Hingað kom ég aðeins
í ljósum draumi
langa sumarnótt
með söng á vörum.
Á ystu strönd
yfirgefið hús
limfagurt lauftré.
Handan fjarðar
skóglaus skýjalöndin.
Ferðinni heitið
inn í rökkursögu
þar sem ævintýratréð
ber sjaldgæfan ávöxt
einfalda, dýrmæta kyrrð.
Here I´ve only been
in a bright dream
one long summer night
with a song on my lips.
On the farthest shore
a deserted farm
a leafy, fine-branched tree.
Across the fjord
the woodless lands of cloud.
The journey is bound
for a twilight story
where the fairutale tree
bears a rare fruit
a simple, percious silence.
Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson
Á YSTU STRÖND / ON THE FARTHEST SHORE
About Aðalsteinn Ásberg Sigurðsson
Adalsteinn Ásberg Sigurdsson was born in Húsavík, Iceland, in 1955. After attending the Commercial College of Iceland in Reykjavík, he studied Icelandic language, music and acting. In 1977 he made his literary debut with a book of poetry, Ósánar lendur (Virgin Soil). Since then he has published 19 books of poetry and translated poetry, novel and 13 children´s books. He has won several Icelandic literary prizes for his works. His poems are translated to a dozen of languages and he has been participating in many literature festivals. He is also a leading translator into Icelandic of poetry and lyrics for music. Apart from the literary scene Sigurdsson is also a prolific songwriter and has been working with various artists for a long time. From 1998-2006 he was the president of the Writer´s Union of Iceland. His small independent publishing house, DIMMA, is well known for both original editions and important editions of world literature and music. Sigurdsson lives in Reykjavík as a writer, translator, editor and publisher.
