H\u00e9r eru a\u00f0 finna tv\u00f6 vi\u00f0t\u00f6l sem S.d\u00f3r t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 Egil J\u00f3nasson. \u00deau birtust \u00ed \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0viljanum 6. mars 1977 og 17. apr\u00edl 1982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Skr\u00e1setjari \u00feessara l\u00edna hefur haft \u00f3m\u00e6lt yndi af v\u00edsum svo langt aftur sem hann man. Og \u00fea\u00f0 hefur ekkert fari\u00f0 dult a\u00f0 minn upp\u00e1halds hagyr\u00f0ingur af \u00feeim, sem n\u00fa eru uppi, er Egill J\u00f3nasson \u00e1 H\u00fasav\u00edk. Hann sameinar alla \u00fe\u00e1 kosti a\u00f0 m\u00ednum d\u00f3mi, sem pr\u00fd\u00f0a mega hagyr\u00f0inga. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir \u00e1ratuga langa a\u00f0d\u00e1un \u00e1 Agli sem hagyr\u00f0ingi, hef \u00e9g aldrei s\u00e9\u00f0 hann, n\u00e9 tala\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hann, \u00fear til fyrir nokkrum d\u00f6gum a\u00f0 hann birtist \u00e1 ritstj\u00f3rn \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0viljans \u00ed fylgd me\u00f0 vini s\u00ednum Dan\u00edel Dan\u00edelssyni l\u00e6kni. Og au\u00f0vita\u00f0 komst hann ekki undan \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri teki\u00f0 vi\u00f0tal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00de\u00fa ert landskunnur sem Egill J\u00f3nasson \u00e1 H\u00fasavik, ertu H\u00fasv\u00edkingur?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNei, \u00e9g er f\u00e6ddur fram \u00ed A\u00f0aldalnum, \u00e1 b\u00e6, sem ekki er lengur til \u00e1 yfirbor\u00f0inu, en hann h\u00e9t Tumsa, eitt af hj\u00e1leigukotunum ne\u00f0an vi\u00f0 M\u00fala \u00ed A\u00f0aldal. \u00dearna voru st\u00f3rjar\u00f0irnar Grenja\u00f0arsta\u00f0ir og M\u00fali og hj\u00e1leigurnar \u00ed
\nkring. \u00dearna er \u00e9g f\u00e6ddur en \u00e1tti ekki heima \u00fear nema stutt, eitt og h\u00e1lft \u00e1r e\u00f0a svo.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Hva\u00f0 ertu b\u00fainn a\u00f0 b\u00faa lengi \u00e1 H\u00fasav\u00edk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u00cd r\u00fama h\u00e1lfa \u00f6ld. \u00c9g fluttist til H\u00fasav\u00edkur 1924 \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00feau eru or\u00f0in 53 \u00e1rin m\u00edn \u00e1 H\u00fasav\u00edk. En \u00e9g er n\u00fa l\u00edka or\u00f0inn 77 \u00e1ra, var\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00e1 milli j\u00f3la og n\u00fd\u00e1rs e\u00f0a 27. desember, \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g er alltaf \u00e1rinu \u00e1 undan \u00f6ldinni. \u00c1 H\u00fasav\u00edk vann \u00e9g lengst af hj\u00e1 kaupf\u00e9laginu. En \u00feegar \u00e9g var\u00f0 sj\u00f6tugur h\u00e6tti \u00e9g st\u00f6rfum. \u00c9g var farinn a\u00f0 gleyma d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 og eins var \u00e9g or\u00f0inn bila\u00f0ur \u00ed baki, svo \u00e9g h\u00e6tti. \u00c9g vildi ekki vera \u00fearna eins og um eitthvert gamalmennah\u00e6li v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00c9g hef heyrt a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa hafir ort alveg fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa varst sm\u00e1str\u00e1kur?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u00c9g veit ekki hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 eigum a\u00f0 kalla \u00fea\u00f0, a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 yrkja. Ma\u00f0ur byrja\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feessu sm\u00e1str\u00e1kur, en \u00fea\u00f0 var n\u00fa heldur l\u00edti\u00f0 vit \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed og er n\u00fa raunar enn, \u00feetta hefur mest veri\u00f0 gamanm\u00e1l. Fa\u00f0ir minn J\u00f3nas \u00deorgr\u00edmsson, var hagor\u00f0ur. Hann var vefari og \u00e9g sat oft hj\u00e1 honum vi\u00f0 vefst\u00f3linn og var a\u00f0 leyfa honum a\u00f0 heyra \u00feetta sem \u00e9g var a\u00f0 setja saman, svona hv\u00edsla \u00feessu a\u00f0 honum. Hann haf\u00f0i gaman af og k\u00edmdi stundum, en hann vildi draga \u00far \u00feessu, vildi a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri ekki eins hvefsinn og \u00e9g var. Sj\u00f3ndeildarhringurinn var ekki st\u00f3r og mest var ort um n\u00e1grannana ef eitthva\u00f0 kom spaugilegt fyrir. \u00c9g t\u00f3k miki\u00f0 mark \u00e1 f\u00f6\u00f0ur m\u00ednum og b\u00fdst vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 ef hann hef\u00f0i teki\u00f0 alvarlega \u00ed mig fyrir \u00feennan str\u00e1ksskap \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0i \u00e9g sennilega h\u00e6tt \u00feessu alveg. Hann ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 hinsvegar ekki, en benti m\u00e9r \u00e1 og lei\u00f0r\u00e9tti. \u00de\u00e1 t\u00f3k \u00e9g \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0 a\u00f0 kve\u00f0a \u00ed tv\u00edr\u00e6\u00f0um or\u00f0um, og setningum. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur svo fylgt m\u00e9r s\u00ed\u00f0an. \u00c9g man ekki eftir a\u00f0 hafa ort skammarv\u00edsur, en kannski d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 meinlegar \u00e1 stundum.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
