Hveitikökur

Hveitikökur, is a Christmas song I wrote a year ago. Hveitikökur are a traditional type of bread (kind of?) that are baked during Christmas in Iceland, but as I've found out it's more of a tradition in the West fjords. Since I can remember my family has baked these goods every year this time of year and so this song is about the family being together and baking.
Lyrics (icelandic version):
Þegar ég var yngri og fékk að vaka lengur
aðeins lengur en gerist og gengur
og úti var mikill snjór.
Öll fjölskyldan kom saman að baka allar sortir,
dugnaðinn ei skorti
og í glugga beið lítill skór.
En það var eitt sem mig langaði í
og gat varla beðið heila árið eftir því.
Þar sem allir voru með að baka saman hátíðlegar
Hveitikökur með hangikjöti og smjöri,
það minnir mig á fjörið á jólunum.
Hveitikökur, volgar voru bestar,
þá borðuðust þær flestar á jólunum.
Að baka hveitikökur er al-vestfirskur siður
bara um jól, því miður,
en þannig er nú það.
Sumir steikja kökur í massavís
Og þó að úti frýs
Hlýnar mér í hjartastað
Að hugsa um eitt sem mig langar í
og get varla beðið næstu jólin eftir því.
Þar sem allir eru með að baka saman hátíðlegar
Hveitikökur með hangikjöti og smjöri,
það minnir mig á fjörið á jólunum.
Hveitikökur, volgar eru bestar
þá borðast þær allflestar á jólunum.
Translation of the lyrics:
When I was younger and got to stay up late,
a little later than usual
and there was lots of snow outside
All the family came together to bake all kinds of sorts
Everybody worked so hard
and in the window there waited a little shoe*
But there was one thing that I really wanted
and I hardly could wait the whole year for
where everybody came together
and baked festive
Hveitikökur with hangikjöt** and butter
it reminds me of the fun
at Christmas
Hveitikökur warm were best
then most of them got eaten
at Christmas
To bake hveitikökur is a tradition in the West fjords
only during Christmas
but that's the way it is
And some bake a mountain of cakes
and even though it's freezing outside
my heart stays warm
To think about the one thing that I want
I can barely wait for next Christmas
where everybody came together
and baked festive
Hveitikökur with hangikjöt** and butter
it reminds me of the fun
at Christmas
Hveitikökur warm were best
then most of them got eaten
at Christmas
*The little shoe is also a tradition in Iceland during Christmas, kids put one shoe in their bedroom window so one of the thirteen santas can bring them gifts. Weird, but cute!
**Hangikjöt is smoked lamb that is quite common as a topping on bread or as a standalone dish with potatoes, green beans and white sauce during Christmas.