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Artist: Björk
Canonical path: /bjork/oliver
Related lyric paths: 6
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Óliver
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Óliver
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Í Valhöll til fórna fagran dreng
Þeir færðú fjötra í
Þeir neglð'ann svo hátt á krýsukross
Og þeir kölluð'ann þræla þý
Óliver - kæri
Óliver - mæri
Óliver - nú rakna þín bönd
Óliver - ljúfi
Óliver - prúði
Óliver - nú skjálfa öll lönd
Enginn mun skilja þrautir þær
Er þola mátti hann
Hann gerði það fyrir mig og þig
Fyrir allan sannleikann
Óliver - kæri...
Sál þínn er heimur and'og álfa
Hinn fyrsti og síðasti
Kjarninn í hugum mannanna sjálfra
Þú gafst þeim vísindi - óh, óh, óh
Stóðst eins og máttarstólpi stinnur
Sterkur á svellinu
Nú heyrast mun hátt í skýjunum
A helgafellinu
Óliver - þú færð sígurlaun
Þú færð sígurlaun
Þó köld sé þín hönd
Óliver - þú færð sígurlaun
Þú færð sígurlaun
Mín elskandi ónd - brjóttú böndin nú!
Óliver - kæri...
English:
Oliver
In Valhalla a long time ago a beautiful boy
They put in chains
They nailed him so high upon a cross
And they called him a slave
Oliver - lovely
Oliver - glorious
Oliver - your bonds are untied now
Oliver - pleasant
Oliver - modest
Oliver - all the lands quiver now
No-one will understand the trials that
He had to endure
He did it for me and you
For all the truth
Oliver - lovely...
You soul is home to spirit and ...
The first and the last
..
You gave them the knowledge - oh, oh, oh
...
...
You can hear high in the skies now
About your legend
Oliver - you get your victorious reward
You get your victorious reward
Though your hand is cold
Oliver - you get your victorious reward
You get your victorious reward
My beloved hand - break the ties now!
Oliver - lovely...
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