,,\u00c9g hef l\u00edti\u00f0 gert af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 yrkja d\u00fdrt kve\u00f0nar v\u00edsur. \u00c9g hef a\u00f0 v\u00edsu gert \u00fea\u00f0 stundum en \u00fea\u00f0 vill oft ver\u00f0a \u00e1 kostna\u00f0 efnisins. Og ef ma\u00f0ur hefur g\u00f3\u00f0 or\u00f0, hnyttin or\u00f0 yfir efni\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fearf ma\u00f0ur oft a\u00f0 f\u00f3rna \u00feeim fyrir d\u00fdran bragarh\u00e1tt, \u00fea\u00f0 er m\u00e9r ekki vel vi\u00f0. Hitt er anna\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 eru til snilldarv\u00edsur d\u00fdrt kve\u00f0nar, mikil \u00f3sk\u00f6p, \u00fea\u00f0 vantar ekki.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00dei\u00f0 ur\u00f0u\u00f0 landsfr\u00e6gir fj\u00f3rmenningar \u00far \u00deingeyjars\u00fdslu fyrr skemmtilegan kve\u00f0skap, \u00feegar \u00fei\u00f0 tr\u00f3\u00f0u\u00f0 upp saman, Steingr\u00edmur \u00ed Nesi, Baldur \u00e1 \u00d3feigsst\u00f6\u00f0um, Karl Sigtryggsson og \u00fe\u00fa, voru\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 \u00e6skuf\u00e9lagar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eEkki var \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fa. \u00c9g vissi af \u00feeim Baldri og Steingr\u00edmi \u00ed \u00e6sku, \u00feeir voru b\u00e1\u00f0ir fr\u00e6ndur m\u00ednir. Baldur var vestan Skj\u00e1lfandaflj\u00f3ts, en \u00e9g austan \u00feess, Steingr\u00edmur uppi dalnum ofan vi\u00f0 hrauni\u00f0 en Karl var alinn upp \u00ed Fnj\u00f3skadal og \u00e9g kynntist honum ekkert fyrr en hann fluttist til H\u00fasav\u00edkur. Ma\u00f0ur heyr\u00f0i flj\u00f3tt v\u00edsur eftir \u00feessa menn en \u00fea\u00f0 var tilviljun a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 l\u00f6\u00f0u\u00f0umst saman til a\u00f0 skemmta f\u00f3lki me\u00f0 kve\u00f0skap. Vi\u00f0 Steingr\u00edmur \u00ed Nesi vorum \u00fe\u00e1 b\u00fanir a\u00f0 vera n\u00e1nustu vinir \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r. M\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti v\u00e6nt um Steingr\u00edm, hann var einstakur ma\u00f0ur og hann var miklu meira en hagyr\u00f0ingur, hann var sk\u00e1ld. Vi\u00f0 hinir vorum bara hagyr\u00f0ingar. \u00dea\u00f0 eru kannski ekki gl\u00f6gg landamerki \u00fearna \u00e1 milli en \u00feau eru til.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00de\u00fa f\u00e9kkst sk\u00e1ldalaun, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa gefi\u00f0 \u00fat b\u00f3k, hvernig bar \u00fea\u00f0 til?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eJ\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 er r\u00e9tt, \u00e9g f\u00e9kk sk\u00e1ldalaun, og \u00e9g held a\u00f0 \u00e9g hafi fengi\u00f0 \u00feau \u00ferisvar sinnum. \u00c9g vissi ekkert fyrr en \u00feetta kom upp, \u00e9g haf\u00f0i aldrei s\u00f3tt um \u00feau og m\u00e9r haf\u00f0i aldrei komi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 til hugar. \u00dea\u00f0 var Bjartmar Gu\u00f0mundsson fr\u00e1 Sandi, vinur minn og \u00e6skuf\u00e9lagi, sem vildi endilega koma \u00feessu \u00e1, hann var \u00ed \u00fathlutunarnefndinni.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00dea\u00f0 hafa or\u00f0i\u00f0 margar v\u00edsur til \u00fat af \u00feessu, af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti s\u00e9rstakt a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur fengi sk\u00e1ldalaun \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa gefi\u00f0 \u00fat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e0, j\u00e1, \u00feeir voru a\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0a m\u00e9r f\u00e9lagar m\u00ednir. \u00c9g \u00feurfti \u00fev\u00ed nokkrum sinnum a\u00f0 svara fyrir mig.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00de\u00fa haf\u00f0ir ekki gefi\u00f0 \u00fat b\u00f3k \u00fe\u00e1 og hefur ekki gert \u00fea\u00f0 enn, eigum vi\u00f0 ekki von \u00e1 b\u00f3k me\u00f0 v\u00edsunum \u00fe\u00ednum?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNei, m\u00ednar v\u00edsur ver\u00f0a ekki gefnar \u00fat \u00ed b\u00f3k. \u00dea\u00f0 getur \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3ka\u00f0. \u00c9g hef ekki einu sinni haldi\u00f0 \u00feeim saman n\u00e9 skrifa\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r ni\u00f0ur. \u00deessu hefur veri\u00f0 kasta\u00f0 fram a\u00f0 gefnu tilefni og \u00feeim hefur a\u00f0eins veri\u00f0 \u00e6tla\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 skemmta \u00feeim sem heyr\u00f0u \u00feegar \u00fe\u00e6r voru fluttar. \u00deeim hefur aldrei veri\u00f0 \u00e6tla\u00f0 lengra l\u00edf, flestum a\u00f0 minnsta kosti. Fyrir einum fj\u00f3rum \u00e1rum ger\u00f0i \u00e9g tilraun til a\u00f0 safna einhverju af \u00feessum v\u00edsum saman, og n\u00e1\u00f0i nokku\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum hj\u00e1 v\u00edsnasafnaranum Sigur\u00f0i fr\u00e1 Haukagili, hann haf\u00f0i safna\u00f0 \u00feessu saman. \u00c9g skrifa\u00f0i \u00feetta upp og fj\u00f6lrita\u00f0i eitthva\u00f0 \u00e1 anna\u00f0 hundra\u00f0 v\u00edsur, hefti \u00feetta inn og gaf m\u00ednum n\u00e1nustu. Anna\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki og \u00f6\u00f0ru v\u00edsi ver\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 ekki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g skrifa\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfur sk\u00fdringar me\u00f0 \u00feessum v\u00edsum en \u00fea\u00f0 hefur nefnilega veri\u00f0 a\u00f0al gallinn vi\u00f0 