The last (extra) song of the first Sugarcubes Album "Life's too good" was "Taktu bensín elskan". This was song nr. 11, not mentioned in the track list by the way. Same Album on Elektra Label had some more extra tracks, all mentioned on the back.
It is a poem written by Thor Eldon, guitarist of The Sugarcubes, and ex-husband of Björk, published in 1986.
Icelandic lyrics translated, so now you know what Björk sings about.
TAKTU BENSíN ELSKAN Taktu bensín elskanþað er allt bannað hvort sem er taktu bensín elskan Taktu bensín elskan allt bannað hvort sem er taktu bensín Loftvogin fellur í gulan sandinn og borgir þarna stop borgir þarna stoppa' en það skiptir engu máli það er allt bannað hvort sem er Taktu bensín elskan allt bannað hvort sem er taktu bensín elskan | | Take some petrol darling everything's forbidden anyway take some petrol darling Take some petrol darling all forbidden anyway take some petrol The barometer falls into the yellow sand and cities over there stop cities over there stop but it doesn't matter everything's forbidden anyway Take some petrol, darling everything's forbidden anyway take some petrol, darling |
You"ll find all lyrics of The Sugarcubes Debut Album here @ Björk's site.
www.youtube.com/v/2KpdHZKUc1o&hl&fmt=18
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Loftvogin fellur
í gulan sandinn
og borgir hrannast upp...
Heida, is this an extra line?
No, I think it is the real lines of the lyrics. At least I always thought they said:
Loftvogin fellur
í gulan sandinn
og borgir hrannast upp...
borgir hrannast upp,
en það skiptir engu,
það er allt bannað hvort sem er.
Borgir hrannast upp means cities pile up...
I could be wrong, but somehow your version sounds a bit weird.
Heida,
this is what Björk's site and another site with lyrics put as the text.
I don't have Thor Eldon's book with poems (1986) to check it.
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