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LofsngurLofsngur (Icelandic: Hymn), also known as Gu vors lands or Our Country's God, is the national anthem of Iceland. The words are by Matthas Jochumsson and the musical setting is by Sveinbjrn Sveinbjrnsson. As originally written the anthem had three verses, but only the first is commonly sung. Musically, Gu vors lands is one of the world's more difficult national anthems and many Icelandic people therefore claim to be unable to sing it. The lyrics are also widely criticized for their religious theme: the anthem is essentially a hymn. Icelandic lyrics - , gu vors lands! , lands vors gu!
- Vr lofum itt heilaga, heilaga nafn!
- r slkerfum himnanna hnta r krans
- nir herskarar, tmanna safn.
- Fyrir r er einn dagur sem sund r
- og sund r dagur, ei meir:
- eitt eilfar smblm me titrandi tr,
- sem tilbiur gu sinn og deyr.
- slands sund r,
- slands sund r,
- eitt eilfar smblm me titrandi tr,
- sem tilbiur gu sinn og deyr.
- , gu, , gu! Vr fllum fram
- og frnum r brennandi, brennandi sl,
- gu fair, vor drottinn fr kyni til kyns,
- og vr kvkum vort helgasta ml.
- Vr kvkum og kkum sund r,
- v ert vort einasta skjl.
- Vr kvkum og kkum me titrandi tr,
- v tilbjst vort forlagahjl.
- slands sund r
- slands sund r
- voru morgunsins hmkldu, hrynjandi tr,
- sem hitna vi sknandi sl.
- , gu vors lands! , lands vors gu!
- Vr lifum sem blaktandi, blaktandi str.
- Vr deyjum, ef ert ei ljs a og lf,
- sem a lyftir oss duftinu fr.
- , vert hvern morgun vort ljfasta lf,
- vor leitogi daganna raut
- og kvldin vor himneska hvld og vor hlf
- og vor hertogi jlfsins braut.
- slands sund r
- slands sund r
- veri grandi jlf me verrandi tr,
- sem roskast gusrkis braut.
English translation - (First verse)
- Our country's God! Our country's God!
- We worship Thy name in its wonder sublime.
- The suns of the heavens are set in thy crown
- By thy legions, the ages of time!
- With Thee is each day as a thousand years
- Each thousand of years, but a day.
- Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,
- That reverently passes away.
- Iceland's thousand years!
- Iceland's thousand years!
- Eternity's flow'r, with its homage of tears,
- That reverently passes away.
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