margar v\u00edsur eftir mig, sem flogi\u00f0 hafa v\u00ed\u00f0a a\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feeim hafa veri\u00f0 rangar sk\u00fdringar. \u00dea\u00f0 er oft meiri vandi a\u00f0 skrifa sk\u00fdringar en nokkurn t\u00edmann a\u00f0 gera v\u00edsuna, ef vel \u00e1 a\u00f0 fara. Og \u00e9g get sagt \u00fe\u00e9r eitt d\u00e6mi um \u00fea\u00f0 hva\u00f0 r\u00f6ng sk\u00fdring getur gert mikinn ska\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 var eitt sinn fyrir nor\u00f0an, a\u00f0 kona eigna\u00f0ist barn, sem h\u00fan ekki fe\u00f0ra\u00f0i, vildi ekki fe\u00f0ra \u00fea\u00f0. \u00deegar sl\u00edkt gerist, ganga \u00e6vinlega allskonar s\u00f6gur, manna \u00e1 milli. Einu sinni var\u00f0 \u00e9g samfer\u00f0a \u00feessari konu a\u00f0 vetrarlagi, ofan \u00far sveit \u00fat\u00e1 H\u00fasav\u00edk. \u00dea\u00f0 var komi\u00f0 framyfir h\u00e1ttat\u00edma og h\u00fan \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 komast \u00fear \u00ed h\u00fas, svo \u00e9g fylgdi henni heim a\u00f0 h\u00fasinu, til a\u00f0 vita hvort h\u00fan k\u00e6mist ekki inn. \u00dea\u00f0 var\u00f0. En \u00fearna ger\u00f0ist \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g festi f\u00f3tinn \u00ed gir\u00f0ingarneti og datt og flumbra\u00f0i mig \u00ed andliti. S\u00ed\u00f0an f\u00f3r \u00e9g heim. Konan m\u00edn var \u00e1 f\u00f3tum og einhverjar konur hj\u00e1 henni og \u00fe\u00e6r f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 spyrja mig hva\u00f0 hef\u00f0i komi\u00f0 fyrir mig. \u00c9g sag\u00f0i \u00feeim \u00fea\u00f0 og v\u00edsu um lei\u00f0:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 \u00e9g flj\u00f3\u00f0i fylgdi um veg
flumbran gaf til kynna.
\u00dea\u00f0 hafa meiri menn en \u00e9g
misst \u00fear f\u00f3ta sinna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deessari v\u00edsu st\u00e1lu \u00feeir \u00ed ,,\u00cdslensk fyndni” og sk\u00fdringin, sem \u00feeir g\u00e1fu \u00e1 v\u00edsunni var a\u00f0 st\u00falkan hafi \u00e1tt barni\u00f0 me\u00f0 emb\u00e6ttismanni \u00e1 H\u00fasav\u00edk. Svo h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00feeir samband vi\u00f0 mig og vildu fara a\u00f0 pumpa upp\u00far m\u00e9r v\u00edsum \u00ed fyndnina. \u00c9g sneri bla\u00f0inu vi\u00f0 og skamma\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 eins og hunda. \u00c9g benti \u00feeim \u00e1, a\u00f0 \u00feeir hef\u00f0u ekki svo l\u00edti\u00f0 vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 mann \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir t\u00e6kju svona v\u00edsur, \u00fe\u00f3 ekki v\u00e6ri til annars en a\u00f0 fara r\u00e9tt me\u00f0. \u00c9g benti \u00feeim \u00e1, a\u00f0 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk v\u00e6ru hundru\u00f0 emb\u00e6ttismanna en \u00e1 H\u00fasav\u00edk a\u00f0eins \u00fer\u00edr, vi\u00f0 hvern \u00feeirra \u00e6tti \u00e9g, samkv\u00e6mt \u2013 sk\u00fdringum \u00feeirra? \u00c9g var s\u00e1rrei\u00f0ur \u00fat af \u00feessu og banna\u00f0i \u00feeim algerlega a\u00f0 birta v\u00edsur eftir mig. \u00dearna s\u00e9r\u00f0u hva\u00f0 r\u00f6ng sk\u00fdring getur haft miki\u00f0 a\u00f0 segja.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
,,Anna\u00f0 hefur einnig oft angra\u00f0 mig en \u00fea\u00f0 er \u00feegar rangt hefur veri\u00f0 fari\u00f0 me\u00f0 v\u00edsur m\u00ednar \u00e1 prenti. \u00c9g get sagt \u00fe\u00e9r eitt d\u00e6mi um \u00fea\u00f0. Eitt sinn var \u00e9g \u00ed b\u00e6ndaf\u00f6r me\u00f0 B\u00fana\u00f0arsambandi \u00deingeyinga og vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum vestur um Strandir, Dali og Borgarfj\u00f6r\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 var miki\u00f0 um kve\u00f0skap \u00ed \u00feeirri f\u00f6r, Steingr\u00edmur vinur minn \u00ed Nesi var me\u00f0 \u00ed fer\u00f0inni og fleiri hagyr\u00f0ingar. \u00deegar vi\u00f0 komum \u00ed Vatnsskar\u00f0 \u00e1 su\u00f0urlei\u00f0 var \u00feoka. Vi\u00f0 vorum \u00e1 tveimur
\nst\u00f3rum b\u00edlum \u00far Skagafir\u00f0i. Konurnar f\u00f3ru a\u00f0 tala um \u00fea\u00f0 hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri lei\u00f0inlegt ef \u00fea\u00f0 yr\u00f0i svona \u00feoka \u00feegar k\u00e6mi \u00ed H\u00fanavatnss\u00fdslur, \u00fe\u00e6r vildu sj\u00e1 sig um. \u00de\u00e1 var\u00f0 til \u00feessi v\u00edsa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ekki er kyn \u00fe\u00f3 ve\u00f0ur vont
ver\u00f0i \u00ed H\u00fana\u00feingum,
\u00feegar um landi\u00f0 \u00feingeyskt mont
\u00feeysir \u00e1 Skagfir\u00f0ingum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svo gerist \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 bla\u00f0i\u00f0 ,,\u00cdslendingur” birtir \u00feessa v\u00edsu. Vi\u00f0 hana er engin sk\u00fdring og v\u00edsunni sn\u00fai\u00f0 vi\u00f0, \u00feannig a\u00f0 seinniparturinn var haf\u00f0ur \u00e1 undan. \u00de\u00f3 var ritstj\u00f3rinn v\u00edsnama\u00f0ur. \u00c9g reiddist \u00feessu og skamma\u00f0i hann fyrir. \u00c9g er alltaf \u00f3s\u00e1ttur vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar menn eru a\u00f0 birta v\u00edsur \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fundinn og f\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00e9tta fram hj\u00e1 honum, b\u00e6\u00f0i v\u00edsuna og ekki s\u00ed\u00f0ur sk\u00fdringarnar vi\u00f0 hana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 var til a\u00f0 mynda einu sinni a\u00f0 \u00e9g orti afm\u00e6lisv\u00edsur til vinar m\u00edns J\u00f3ns Baldvinssonar, sem um \u00e1ratugaskei\u00f0 haf\u00f0i unni\u00f0 vi\u00f0 rafst\u00f6\u00f0ina. Hann kalla\u00f0i raft\u00farb\u00ednuna alltaf \u201eB\u00ednu g\u00f6mlu” \u00fea\u00f0 var hans gamanm\u00e1l, hann var d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00ed tali. Nema \u00feegar hann var\u00f0 sj\u00f6tugur sendi \u00e9g honum \u00feessar v\u00edsur:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heldur velli hei\u00f0urs kall
