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/in-aquilonem-nocturnum
# In Aquilonem Nocturnum
> Þegi þú, vindur!
> þú kunnir aldregi
> hófs á hvurs manns hag,
> langar ró nætur
> þars þú inn leiðsvali
> þýtur í þakstráum.
#### To the nighty North-wind
Shut up, wind!
you know never
moderation for men,
long quiet nights
when you in a-cold-way
gust through the roof-grass
Knock it off, wind--
you never give
a hoot for human beings!
Night seems endless
when--nipping cold!--
you gust through the grass on the roof.
Shut up wind!
you never think
to stop yourself for us...
Nights are long and boring
when you coldly gust
through the roof grass.