Iceland: Sofðu unga ástin mín (with lyrics + translation)

DISCLAIMER: None of the images you see or the sounds you hear are mine. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREDITS: Lyrics by: Jóhann Sigurjónsson Composed by: Jón Ásgeirsson and Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson Arranged by: Ari Birgir Arranger’s YouTube Channel: BACKGROUND: (background by: ðu-unga-astin-min/) The most beautiful Icelandic lullaby of all Sofdu unga ástin mín (“Sleep my young darling”) is perhaps also the most terrifying. Because in this song, sleeping refers to dying. It was written by Jóhann Sigurjónsson (1880-1919) for his play about the most famous Icelandic outlaws, Fjalla-Eyvindur and his wife Halla, who lived in Iceland’s highlands in the late 18th century. Halla sang this song to her baby before she threw it into