h\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3 svelli og fenni
en n\u00fa er elli inn vi\u00f0 pall
enginn skellir henni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00fa vannst lengi \u00fe\u00e9r til hr\u00f3ss
\u00fea\u00f0 hver drengur metur
saman tengir l\u00ednur lj\u00f3ss
l\u00edklega enginn betur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oft \u00ed hr\u00ed\u00f0ar blindum bil
barning str\u00ed\u00f0an h\u00e1\u00f0ir
fyrir l\u00fd\u00f0a lj\u00f3s og yl
l\u00e9stu b\u00ed\u00f0a n\u00e1\u00f0ir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Starfi\u00f0 kr\u00fdnir \u00fearfan \u00fej\u00f3n
\u00fev\u00ed ei t\u00fdnir saga
er gamla B\u00edna og gamli J\u00f3n
ger\u00f0u um s\u00edna daga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svo ger\u00f0ist \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 synir hans spur\u00f0u mig hvort m\u00e9r v\u00e6ri ekki sama \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feetta yr\u00f0i birt og \u00e9g sag\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 vera \u00ed lagi. Svo komu v\u00edsurnar \u00ed \u201eDegi” a\u00f0 mig minnir, en \u00fear var engin sk\u00fdring gefin \u00e1 \u201eB\u00ednu g\u00f6mlu” og \u00e9g var spur\u00f0ur a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 Akureyri hvort konan hans J\u00f3ns hef\u00f0i ekki heiti\u00f0 eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0 en Jakob\u00edna. \u00de\u00e1 f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 gefa \u00feessu g\u00e6tur. Svona getur \u00feetta veri\u00f0 \u00feegar sk\u00fdringarnar vantar. Kona J\u00f3ns h\u00e9t A\u00f0albj\u00f6rg.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Sumir \u00f3ttast um framt\u00ed\u00f0 ferskeytlunnar h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi, ert \u00fe\u00fa \u00ed \u00feeim h\u00f3pi?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNei, alls ekki. \u00c9g held a\u00f0 h\u00fan eigi eftir a\u00f0 lifa \u00e1fram. \u00dea\u00f0 koma svona \u00f6ldudalir \u00ed \u00feetta eins og anna\u00f0, en r\u00eds svo upp aftur. \u00dea\u00f0 eru til margir ungir menn sem geta gert v\u00edsur, \u00feeir gera kannski heldur minna af \u00fev\u00ed, en vi\u00f0 \u00feessir g\u00f6mlu, en \u00feeir geta ort og sumir eru br\u00e1\u00f0 hagm\u00e6ltir.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Ertu flj\u00f3tur a\u00f0 yrkja Egill?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 er vo\u00f0a misjafnt. Stundum kemur v\u00edsan \u00ed heilu lagi \u00e1 stundinni, en oftar er \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 annar helmingurinn kemur fyrst, oftar botninn og \u00fe\u00e1 er prj\u00f3na\u00f0 framan vi\u00f0. \u00deetta fer allt eftir \u00fev\u00ed hvernig ma\u00f0ur er upplag\u00f0ur.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00de\u00fa sag\u00f0ir vi\u00f0 mig \u00e1\u00f0an a\u00f0 n\u00fa v\u00e6rir\u00f0u h\u00e6ttur a\u00f0 yrkja, \u00e9g tr\u00fai \u00fev\u00ed n\u00fa ekki, leyf\u00f0u m\u00e9r heldur a\u00f0 heyra s\u00ed\u00f0ustu v\u00edsuna \u00fe\u00edna?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eNei, \u00feetta er alveg satt, \u00e9g er steinh\u00e6ttur \u00feessu, kannski a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur bulli eitthva\u00f0 einstaka sinnum en \u00fea\u00f0 heitir ekki a\u00f0 yrkja. \u00c9g skal leyfa \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 heyra eina v\u00edsu, h\u00fan var ort \u00feegar \u00feeir voru a\u00f0 r\u00edfast um gr\u00f3\u00f0urey\u00f0inguna, H\u00e1kon Bjarnason og Halld\u00f3r P\u00e1lsson b\u00fana\u00f0arm\u00e1lastj\u00f3ri. \u00dea\u00f0 var mikill h\u00e1va\u00f0i og l\u00e6ti \u00ed \u00feeim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Halld\u00f3r P\u00e1lsson hr\u00f3par enn\u00fe\u00e1 h\u00f6ndum bandandi.
Ungur var hann um flest vandandi
\u00e1\u00f0ur en hann gat migi\u00f0 standandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svona helv\u00edtis bull er \u00fea\u00f0 sem ma\u00f0ur er a\u00f0 leika s\u00e9r a\u00f0 n\u00faor\u00f0i\u00f0. H\u00e9r \u00e1\u00f0ur fyrr var margt kalla\u00f0 kl\u00e1m, sem f\u00f3lk tekur ekki einu sinni eftir n\u00faor\u00f0i\u00f0. \u00c9g skal leyfa \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 heyra eina v\u00edsu, sem var k\u00f6llu\u00f0 kl\u00e1mv\u00edsa en \u00e6tli h\u00fan s\u00e9 k\u00f6llu\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 n\u00fana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 voru ungar pers\u00f3nur \u00ed kunningsskap, h\u00fan vildi gera \u00far \u00feessu alv\u00f6ru, en hann var tregur til. \u00de\u00e1 var\u00f0 \u00feessi v\u00edsa til:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gegnum blendi\u00f0 bl\u00ed\u00f0uskraf
birtast kenndir tvennar.
