arabadrengurinn
Singer:bjork
thad var i naeturlestinni i kairo
thad sem eg hitti arabadreng
sem sidan aldrei ur huga mer hverfur
hann sagdi sogur af ufalda sinum
og song um vatnid i vinjum og am
hann bra upp myndum med tofrandi linum
daginn eftir for eg ad hitta hann
hann for og syndi mer pyramyda
rett vid j'adar sahara sands
og aug'ans lystu vid steinana hvita
a nilarbokkum vid gengum og sungum
eg fylltist anda ur framandi tungum
fuglar sungu i kor ad eg hitti hann
hann kvaddi mig med tarvotum augum
a lestarstodinni daginn thann
er astin brann svo heitt i minum taugum
eg vissi eg saei aldrei aftur hann
mig dreymir oft um drenginn minn frida
pg tha er lifid ljuft i nalaegd hans
her uppa islandi graet eg i leynum
og leita'ad merkjum sem minna a hann
eg se hans andlit i stokkum og steinum
it was in the night train in cairo
where i found an arabian boy
whom since then never left my thoughts
he told me stories from his dromedary
and sang of water in oasis and rivers
he drew me pictures with magical lines
the next day i left to look for him
he went and showed me the pyramids
right by edge of sahara sands
and his eyes lit up by the white stones
by the nile's bank we walked and sang
i felt inspired by other foreign tongues
birds sung in choir when i found him
he left me with tears in his eyes
on the railway station that day
although love burned hot in my nerves
i knew i would never see him again
i often dream of my fair boy
and life is sweet when i'm close to him
here back in iceland i cried in lonliness
and searched for marks to remind me of him
i see his face in sticks and stones