Iceland National Anthem Lyrics

Iceland

Lofs�ngur

(Song of Praise)




Original Icelandic Words

�, gu� vors lands! �, land vors gu�s,

v�r lofum �itt heilaga, heilaga nafn,

�r s�lkerfum himnanna hn�ta ��r krans

��nir herskarar, t�manna safn.

Fyrir ��r er einn dagur sem ��sund �r

og ��sund �r dagur, ei meir:

eitt eil�f�ar sm�bl�m me� titrandi t�r,

sem tilbi�ur gu� sinn og deyr.

�slands ��sund �r,

eitt eil�f�ar sm�bl�m me� titrandi t�r,

sem tilbi�ur gu� sinn og deyr.



English:

O God of our land, O our land's God,

We worship thy holy, holy name.

From the solar systems of the heavens

bind for you a wreath

Your warriors, the assembly of the ages.

For thee is one day as a thousand years,

And a thousand years a day and no more,

One small flower of eternity with a quivering tear,

That prays to its God and dies.

Iceland's thousand years, Iceland's thousand years,

One small flower of eternity with a quivering tear,

That prays to its God and dies.

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