles deadly-deep cracks.

Sleep long, sleep tight,

It's best to wake up late.

Hardship will teach you soon,

While the day becomes night,

That the people love, lose, cry and mourn.

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from Otherworld, released November 9, 2023

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