Fuglar
Bjork Lyrics


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Langt úti
Har úti kalla heimsins endi
Flúgva fuglar
Og skríggja
Symfoni um lív
Úti við heimsins enda flúgva fuglar
Úti við heimsins enda skríggja
Ein og ein tríggjir
Hundrað fleiri
Ein og fýra hundrað fleiri
Fimm sjey




Túsundvís eg hoyri
Prógva lív

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Björk's Fuglar are about the symphony of life, as represented by birds flying and screaming at the end of the world. The first two lines set the scene of the song, describing a cold and faraway place that seems to be the end of the world. The next line talks about the birds, who are the main focus of the song. They are described as flying and screaming, which could be interpreted as a representation of the chaos and unpredictability of life. The birds are also said to be creating a symphony, which could either mean that the disarray of life forms a kind of harmony, or that the birds are actually singing a melody.


The next four lines talk about the sheer number of birds that can be heard in this symphony of life. They are described as flying at the end of the world, implying that they are witnesses and perhaps even participants in the apocalypse. The singer hears thousands of birds, which could either be seen as evidence of the scale of this symphony or as a kind of cacophony, depending on how one interprets the song. The last line, "Prógva lív," translates to "test life" in English. This line could be interpreted in many ways, but it seems to suggest that life is something that is constantly being tested, perhaps by the chaos and unpredictability that the birds represent.


Line by Line Meaning

Langt úti
Far away


Har úti kalla heimsins endi
There, out there, at the cold end of the world


Flúgva fuglar
Birds fly


Og skríggja
And scream


Symfoni um lív
Symphony of life


Úti við heimsins enda flúgva fuglar
Out there, at the cold end of the world, birds fly


Úti við heimsins enda skríggja
Out there, at the cold end of the world, they scream


Ein og ein tríggjir
One by one they gather


Hundrað fleiri
A hundred more


Ein og fýra hundrað fleiri
One thousand four hundred more


Fimm sjey
Five seven


Túsundvís eg hoyri
Thousands of them I hear


Prógva lív
Prove life




Writer(s): Bjork Gudmundsdottir

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