Sissel Kyrkjebø - Sofðu unga ástin mín

This is a particularly beautiful Icelandic lullaby -"Sleep my young darling" and it is also eerie as sleeping in the lullaby refers to dying. It was written by Jóhann Sigurjónsson for his play about the most famous Icelandic outlaws, Fjalla-Eyvindur and his wife Halla, who lived in Iceland's highlands in the late 18th century. Halla sang this song to her baby before she threw it into a waterfall so she could follow her husband on his run from the authorities. After finding this out I wasn't too sure about the use of the pictures but I decided to leave it as is. Maybe some time I will get more 'fitting images'!!! How can something that sounds so beautiful be so morbid. Thanks to http://icelandreview.com/icelandreview/search/news/Default.asp?ew_0_a_id=295450 for the information on this piece

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