Lyrics and translation Ojārs Grīnbergs - Kam ziedi, mežābele

Kam ziedi, mežābele

Bij' maijs un mežābeles zieds tik balts,
Zem tā vecs akmens sols un galds.
Bij' maijs un sēdējām mēs divatā
Uz vecā akmens sola tā.

Kam ziedi, mežābele rūgtā,
Tik balta, balta tu kā laime un kā prieks.
Kam ziedi, mežābele rūgtā,
Kam ziedi tu un nobirsti kā sniegs.

Iet laiks, un vairs neviens te neatnāk,
Pat akmens apsūnot jau sāk.
Iet laiks, un mežābele maijā zied,
Un vējš kā toreiz zaros dzied.

Why do you bloom, hawthorn

It was May and the hawthorn blossomed in white,
Underneath, an old stone bench and table.
It was May and there sat the two of us
Upon that old stone bench, so.

Why do you bloom, bitter hawthorn,
So white, white, just like happiness and joy.
Why do you bloom, bitter hawthorn,
Why do you bloom and turn to snow when you fall.

Time goes by, and no one comes here,
Even the stone has started to tarnish.
Time passes, and the hawthorn blooms in May,
And the wind stills sings in the branches, like that day.