sugarcubes lyrics...

[@GAFFA.MIT.EDU:peter@xal (Peter Freeman)]

> A good case in point is the Sugarcubes album.  When I first got it, I
> thought it was pretty cool.  Then I read the lyrics, and it seemed like the
> lyricist was trying very hard to be "deep" in a language he (or she) couldn't
> speak very well.  They came across as sophmoric and clumsy, which made it
> difficult for me to listen to the album without smirking, but I've since
> learned to listen to the music and ignore the lyrics (sort of).

> - William S. Burroughs

All the lyrics were written in Icelandic and then translated to English.  This
could completely explain the "sophmoric and clumsy" feel.  Then again, having
seen them in concert and all, I could see their lyrics being just as weird/
clumsy/sophmoric in Icelandic as well.

So, if Reykjavik is on the net, can we get any comments from native speakers?
(I won't be holding my breath :-)

Peter