Afi
Opa
Grandpa
Opa
fyrir nokkrum vikum síðan
a few weeks ago
kilka tygodni temu
þá birtistu mér í draumi
then you appeared to me in a dream
þú sagðir: „minning mín er blessun í lífi ykkar“
you said "my memory is a blessing in your life"
powiedziałeś: „moja pamięć jest błogosławieństwem w twoim życiu”
ó hvað
oh what
ég vissi samstundis að mig væri að dreyma,
i instantly knew i was dreaming
od razu wiedziałem, że śnię
því þú hefðir svo sannarlega aldrei sagt neitt svona lagað
because you would certainly never have said anything like that
bo z pewnością nigdy byś czegoś takiego nie powiedział
þú hefðir miklu heldur glott heima í lazy boy stólnum þínum og spurt:
you would have much rather smiled at home in your lazy boy chair and asked:
wolałbyś raczej uśmiechnąć się w domu, na swoim leniwym chłopięcym krześle i zapytać:
„ertu komin með nýjan?
"have you got a new one?"
„masz nowy?”
og er hann sætur?“
and is he cute?"
i czy jest słodki?”
hefðir miklu heldur staðið upp og kallað:
would have rather stood up and called:
wolałbym wstać i zawołać:
„fáðu þér fiskibollur!
"get some fish balls!"
„Przynieś kulki rybne!”
það er til kaffi og kaka líka!“
there's coffee and cake too!”
jest też kawa i ciasto!”
hefðir miklu heldur öskrað í umferðinni,
would have much rather shouted in the traffic,
wolałbym raczej krzyczeć w ruchu ulicznym,
keyrandi hægar en ég í fyrsta ökutímanum mínum:
driving slower than me in my first driving lesson:
jadąc wolniej ode mnie na pierwszej lekcji jazdy:
„farðu til fjandans, helvítið þitt!“
"go to hell, you hell!"
„idź do diabła, do cholery!”
en þú hefðir líka brosað svo fallega þegar barn kæmi inn um dyrnar
but you would also have smiled so beautifully when a child came through the door
ale uśmiechałbyś się też tak pięknie, gdy przez drzwi przeszło dziecko
og þannig lét ég þig brosa í nokkrar mínútur
and that's how I made you smile for a few minutes
i w ten sposób sprawiłem, że uśmiechnąłeś się na kilka minut
alveg þangað til ég neyddist til þess að vakna
until I was forced to wake up
dopóki nie musiałem się obudzić
með tárin í augunum
with tears in his eyes
með þig í huganum
with you in mind
z myślą o Tobie