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The music for this song is by Jón Leifs, and the lyrics are by Jóhann Jónsson. The song was written in 1929/1930 and is song number 2 of Jón Leifs's Op. 14a. The oldest known publication is a 1946 print from Reykjavík. Vögguvísa is a lullaby; more than 20 different Icelandic songs bear this name. The video shows a newer version as an example.