| Original | English translation by Riccardo Venturi
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| UM GRIMMAN DAUÐA JÓNS ARASONAR | ON JÓN ARASON'S CRUEL DEATH |
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| Jón Arason var kaþólskur segja sannfróðir | Jón Arason was a Papist, wise men say, |
| og siðskiptin taldi hann hin verstu mál | And he held Reformation worse than plague. |
| og hann orti vísur til ungra og sætra stelpna | He wrote songs for young and sweet girls |
| sem hann unni ásamt guði og páfa af lífi og sál. | He loved in body and soul, like God and the Pope. |
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| Og hann hafði segja þeir einnar minnstar mætur | And, wise men say, he liked still less |
| á Marteini saurnum Lúter og hyski hans | That filthy Martin Luther and his rabble. |
| ef einhver er til sem ábyggilega er helgaður | Is there someone, no doubt, who's consecrated, |
| þá er það Marteinn – grillspjóti andskotans. | It's that Martin, yea, but to Satan's spit. |
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| En þeir sörguðu af honum hausinn herra minn trúr | And those serfs of the devil [1], my only true Lord, |
| herjans þrælarnir gömlum og sonum hans tveimur | Reaped the old man's and his two sons' head. |
| ó það liggur svo berlega í augum uppi Snati minn | And it stands so clearly to reason, my dear Snati, [2] |
| hve átakanlega vondur hann er þessi heimur. | How terribly evil is this world. |
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[2] In the song, Megas is addressing his dog: Snati is a quite common name for shepherd dogs in Iceland.