*** English translation *** [Verse] White walls Gravel roads Yellow fields Beneath grey skies Cold mornings Cold rain falls You know it well [Pre-Chorus] I am a nettle child Raised by the fences [Chorus] By the fence I grow Where few people look The wind carries my name Across soil and grass Though my sting may bite There is a soft heart within [Verse] Father from here Mother from elsewhere One foot at home Another on the road People’s words Like leaves in the wind Come and go [Pre-Chorus] I am a nettle child Raised by the fences [Chorus] By the fence I grow Where few people look Sometimes the sun shines On a nettle by the path Though my sting may bite There is a soft heart within [Bridge] By ditches And by stones Deep roots In mixed soil Hardened by winters Strengthened by storms And still I grow [Final Chorus] I was a nettle child Raised by the fence The winds fostered me The rain made me strong My roots lie deep In the soil of two homes And still I grow Where no one planted me *** Original *** [Vísa] Hvítir veggir Grýttar leiðir Gulir akrar Und himni gráum Kaldir morgnar Kalt regn fellr Þat kannat þú [Forljóð] Ek em netlubarn Vaxit með görðum [Viðlag] Við garðinn vex ek Þar er fáir líta Vindr berr nafn mitt Yfir mold ok gras Þótt broddr minn bíti Er mjúkt hjarta innan [Vísa] Faðir héðan Móðir annars staðar Einn fótr heima Annarr á leið Manna orð Sem lauf í vindi Koma ok fara [Forljóð] Ek em netlubarn Vaxit með görðum [Viðlag] Við garðinn vex ek Þar er fáir líta Sól skín stundum Á netlu við stíg Þótt broddr minn bíti Er mjúkt hjarta innan [Brú] Við skurði Ok við steina Djúpar rœtr Í blandaðri mold Harðr af vetrum Sterkt af stormum Ok enn vex ek [Lokaviðlag] Ek var netlubarn Við garðinn vaxit Vindar fóstruðu mik Regn gerði mik sterkt Rœtr mínar liggja djúpt Í mold tveggja heima Ok enn vex ek Þar er engi sáði