Honum stendur uggur af
undirlendi hennar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 \u00de\u00fa sag\u00f0ir \u00e1\u00f0an a\u00f0 v\u00edsur \u00fe\u00ednar yr\u00f0u ekki gefnar \u00fat \u00ed b\u00f3k, er \u00feetta \u00f3hagganleg \u00e1kv\u00f6r\u00f0un?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201eJ\u00e1, alveg \u00f3hagganleg. Einhver \u00fatgefandi, \u00d6rlygur H\u00e1lfd\u00e1narson a\u00f0 mig minnir bau\u00f0 m\u00e9r upp\u00e1 kaffi \u00ed fyrra og fitja\u00f0i upp\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0 mig a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 gefa v\u00edsurnar m\u00ednar \u00fat, en \u00e9g aft\u00f3k \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f6llu. Hann var me\u00f0 Andr\u00e9s
\nKristj\u00e1nsson fyrrum ritstj\u00f3ra me\u00f0 s\u00e9r og bau\u00f0 fram starfskrafta hans m\u00e9r til a\u00f0sto\u00f0ar, ef \u00e9g vildi leyfa \u00fatg\u00e1fu, en \u00e9g sag\u00f0i honum a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 k\u00e6mi ekki til m\u00e1la.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Heldur\u00f0u a\u00f0 eins ver\u00f0i me\u00f0 v\u00edsur Steingr\u00edms \u00ed Nesi, a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r ver\u00f0i ekki gefnar \u00fat?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 held \u00e9g, hann vildi ekkert vi\u00f0 sl\u00edkt eiga. En \u00fea\u00f0 er ska\u00f0i a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 Steingr\u00edmur var sk\u00e1ld, s\u00e1 eini af okkur fj\u00f3rmenningum sem vorum a\u00f0 kve\u00f0ast \u00e1, sj\u00e1lfum okkur og \u00f6\u00f0rum til skemmtunar, h\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00e1runum. Hann var heldur seinni en vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 yrkja. \u00c9g gat kannski bulla\u00f0 upp\u00far m\u00e9r tveimur e\u00f0a \u00feremur v\u00edsum en hann kom ekki me\u00f0 neitt, en svo \u00feegar \u00fea\u00f0 kom var \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edka snilld. Hann haf\u00f0i stundum or\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00feegar \u00e9g var a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta heyrast \u00feessar v\u00edsur sem vi\u00f0 vorum a\u00f0 gera, a\u00f0 hann \u00e6tla\u00f0ist ekki til \u00feess. Eins og til a\u00f0 mynda \u201eTittsv\u00edsurnar” og fleira.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Hvernig eru \u00fe\u00e6r?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201e\u00dea\u00f0 var einhverju sinni a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum austur \u00ed Vopnafj\u00f6r\u00f0 me\u00f0 konur okkar. Br\u00f3\u00f0ir konu Steingr\u00edms bj\u00f3 \u00fearna \u00ed Vopnafir\u00f0i og vorum a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 vei\u00f0a \u00fearna \u00ed Hofs\u00e1nni, en \u00fea\u00f0 var l\u00edtil sem engin vei\u00f0i. Svo var \u00fea\u00f0 einn morguninn \u00feegar vi\u00f0 komum heim, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa fengi\u00f0 neitt a\u00f0 \u00e9g h\u00e9lt, a\u00f0 Steingr\u00edmur dregur upp sm\u00e1 titt \u00far \u00falpuvasa s\u00ednum r\u00e9ttir fiskinn konu sinni og segir:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eig\u00f0u \u00feetta yndi\u00f0 mitt
\u00e1nni gekk \u00e9g n\u00e6rri.
\u00dea\u00f0 er sk\u00f6mm a\u00f0 \u00feessum titt
\u00fe\u00fa hefur s\u00e9\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 st\u00e6rri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00fa, en daginn eftir f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 aftur a\u00f0 vei\u00f0a og \u00e9g f\u00e9kk einn fisk, sem var n\u00fa heldur sk\u00e1rri en s\u00e1 sem Steingr\u00edmur f\u00e9kk daginn \u00e1\u00f0ur. \u00c9g f\u00f3r eins a\u00f0, gaf hann konu minni og sag\u00f0i:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Una skaltu \u00fe\u00e9r vi\u00f0 \u00feitt
\u00fea\u00f0 mun l\u00e9ttast vera
\u00fev\u00ed enn\u00fe\u00e1 b\u00fd\u00f0 \u00e9g betri titt
en b\u00e6ndur almennt gera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deetta var au\u00f0vita\u00f0 bara gert til a\u00f0 hl\u00e6ja a\u00f0 \u00fearna \u00e1 sta\u00f0num, en \u00feessar v\u00edsur l\u00e6r\u00f0ust og flugu v\u00ed\u00f0a og \u00e9g fann a\u00f0 Steingr\u00edmi var ekkert vel vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa spyr\u00f0 um \u00fatg\u00e1fu \u00e1 v\u00edsum m\u00ednum, ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 g\u00e6ta \u00feess, a\u00f0 mitt l\u00edf hefur veri\u00f0 innan l\u00edtils hrings. \u00c9g er \u00f3sk\u00f3lagenginn a\u00f0 heita m\u00e1, hef l\u00edti\u00f0 sem ekkert fari\u00f0 burtu, hef alltaf veri\u00f0 heima \u00ed \u00feessum litla hring sem \u00e9g kalla svo. Og g\u00e6ttu a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed, a\u00f0 innan \u00feessa ramma eru v\u00edsur m\u00ednar. \u00de\u00e6r eru ger\u00f0ar til a\u00f0 skemmta f\u00f3lki innan \u00feessa hrings og til \u00feess eins. Jafnvel \u00feeir bragir sem voru fluttir opinberlega \u00e1 samkomum heima f\u00f3lki til skemmtunar. Sl\u00edkt er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 gefa \u00fat. Menn hafa l\u00e6rt \u00fe\u00e6r sumar og \u00fe\u00e6r hafa flogi\u00f0. Vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0 \u00e9g ekki en a\u00f0 gefa \u00fe\u00e6r \u00fat \u00ed b\u00f3k, \u00fev\u00ed r\u00e6\u00f0 \u00e9g og \u00fea\u00f0 kemur ekki til m\u00e1la.\u201c
