Gling Glo
Bjork Lyrics
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Máninn ofar skyum hló
Lysti upp gamli gótuslód
Thar gladleg Lína stód
Gling gló, klukkan sló
Máninn ofar skyum hló
Leitar Lási var á leid
Til Lína hanns er beid
Umm thau tófraljóma slær
Lási á bidilsbuxum var
Brátt frá Línu fær hann svar
Gling glo, klukkan slo,
Máninn ofar skyum hló
Lási vard svo hyr á brá
Thvi Lína sagdi "Já"
Gling gló, klukkan sló
Máninn ofar skyum hló
Lysti upp gamli gótuslód
Thar gladleg Lína stód
Gling gló, klukkan sló
Máninn ofar skyum hló
Leitar Lási var á leid
Til Lína hanns er beid
Unnendum er máninn kær
Umm thau tófraljóma slær
Lási á bidilsbuxum var
Brátt frá Línu fær hann svar
Gling glo, klukkan slo,
Máninn ofar skyum hló
Lási vard svo hyr á brá
Thvi Lína sagdi "Já"
The lyrics of Björk's song Gling Glo paint a picture of two lovers, Lina and Lasi, meeting under the moonlit sky. The first verse sets the stage with the sounds of gling glo and the moon shining overhead, followed by Lina's joyous presence. Lasi is searching for Lina and immediately captivated by her, as the "beloved moon is like a magic wand over them".
The second verse is a repetition of the first, with Lasi still searching for Lina, and the moon's magical light bringing them together. Lasi is described as wearing suspenders and soon receives an answer from Lina, who excitedly says "yes". The final chorus repeats the earlier verses, with Lina waiting for Lasi, the moon's magic bringing them together, and Lina ultimately saying yes to Lasi's advances.
Line by Line Meaning
Gling gló, klukkan sló
The sound of joy was heard as the clock struck
Máninn ofar skyum hló
The moon shone brightly overhead
Lysti upp gamli gótuslód
The old jazz melody was brought to life
Thar gladleg Lína stód
There stood happy Lína
Leitar Lási var á leid
Lási was looking for, searching
Til Lína hanns er beid
To Lína to whom he was waiting for
Unnendum er máninn kær
The moon is beloved by the lovers
Umm thau tófraljóma slær
Around them, the magic light beats
Lási á bidilsbuxum var
Lási was wearing his best pants
Brátt fra Línu fær hann svar
He soon gets an answer from Lína
Lási vard svo hyr á brá
Lási became so excited
Thvi Lína sagdi "Já"
Therefore Lína said "Yes"
Contributed by Carson P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@bryannnacko9315
This is the actual order of the songs on de video, hope it yelp:
Gling Gló 0:00
Luktar-Gvendur 2:43
Kata rokkar 6:46
Pabbi minn 9:45
Brestir og brak 12:28
Ástartöfrar 15:49
Bella símamær 18:35
Litli tónlistarmaðurinn 21:15
Það sést ekki sætari mey 24:40
Bílavísur 28:44
Tondeleyo 31:24
Ég veit ei hvað skal segja 34:58
Í dansi með þér 38:03
Börnin við Tjörnina 40:31
Ruby Baby 43:21
I Can't Help Loving That Man 47:28
@tomasvivaas
I was born in 1990, in Norway to an Icelandic mother and she played this record for me repeatedly when I was a child. Later we would move to Iceland and today as an Icelander I can only say she amazes me as much as any of you.
@abogadoBenPonce
Tasty beautiful memories 😉
@kuronokei7821
Listening to Bjork makes me want to move to Iceland. Im a guy from south east Asia probably could not stand the weather there. Icelandic music and art performers are magical no wonder during Danish occupation they forbid them from playing any instruments.
@marianoarredondo7088
💙
@bryannnacko9315
This is the actual order of the songs on de video, hope it yelp:
Gling Gló 0:00
Luktar-Gvendur 2:43
Kata rokkar 6:46
Pabbi minn 9:45
Brestir og brak 12:28
Ástartöfrar 15:49
Bella símamær 18:35
Litli tónlistarmaðurinn 21:15
Það sést ekki sætari mey 24:40
Bílavísur 28:44
Tondeleyo 31:24
Ég veit ei hvað skal segja 34:58
Í dansi með þér 38:03
Börnin við Tjörnina 40:31
Ruby Baby 43:21
I Can't Help Loving That Man 47:28
@RLyon
Useful! Thank you!!
@isobel64
Thank you. Not sure why the original poster didnt fix the order
@TheLogans83
=)
@FrancescoGiorginiFilms
Because he didn't write the time stamps, the original poster just wrote the songs duration
@SuperHorovitz
bryan nnacko bb