Album: Melodia : instrumental = Icelandic folk favourites = Perlen der isländischen Volksmusik

Islandica (hljómsveit)
1996 , 22 tracks [53:37]

01 Hver á sér fegra föðurland = There isn't a fairer homeland = Wer hat ein schöneres Vaterland (Reynir Jónasson 1932; Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:54]

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02 Sofðu, unga ástin mín = Sleep, my precious = Schlaf, mein kleiner Schatz (Islandica (hljómsveit); Guðmundur Benediktsson 1951; Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:43]

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03 Afmælisdigtur = Birthday greetings = Geburtstagsgedicht (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [01:49]

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04 Álfareiðin = Moonlight ride = Elfenritt (Islandica (hljómsveit); Daniel Karl Cassidy 1964; Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:08]

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05 Kirkjuhvoll = Church hill = Kirchenhöhe (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [03:48]

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06 Kall sat undir kletti = The old man sat by the cliff = Der alte saß am Elfenstein (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952; Ásgeir H. Steingrímsson 1957) [02:24]

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07 Á Sprengisandi = Crossing Sprengisandur = Auf dem Sprengisandur (Das Reiterlied) (Islandica (hljómsveit); Guðmundur Benediktsson 1951; Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:11]

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08 Vetrarnótt = A winter's night = Winternacht (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:59]

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09 Krummavísur = Tales of a raven = Kolkrabenweise (Islandica (hljómsveit); Reynir Jónasson 1932; Gísli Helgason 1952; Guðmundur Benediktsson 1951) [02:03]

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10 Vera mátt góður = Be thou good = Du sollst brav sein (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [01:46]

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11 Hestaskál og heilræði = Bottoms up and a word of advice = Steigbügeltrunk und Guter Rat (Islandica (hljómsveit); Guðmundur Benediktsson 1951) [02:10]

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12 Maístjarnan = The star of May = Der Maistern (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:05]

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13 Hættu að gráta hringaná = Stop crying, my girl = Weine nicht, mehr, Mädchen (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:49]

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14 Dagdraumar = Daydreams = Tagträume (Islandica (hljómsveit); Ingi Gunnar Jóhannsson 1958; Gísli Helgason 1952) [03:35]

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15 Eyja í fljóti = Isle in a river = Insel im Fluß (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:31]

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16 Brennið þið vitar = Shine on, you lighthouses = Ihr Leuchtfeuer brennet (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [04:09]

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17 Krummi krúnkar úti = The raven crows in winter = Draußen krächzt der Rabe (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [01:29]

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18 Íslenskt vögguljóð = Icelandic lullaby = Isländisches Wiegenlied (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:26]

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19 Lilja = An ode to Virgin Mary = Mariengebet (Gísli Helgason 1952) [01:09]

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20 Móðir mín í kví, kví = Mother, mother in the pen = Mütterchen im Schafspferch (Gísli Helgason 1952) [02:08]

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21 Þorraþrællinn 1866 (Nú er frost á Fróni) = A cold winter's day in 1866 = Der letzte Tag im Wintermonat Thorri 1866 (Islandica (hljómsveit); Guðmundur Benediktsson 1951) [01:47]

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22 Kvölda tekur, sest er sól = Evening, as the sun has set = Abend wirds, die Sonne ist gesunken (Islandica (hljómsveit); Gísli Helgason 1952; Guðmundur Benediktsson 1951) [02:34]

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