\n \u2014S.d\u00f3r <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0viljinn 6. mars 1977 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hvernig \u00ed \u00f3sk\u00f6punum \u00e6tti v\u00edsnavinur a\u00f0 geta fari\u00f0 til H\u00fasav\u00edkur og vera s\u00e6milega r\u00famur me\u00f0 t\u00edma, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 l\u00edta vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00feeim \u00f3\u00f0snillingi Agli J\u00f3nassyni? Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 ekki h\u00e6gt, og \u00feess vegna f\u00f3rum vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0mundur J. Gu\u00f0mundsson og heims\u00f3ttum Egil, \u00fear sem hann b\u00fdr \u00e1 elliheimilinu \u00e1 H\u00fasav\u00edk, og nutum \u00feess a\u00f0 hl\u00fd\u00f0a \u00e1 listafr\u00e1s\u00f6gn hans og nokkrar n\u00fdjar og gamlar v\u00edsnaperlur fr\u00e1 hans hendi. Hann er n\u00fa \u00e1 83. aldurs\u00e1ri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
,,Verst a\u00f0 b\u00faa svo illa a\u00f0 geta ekki bo\u00f0i\u00f0 ykkur upp\u00e1 hressingu str\u00e1kar m\u00ednir, ekki einu sinni svol\u00edti\u00f0 t\u00e1r,\u201c sag\u00f0i Egill \u00feegar vi\u00f0 vorum sestir inn til hans \u00ed afar vistleg h\u00fasakynni hins n\u00fdja elliheimilis \u00e1 H\u00fasav\u00edk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Egill sag\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feeim fyrstu sem fluttu \u00fearna inn \u00e1 s\u00ed\u00f0asta \u00e1ri. Mj\u00f6g flj\u00f3tlega barst tali\u00f0 a\u00f0 v\u00edsnager\u00f0 og sag\u00f0ist Egill ekki vera jafn svarts\u00fdnn og hann var fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum, um \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 hagm\u00e6lskan v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 hverfa. Hann sag\u00f0ist ver\u00f0a var vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 unga f\u00f3lki\u00f0 kynni a\u00f0 meta v\u00edsur og \u00e1 me\u00f0an svo v\u00e6ri mundi hagm\u00e6lskan lifa. Og au\u00f0vita\u00f0 byrju\u00f0um vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0mundur J. a\u00f0 su\u00f0a um a\u00f0 f\u00e1 a\u00f0 heyra eina v\u00edsu e\u00f0a svo. Egill sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 ef \u00e9g \u00e6tla\u00f0i a\u00f0 birta eitthva\u00f0 af v\u00edsum eftir hann yr\u00f0i \u00e9g a\u00f0 hafa v\u00edsurnar r\u00e9tt eftir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
,,\u00c9g er or\u00f0inn d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 hvekktur \u00e1 bl\u00f6\u00f0unum, \u00fea\u00f0 er eins og bla\u00f0am\u00f6nnum s\u00e9 fyrirmuna\u00f0 a\u00f0 hafa r\u00e9tt eftir,\u201c sag\u00f0i Egill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann sag\u00f0ist hafa flutt v\u00edsur \u00ed afm\u00e6lish\u00f3fi Kaupf\u00e9lags \u00deingeyinga \u00ed vetur. Morgunbla\u00f0i\u00f0 birti tv\u00e6r \u00feeirra og f\u00f3r rangt me\u00f0 a\u00f0ra og \u00fe\u00e1 var\u00f0 \u00feessi v\u00edsa til:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stj\u00f3rna Morgunbla\u00f0sins b\u00fai
busamenni skilningslaus,
\u00fea\u00f0 er eins og eyrun sn\u00fai
\u00f6fugt \u00fear \u00e1 hverjum haus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Egill spur\u00f0i Gu\u00f0mund J. nokku\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed stj\u00f3rnm\u00e1lin. Gu\u00f0mundur l\u00e9t all vel af \u00feeim, eins og al\u00feingismanni s\u00e6mir en Egill sag\u00f0ist ekki svona bjarts\u00fdnn, s\u00e9r s\u00fdndist allt vera a\u00f0 fara til andskotans hj\u00e1 r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rninni og Gu\u00f0mundur vi\u00f0urkenndi a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sy\u00f0i \u00e1 keipum \u00feessa stundina. Egill sag\u00f0ist hafa ort \u00feessa heilr\u00e6\u00f0av\u00edsu til Hj\u00f6rleifs Guttormssonar i\u00f0na\u00f0arr\u00e1\u00f0herra \u00e1 d\u00f6gunum, \u00feegar P\u00e1ll P\u00e9tursson forma\u00f0ur \u00feingflokks Frams\u00f3knarflokksins skamma\u00f0i hann sem mest fyrir Bl\u00f6nduvirkjun:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leg\u00f0u \u00feig \u00fataf Leifi minn,
l\u00f6ng er H\u00fanabrekka.
Far\u00f0u svo austur \u00ed Flj\u00f3tsdalinn
og f\u00e6r\u00f0u \u00feeim bl\u00f6ndu \u2014
a\u00f0 drekka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Egill sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00e9r bl\u00f6skra\u00f0i fer\u00f0agle\u00f0i Forseta \u00cdslands og s\u00fa d\u00fdrkun \u00e1 henni sem landsmenn og raunar \u00fatlendingar l\u00edka v\u00e6ru s\u00edfellt a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00ed lj\u00f3si. \u00cd fyrra \u00feegar mest gekk \u00e1 me\u00f0 Vigd\u00edsi \u00ed Danm\u00f6rku var veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a h\u00e9r \u00e1 landi um a\u00f0 veita \u00feyrfti f\u00e9 til varanlegrar vegager\u00f0ar, en menn t\u00f6ldu \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0ina ekki hafa efni \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed og \u00fe\u00e1 orti Egill \u00feessa v\u00edsu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Danir l\u00e1ta D\u00edsu \u00ed t\u00e9
d\u00fdrkun hvar sem \u00feeir sj\u00e1’ana.
