Brennur stjarna [English translation]

We were not created to understand

and explain all the deepest reasons

but no one can shackle a national will that is free -

its death is its own fault.

There's a star burning bright on the eastern way

casting a glare over the fatherly field.

In the south the sun grows higher with each passing day,

the sails twinkle, stretching on the flagpole.