Released: December 18, 1977

Songwriter: Paul McCartney

[Icelandic: Verse 1]
Dag eftir dag
Einsamall á hól
Náunginn undarlegi
Þar sem hannin gól

[Chorus 1]
Enginn vill um hann vita
Og þeir benda hvar kjánnin fer
Han þraukar samt áfram sjálfur

[Verse 2]
Veizt um álf ut á hól
Hann sér dýrðlega sól
Og hans augu sjá meir
Þau sjá heim, falinn þeim

Bidd'ann um hjálp
Þá kemur han fljótt
Hann sem á þúsund raddir
Hvislar sannleikan hljótt

[Verse 3]
Enginn vill hlusta á hann
Eða hljóðin í leyndum söng
Hann virðist samt ekki vita

[Chorus 2]
Veizt um álf ut á hól[?]

[Chorus 1]
Enginn vil líta til hans
Í kofanum suður með sjó
Han þraukar samt áfram sjálfur

[Chorus 2]

[Chorus 1]
Enginn vill hlusta á hann
Og þeir benda hvar kjáninn fer
Han þraukar samt áfram sjálfur

[Chorus 2]


[English (The Fool on the Hill): Verse 1]
Day after day
Alone on a hill
The strange guy
Where the rooster crowed

[Chorus 1]
No one wants to know about him
And they point where he goes
He still holds out alone

[Verse 2]
Do you know about a fool on a hill
He can see a precious sun
And his eyes see more
They see a world, a hidden world

Ask him for help
He comes quickly
He that has thousand voices
Whisper the truth quickly

[Verse 3]
No one wants to listen to him
Or the sound in a secret song
Which he doesn't know at all

[Chorus 2]
Do you know about a fool on a hill[?]

[Chorus 1]
No one wants to see him
In the hut in the south with a lake
He still holds out alone

[Chorus 2]

[Chorus 1]
No one wants to listen to him
And they point where he goes
He still holds out alone

[Chorus 2]

Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. During the 80s, she was involved in Reykjavík’s post-punk scene as a member of Tappi Tíkarrass, KUKL and, eventually, the alt-rock group The Sugarcubes. However, she wasn’t fond of rock music, and relocated to London to pursue a solo career.

Debut, released in 1993, incorporated elements of London’s dance music scene, like house and the burgeoning trip-hop. Over her three-decade career, Björk has developed an eclectic musical style that mainly consists of electronic art pop. She is known for her innovative music videos, her singular voice, her deeply personal lyrics and her precise arrangements.