Blá nótt yfir himininn blá nótt yfir mér horf-inn út um gluggann minn međ hendur faldar undir kinn
hugsum daginn minn í dag og í gćr
blá náttfötin klćđa mig í beint upp í rúm breiđi mjúku sćngina loka augunum
ég fel hausinn minn undir sćng
starir á mig lítill álfur hleypur ađ mér en hreyfist ekki úr stađ sjálfur starálfur
opna augun stírurnar úr teygi mig og tel
hvort ég sé ekki kominn aftur
og alltalltílć samt vantar eitthvađ
eins og alla vegginna.
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Staring Elf
Blue night over the sky Blue night over me Disappeared out of the window Me with hands Hidden under my cheek I think about my day Today and yesterday I put on my blue nighties Go straight to bed I pull the soft covers over Close my eyes I hide my head under the covers A little elf stares at me Runs towards me but doesn't move From place - himself A staring elf I open my eyes Take the crusts out Stretch myself and check (If I haven't) Returned again and everything is okay Still there is something missing Like all the walls
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