Pabbi Minn
Bjork Lyrics


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У, pabbi minn
Hve undursamleg бst юin var
У, pabbi minn
юъ avalt tуkst mitt svar

Aldrei var neinn
Svo бstuрlegur eins og юъ
У, pabbi minn
юъ жtid skilрir allt

Liрin er tid
Er leiddir юъ mig lнtid barn
Brуsandi blitt
юъ breyttir sorg i gleрi

У, pabbi minn
Eg dбрi юina lйttu lund
Leikandi kбtt
юъ lйkst юer a юнnn hбtt

У, pabbi minn
Hve undursamleg бst юнn var
Жskunnar уmar
Ylja mйr н dag

Liрin er tid
Er leiddir юъ mig lнtiр barn
Brуsandi blitt
юъ breyttir sorg i gleрi

У, pabbi minn
Eg dбрi юнna lйttu lund
Leikandi kбtt
юъ lйkst юйr a юнnn hбtt

У, pabbi minn
Hve undursamleg бst thin var




Жskunnar уmar
Ylja mйr н dag

Overall Meaning

The Icelandic lyrics of Bjork's song Pabbi Minn talks about the singer's father and her relationship with him. The song starts by describing her father as "undursamleg" (amazing) and how he was a constant support in her life. She talks about how her father always understood her and her decisions and how she never knew anybody as wonderful as him. However, the song takes a turn and the singer sings about how time has passed and how she is now a child leading her father to happiness. She talks about how her father helped her thrive and how now it is her turn to give back to him. She invokes memories of childhood spent playing and frolicking around with her father.


The second stanza is a repeat of the first in terms of describing her father, except she now talks about how she has learned from him and how she will take all that knowledge forward in her life. She talks about how the world is changing around her and how she still feels like a child even though she is grown up. The chorus repeats the same thing as the start and the song ends on a somber note with the singer talking about how the weather has turned and how the tears have started to come.


Overall, Pabbi Minn is a song that describes the relationship of a child with her father and how the love and support of a parent can shape her life.


Line by Line Meaning

У, pabbi minn
Oh, my father


Hve undursamleg бst юin var
How amazing your childhood must have been


У, pabbi minn
Oh, my father


юъ avalt tуkst mitt svar
But my answers always failed


Aldrei var neinn
No one was ever


Svo бstuрlegur eins og юъ
So remarkable as you


У, pabbi minn
Oh, my father


юъ жtid skilрir allt
You always understood everything


Liрin er tid
The years have passed


Er leiddir юъ mig lнtid barn
That led me from childhood


Brуsandi blitt
Ever brighter


юъ breyttir sorg i gleрi
Transforming sorrow into joy


У, pabbi minn
Oh, my father


Eg dбрi юina lйttu lund
I died in your easy grove


Leikandi kбtt
Playing with cats


юъ lйkst юer a юнnn hбtt
You healed wounds high up


У, pabbi minn
Oh, my father


Hve undursamleg бst юнn var
How amazing your childhood must have been


Жskunnar уmar
Echoes of longing


Ylja mйr н dag
Haunt me today


Liрin er tid
The years have passed


Er leiddir юъ mig lнtiр barn
That led me from childhood


Brуsandi blitt
Ever brighter


юъ breyttir sorg i gleрi
Transforming sorrow into joy


У, pabbi minn
Oh, my father


Eg dбрi юнna lйttu lund
I died in your easy grove


Leikandi kбtt
Playing with cats


юъ lйkst юйr a юнnn hбtt
You healed wounds high up


У, pabbi minn
Oh, my father


Hve undursamleg бst thin var
How amazing your childhood must have been


Жskunnar уmar
Echoes of longing


Ylja mйr н dag
Haunt me today




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