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Krummi svaf í klettagjá

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Score of the folk song "Krummavísa" associated with the poem

"Krummi svaf í klettagjá" is a traditional Icelandic rhyming poem by Jón Thoroddsen about a raven. The poem was written in the middle of the 19th century and is in 6 line stanzas of AABCCB form. In Iceland it is often repeated as part of a well known folk song[1][2]

The opening verse can be roughly translated as follows:

Krummi svaf í klettagjá,
kaldri vetrarnóttu á,
verður margt að meini
Fyrr en dagur fagur rann,
freðið nefið dregur hann
undan stórum steini.

The raven sleeps among the stones
on a cold winter night.
(There is much to be said)
Before the passage of a fine day
He pulls his nose
from a large rock.

References

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  1. ^ "The Complete Guide to Birds in Iceland and Bird Watching ..." Guide to Iceland. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ^ "Krummavísur: Krummi svaf í klettagjá", Tíminn, 4 March 1992
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