“Fagurt Er í Fjörðum” is an Icelandic folk song. The first verse celebrates the beauty of Iceland’s fjords; the second one, translated, says that when the winter winds blow, “I know no worse place / In this worldly place: / Man and creature then die.”[1]
Björk noted that although foreigners often associate nature with childhood and naivete, “in Iceland, it’s actually the other way around. Nature is really dangerous; you could very easily die if you go in the wrong shoes, walk to the volcano, walk a glacier. It’s more the adult, mature people who take it on.”[1]
Fagurt er í fjörðum Fagurt er í fjörðum, þá frelsarinn gefur veðrið blítt, heyið grænt í görðum, grös og heilagfiskið nýtt,
En þegar vetur að oss fer að sveigja, veit ég enga verri sveit um veraldarreit: menn og dýr þá deyja menn og dýr þá deyja