Lyrics and translation Raimonds Pauls feat. Nora Bumbiere & Viktors Lapčenoks - Rīgas Leģenda

Rīgas Leģenda

Vecpilsētas jumtos sena gaisma virmo,
Vecpilsētas jumtos seni mūži sirmo.
Zem šiem jumtiem veciem gadu simti klusē,
Zem šiem jumtiem naktīs nevar mierā dusēt.

Daugavas
Dzelmē staro, Rīga augot lēnām,
Rīga augot lēnām.
Mūžīgi dzelmē karo rīts ar pusnakts ēnām,
Rīts ar pusnakts ēnām.

Pār šiem jumtiem pērkons rudens naktīs braukā,
Nāra baltā miglā kāpj no dzelmes laukā.
Nāra jumtiem jautā: gatava vai Rīga?
Bet, kad gailis nodzied, - atkal dzelme līgo...

Daugavas
Dzelmē staro, Rīga augot lēnām,
Rīga augot lēnām.
Mūžīgi dzelmē karo rīts ar pusnakts ēnām,
Rīts ar pusnakts ēnām.

Riga's Legend

On the rooftops of the Old Town, an ancient light flickers,
On the rooftops of the Old Town, old lives grow grey.
Beneath these ancient roofs, centuries remain silent,
Beneath these roofs at night, one cannot rest in peace.

In the depths
Daugava shines as Riga grows slowly,
Riga grows slowly.
Eternally in the depths, morning fights against the shadows of midnight,
Morning against the shadows of midnight.

Over these rooftops, the thunder drives on autumn nights,
A pale mermaid rises from the depths into the fields.
The mermaid asks the rooftops: is Riga ready?
But when the rooster crows, - the depths sway again...

In the depths
Daugava shines as Riga grows slowly,
Riga grows slowly.
Eternally in the depths, morning fights against the shadows of midnight,
Morning against the shadows of midnight.