Original | English translation by Riccardo Venturi
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BETRI HEIMUR | A BETTER WORLD |
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Við, við viljum betri heim | Yes, we want a better world where human relationships |
þar sem mannleg samskipti eru metin mest | Are the things people appreciate most |
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Hversvegna getur mannskepnan aldrei lært | Why can't mankind never learn anything |
af þeim mörgu blóðfórnum sem hún hefur fært | From the uncounted massacres done? |
já, hversvegna alltaf sömu mistökin | Yes, why always the same mistakes? |
hvers virði er þá mannsheilinn | So, what is the human brain good for |
ef við lærum ekki neitt af eigin afglöpum | If we don't learn anything from our madness? |
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Margar þjóðir stæra sig af menningu | So many peoples are proud of their civilization, |
vísindum listum og góðri lífsafkomu | Their sciences, their arts and their welfare |
en einmitt þær gerast sekar um það | But it happens then that they often misuse |
að misnota þá möguleika sem þeir guma af | All the opportunities they are so proud of |
og hvers virði er menningin ef hún er engum til góðs | And what use is civilization if it's good for nobody? |
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Bræður, systur reynum að bæta okkar heim | Sisters, brothers, let's try and change our world, |
tökum höndum saman gerum hvort öðru ei mein | Let's walk hand in hand and let's do no harm, |
reynum fyrst og fremst að bæta innri mann | Let's try first to change mankind from inside |
svo hjálpi hver þeim er minna kann | So that everyone helps those who aren't so lucky, |
því það er hin vísa leið til að bæta eigin heim | Yes, this is the right way of changing our world. |
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Við, við viljum betri heim | Yes, we want a better world where human relationships |
þar sem mannleg samskipti eru metin mest. | Are the things people appreciate most. |
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