Čūsku sieviete - Skyforger Übersetzung ins Englische

Čūsku sieviete

Asins rasa rita migla,
Zvadz dzelzi, zobeni, piki,
Simtiem pakavu brada Talavas laukus,
Ko klaj letu liki;
Es redzu, svetkalna melni viri jau kokus cert.

Tie strada nakti un dienu,
Dievu akmens skelts, leja grusts,
Svetie ozoli partop par sienu
Un debesis ieduras baznicas krusts;
Caur uguni, caur zobenu, caur asinu jurai
Mums jauno ticibu macities bus!

Tur pirmatnejo mezu dziles
Steidziet, meklejiet vinu,
Raganu, Laumas zintnieci,
Cusku sievietei nesiet zinu
Lai tas stiprie vardi spej musu lastu ardit.

Ta, kas dzimusi kopa ar cuskam,
Zalksu kenina izredzeta,
Odzes inde svetita,
Burvju vardos neparspeta;
Melnu seju nu griezas ta deja:

Sper, sper Perkoni deviniem zibeniem,
Sadedz, baznica, ziliem uguniem,
Niksti, dilsti, svesa vara,
Kriti ka rudens lapa no zara.

Pie skelta akmens cusku sieviete
Ziedu dodot Perkonu ludz:
Nac atpakal, Debesu graudej,
Skel, cert, triec, ta lai svesa baznica luzt!

Perkons brauc vara tiltu, devini zirgi,
Zala pataga roka
Zala cuska prieksa,
Cert devinos gabalos,
Met dzila jura ieksa.

Nodun pamale, notric zeme,
Zilam gaismam pieskist viss gaiss,
Launas ugunis raganas acis,
Par zemi nogulies klusums baiss.

Rau, ka velkas debesi melni,
Sartam liesmam aizdegas krusts,
Nac, nac, Debesu graudej,
Skel, cert, triec, ta lai svesa baznica luzt!

Snake Woman

Bloodstain battle fog,
Clang of steel, gnash of teeth, piercing cries,
Hundreds of hooves pound the fields of Talava,
As the heathen Letts roam;
I see, on the sacrificial hill, they're already cutting down the sacred trees.

They work day and night,
The gods’ stones shattered, strewn with lament,
Holy oaks are sold as firewood
And church crosses pierce the heavens;
Through fire, through sword, through blood to the sea
We must learn the new faith!

There in the depths of the primeval forest
Hurry, go find her,
The wise witch, the sorceress,
Bring the message to the Snake Woman
So her powerful words can break our chains.

She who was born with the snakes,
Chosen by the Viper Queen,
Blessèd by the venom of vipers,
Unvanquished in magical words;
Her black face now turns to dance:

Strike, strike, Perkunas, with nine lightnings,
Burn, Church, in blue flames,
Wane, wane, foreign power,
Fall like autumn leaves from the branch.

By the split stone, the Snake Woman
Offers flowers and implores Perkunas:
Return, Thunder God,
Shatter, break, strike, so the foreign church may collapse!

Perkunas rides a copper bridge with nine horses,
A green whip in his hand
A green pig before him,
Splits it into nine pieces,
Casts it into the deep sea.

The earth groans, the ground trembles,
Blue light fills the air,
Evil fires in the eyes of the witches,
An eerie silence falls over the land.

See, the black clouds gather,
The cross ignites in red flames,
Come, come, Thunder God,
Shatter, break, strike, so the foreign church may collapse!