Vissara er a\u00f0 veita f\u00e9
\u00ed varanlegt slitlag \u00e1’ana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B\u00f3kmenntir almennt voru nokku\u00f0 til umr\u00e6\u00f0u og sag\u00f0ist Egill lesa enn all miki\u00f0. Hann sag\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 lj\u00faka vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 lesa samtalsb\u00f3kina vi\u00f0 Gunnar Thoroddsen fors\u00e6tisr\u00e1\u00f0herra. \u00c9g \u00e6tla a\u00f0 lesa hana aftur, m\u00e9r l\u00edka\u00f0i h\u00fan vel, sag\u00f0i Egill. Hann haf\u00f0i or\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 s\u00e9r \u00fe\u00e6ttu sumir titlar sem rith\u00f6fundar velja b\u00f3kum s\u00ednum n\u00faor\u00f0i\u00f0 skr\u00fdtnir. \u00deegar Gu\u00f0mundur Hagal\u00edn sendi fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r b\u00f3kina \u201eSeg\u00f0u n\u00fa amen s\u00e9ra P\u00e9tur”, sag\u00f0ist Egill hafa ort:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
D\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e9g andleg afrek \u00fe\u00edn,
\u00e1n\u00e6gju fluttir heim til m\u00edn,
s\u00f3lin l\u00e6kkar og sj\u00f3nin dv\u00edn,
seg\u00f0u n\u00fa amen, Hagal\u00edn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Einu sinni sendi Karl \u00cdsfeld, sk\u00e1ld, fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r b\u00f3k, en alla b\u00f3kina nota\u00f0i hann enga upphafsstafi og sag\u00f0i Egill a\u00f0 s\u00e9r hef\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00fea\u00f0 skr\u00fdtin tiltekt og hann orti:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cdsfeld er sk\u00e1ld, \u00fea\u00f0 er enginn vafi,
ekki \u00feekki \u00e9g marga sl\u00edka,
en \u00far \u00fev\u00ed hann sparar upphafsstafi,
\u00e6tti’ann a\u00f0 f\u00e6kka hinum l\u00edka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
N\u00fa brosti gamli ma\u00f0urinn kankv\u00edslega, en sag\u00f0ist taka \u00fea\u00f0 sk\u00fdrt fram a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i alltaf d\u00e1\u00f0 Karl \u00cdsfeld; s\u00e9r hef\u00f0i bara ekki l\u00edka\u00f0 a\u00f0 sleppa \u00f6llum upphafsst\u00f6fum \u00ed heilli b\u00f3k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ef m\u00e9r hefur or\u00f0i\u00f0 svefnvant \u00e1 n\u00f3ttunni hef \u00e9g haft \u00feann si\u00f0 a\u00f0 setjast ni\u00f0ur og yrkja. \u00deetta er heillar\u00e1\u00f0 og \u00e9g hef kennt atvinnusk\u00e1ldum \u00feetta. Einu sinni var \u00e9g illa haldinn af magas\u00e1ri og m\u00e1tti alls ekki smakka brenniv\u00edn, f\u00e9kk \u00e9g magakvalir ef \u00e9g ger\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0.
Svo var \u00fea\u00f0 einu sinni a\u00f0 kunningi minn sem var einst\u00e6\u00f0ingur h\u00e9r \u00e1 H\u00fasav\u00edk, \u00e1tti 75 \u00e1ra afm\u00e6li. Hann haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 spilaf\u00e9lagi minn me\u00f0an sj\u00f3nin entist, en \u00feegar hann \u00e1tti umr\u00e6tt afm\u00e6li var hann or\u00f0inn mj\u00f6g sj\u00f3ndapur og lasbur\u00f0a og l\u00e1 \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi. \u00c9g skrapp til hans me\u00f0 sm\u00e1 afm\u00e6lisgj\u00f6f og honum \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00f3sk\u00f6p v\u00e6nt a\u00f0 \u00e9g skyldi l\u00edta til hans. Hann dr\u00f3 upp \u00e1kav\u00edtis fl\u00f6sku og sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 m\u00e6ttum til me\u00f0 a\u00f0 sk\u00e1la. \u00c9g vissi a\u00f0 \u00e9g m\u00e1tti \u00fea\u00f0 ekki, en l\u00e9t undan og vi\u00f0 fengum okkur t\u00e1r. \u00d3sk\u00f6p l\u00edti\u00f0; vi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum ekki einu sinni ni\u00f0ur \u00ed axlir \u00e1 fl\u00f6skunni. Svo f\u00f3r \u00e9g heim og um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 f\u00f3r \u00e9g a\u00f0 sofa. Eftir svo sem klukkut\u00edma vakna\u00f0i \u00e9g me\u00f0 magakvalir. \u00de\u00e1 settist \u00e9g ni\u00f0ur og t\u00f3k a\u00f0 yrkja og m.a. var\u00f0 \u00feessi v\u00edsa til:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 r\u00e1\u00f0i m\u00ednu er lj\u00f3tur lj\u00f3\u00f0ur,
mig langar stundum a\u00f0 s\u00fapa \u00e1 pyttlu.
Ertu a\u00f0 refsa m\u00e9r, Gu\u00f0 minn g\u00f3\u00f0ur,
getur\u00f0u rei\u00f0st \u00fat af svona litlu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En svo ger\u00f0ist \u00feetta aftur. \u00c9g var \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed heims\u00f3kn hj\u00e1 vini m\u00ednum Dan\u00edel Dan\u00edelssyni l\u00e6kni austur \u00ed Neskaupsta\u00f0. Hann var minn l\u00e6knir og var a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 l\u00e6kna mig af magas\u00e1rinu. Eitt kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 s\u00e1tum vi\u00f0 og r\u00f6bbu\u00f0um saman, \u00fe\u00e1 komu gestir. Dan\u00edel kom me\u00f0 \u00f6ggul\u00edtinn dreitil af Sjenever og skenkti \u00ed glas handa okkur fj\u00f3rum, r\u00e9tt svona botnfylli \u00ed gl\u00f6sunum. \u00c9g sag\u00f0ist s\u00fapa \u00e1 \u00feessu a\u00f0 l\u00e6knisr\u00e1\u00f0i. Nema hva\u00f0, um n\u00f3ttina vakna \u00e9g me\u00f0 magakvalir og \u00fe\u00e1 var\u00f0 \u00feessi v\u00edsa til:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Enn ertu Herra a\u00f0 hegna m\u00e9r,
hart er a\u00f0 b\u00faa vi\u00f0 \u00f6fund sl\u00edka.
