Lyrics and translation Zigfrīds Muktupāvels - Zilas Acis Tavas

Zilas Acis Tavas

Zili ūdeņi, un zilas acis tavas,
Bet man tomēr baigi jānodreb
Puķu viju liegās roku skavās,
Jo esmu jau tik sirms un vecs

Kaujā rūdījos ar dzīvi un ar sirdi,
Tagad piekusis un skumji kluss.
Vakaros es bieži dzeru spirtu,
Lai var mirkli sevi nesajust.

Un tagad ilgi skatos tumšā rūtī,
Kur tik paša ēna pretī māj,
Zilām acīm dziesmās sveikas sūtu,
Turpu doties sirdij aizliedz prāts.

Mūža vakaram ir ciešas skavas,
Un no tām pat mīla neizrauj.
Zili ūdeņi, un zilas acis tavas
Un pār manis tumsa spārnus klāj.

Your Blue Eyes

Blue waters, and blue are your eyes.
But still I must tremble very much,
I weave flowers in the bends of your arm,
For I am already so old.

In battle I was tempered with life and with heart,
Now I am weary and sadly quiet,
In the evenings I often drink spirits,
So that for a moment I may not feel myself.

And now I look long into the dark pane,
Where only my own shadow nods in response,
I send greetings in songs to blue eyes,
My mind forbids my heart to go there.

The evening of life has close clamps,
And love itself cannot tear them apart.
Blue waters, and blue are your eyes,
And over me the wings of darkness spread.