Við Og Við [English translation]

I have not always

Been lucky enough to find things easily

Been gullible but

Still sometimes deceitful

I have travelled many paths

Sat longer than I liked

Not wanted to stop

Before I came to a halt beside you

Beside you

When all is said and done

Everything else will come to nothing

When everything in me meets everything in you

Can I stay longer with you?

Met you at the kitchen table

And you had a way with words

I tried to excel

Didn't give you a thought

Later I dreamed of our meeting

You were sitting in a café at the next table

A black dog with you

Who wanted to talk to me

About you

When all is said and done

Everything else will come to nothing

When everything in me meets everything in you

Do you want to stay longer with me?

Now I pray to a benevolent god

To protect this green shoot

To let it grow

Though something else may grow as well

Go to church now and then

And with an appropriate smirk

Join in with the others

Kneel and stand with you and pray

For peace

When all is said and done

Everything else will come to nothing

When everything in me meets everything in you

Can I stay longer with you?

• Artist:Ólöf Arnalds