A Video from the movie Didda og Dauði kötturinn directed by Kristján Kristjánsson based on a book by Kristlaug María Sigurðardóttir. Released in 2003.
It was recorded @ Keflavík, by far the Rock Town of Iceland.
Funny song about a dead cat, that I never found on digging the internet for interesting Icelandic music... but with a little help of friend Heiðu aka Heiða
www.youtube.com/v/vFnSayXxjlM&hl&fmt=18
More Icelandic cats or should I say soungs about cats
"Jólakötturinn" (The Christmas Cat) was released on LP "Hvít Er Borg Og Bær"
in December 1987
www.youtube.com/v/p0ldo_k42TM&hl&fmt=18
The Lyrics
You Know The Christmas Cat
- That Cat Is Very Large
We Dont Know Where He Came From
Nor Where He Has Gone
He Opened His Eyes Widely
Glowing Both Of Them
It Was Not For Cowards
To Look Into Them
His Hair Sharp As Needles
His Back Was High And Bulgy
And Claws On His Hairy Paw
Were Not A Pretty Sight
Therefore The Women Competed
To Rock And Sow And Spin
And Knitted Colorful Clothes
Or One Little Sock
For The Cat Could Not Come
And Get The Little Children
They Had To Get New Clothes
From The Grown Ups
When Christmas Eve Was Lighted
And The Cat Looked Inside
The Children Stood Straight And Red-Cheeked
With Their Presents
He Waved His Strong Tail
He Jumped, Scratched And Blew
And Was Either In The Valley
Or Out On The Headland
He Walked About, Hungry And Mean
In Hurtfully Cold Christmas Snow
And Kindled The Hearts With Fear
In Every Town
If Outside One Heard A Weak "Meaow"
Unluck Was Sure To Happen
All Knew He Hunted Men
And Didnt Want Mice
He Followed The Poorer People
Who Didnt Get Any New Clothing
Near Christmas - And Tried And Lived
In Poorest Conditions
From them he took at the same time
all their christmas food
and ate them also themselves
if he could
Therefore the women competed
to rock and sow and spin
and knitted colorful clothes
or one little sock
Some had gotten an apron
and some had got a new shoe
or anything that was needful
but that was enough
For pussy should not eat no-one
who got some new piece of clothes
She hissed with her ugly voice
and ran away
If she still exists I dont know
but for nothing would be his trip
if everybody would get next christmas
some new rag
You may want to keep it in mind
to help if there is need
for somewhere there might be children
who get nothing at all
Mayhaps that looking for those who suffer
from lack of plentiful lights
will give you a happy season
and merry christmas
Source: Official Björk Fan Site™ © ®
A Song by Dr. Gunni & His Friends/Vinir Hans is called "Ó kisa mín"(Ó my cat). This song was featured on the original "Abbababb!" Album (Smekkleysa, SM76CD) with again Heiða on vocals.
She definitely loves cats, although she sometimes dares to sit on a cat while putting a signature on an album.... The (nearly) dead cat! Lucky cats have 7 lifes in Iceland too.
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