\u00c1ttu ekki sj\u00e1lfur Sjenever
svo a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa getir brag\u00f0a\u00f0 l\u00edka?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me\u00f0an \u00e9g var me\u00f0 \u00feetta magas\u00e1r, setti Dan\u00edel l\u00e6knir mig \u00ed matark\u00far, strangan matark\u00far, og \u00e9g hr\u00ed\u00f0hora\u00f0ist enda var konan m\u00edn str\u00f6ng me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00e9g h\u00e9ldi k\u00farinn. M\u00e9r \u00fe\u00f3tti \u00e9g or\u00f0inn hora\u00f0ur og lj\u00f3tur \u00ed andliti og \u00ed lj\u00f3\u00f0abr\u00e9fi til Dan\u00edels er \u00feessi v\u00edsa sem l\u00fdsir \u00fatlitinu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
L\u00f6ngum var \u00fea\u00f0 l\u00edfs m\u00edns \u00fer\u00e1,
loki\u00f0 er n\u00fa henni,
a\u00f0 \u00e9g m\u00e6tti falla fr\u00e1
fallegt gamalmenni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kunningi minn einn h\u00e9r \u00e1 elliheimilinu er or\u00f0inn \u00f3ttalega hrumur og \u00e1 or\u00f0i\u00f0 erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 hreyfa sig en er samt enn\u00fe\u00e1 jafn helv\u00edti kvensamur og fyrrum. \u00c9g var a\u00f0 hj\u00e1lpa honum eitthva\u00f0 um daginn og sag\u00f0i \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0 hann:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deolir illa svanna soll,
s\u00e1 er fyrr var brellinn.
Honum er a\u00f0 koma \u00ed koll
kvensemin og ellin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vi\u00f0 spur\u00f0um Egil hvort hann skrifa\u00f0i ni\u00f0ur allar v\u00edsurnar s\u00ednar. Nei, \u00e9g skrifa \u00fe\u00e6r ekki ni\u00f0ur. \u00c9g l\u00edt svo \u00e1 a\u00f0 v\u00edsan ver\u00f0i a\u00f0 bjarga s\u00e9r sj\u00e1lf. Ef h\u00fan er g\u00f3\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 gerir h\u00fan \u00fea\u00f0 og lifir. S\u00fa v\u00edsa sem ekki lifir, hefur ekki veri\u00f0 n\u00f3gu g\u00f3\u00f0. \u00deetta eru g\u00f6mul og n\u00fd sannindi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c9g haf\u00f0i heyrt af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Egill hef\u00f0i ort v\u00edsur, \u00feegar mest gekk \u00e1 \u00ed Gervasoni-m\u00e1linu \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma og ba\u00f0 hann leyfa m\u00e9r a\u00f0 heyra \u00fe\u00e6r. Hann sag\u00f0i a\u00f0 s\u00e9r hef\u00f0i ofbo\u00f0i\u00f0 atgangurinn og tilfinningauppn\u00e1mi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed m\u00e1li. Hann sag\u00f0ist aldrei hafa skili\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, \u00feegar Gu\u00f0r\u00fan Helgad\u00f3ttir lag\u00f0i undir l\u00edf r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar vegna \u00feessa m\u00e1ls og \u00fe\u00e1 hef\u00f0i hann ort:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
F\u00f3ru um landi\u00f0 fl\u00e6kingar,
Fri\u00f0j\u00f3n str\u00ed\u00f0i\u00f0 h\u00e1\u00f0i.
Gervisonur Gu\u00f0r\u00fanar
geirv\u00f6rtuna \u00fe\u00e1\u00f0i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saug og \u00e1t til \u00f3\u00feurftar
innant\u00f3mur bj\u00e1lfi,
svo a\u00f0 l\u00edfsvon landsstj\u00f3rnar
l\u00e9k \u00e1 rei\u00f0iskj\u00e1lfi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Egill sag\u00f0ist hafa veri\u00f0 staddur \u00ed M\u00fdvatnssveit, einu sinni \u00feegar gos h\u00f3fst \u00ed Leirhnj\u00fak. \u00deann morgun sag\u00f0ist hann hafa hlusta\u00f0 \u00e1 klerk flytja lofger\u00f0 um alheimssmi\u00f0inn og meistaraverk hans. Og samfara eldgosinu geisa\u00f0i i\u00f0ulaus st\u00f3rhr\u00ed\u00f0 \u00fati, \u00fe\u00e1 var\u00f0 \u00feessi v\u00edsa til:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A\u00f0d\u00e1un \u00fe\u00e1 \u00e9g ekki skil.
sem alheimssmi\u00f0urinn vekur.
Hn\u00f6tturinn springur og hristist til
og himinninn m\u00edgur og lekur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vi\u00f0 Gu\u00f0mundur h\u00f6f\u00f0um seti\u00f0 langa stund hj\u00e1 Agli og hl\u00fdtt \u00e1 s\u00f6gur og v\u00edsur \u00ed bland vi\u00f0 landsm\u00e1laspjall. S\u00fa stund var \u00e1n\u00e6gjuleg, en h\u00e9r skulum vi\u00f0 l\u00e1ta sta\u00f0ar numi\u00f0 \u00ed bili; n\u00f3g er kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 sinni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Texti og myndir: S.d\u00f3r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dej\u00f3\u00f0viljinn 17. apr\u00edl 1982 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
H\u00e9r eru a\u00f0 finna tv\u00f6 vi\u00f0t\u00f6l sem S.d\u00f3r t\u00f3k vi\u00f0 Egil J\u00f3nasson. \u00deau birtust \u00ed \u00dej\u00f3\u00f0viljanum 6. mars 1977 og 17. apr\u00edl 1982. M\u00ednar v\u00edsur ver\u00f0a ekki gefnar \u00fat \u00e1 b\u00f3k Skr\u00e1setjari \u00feessara l\u00edna hefur haft \u00f3m\u00e6lt yndi af v\u00edsum svo langt aftur sem hann man. Og \u00fea\u00f0 hefur ekkert fari\u00f0 dult a\u00f0 minn upp\u00e1halds … <\/p>\n