Paroles et traduction Dzelzs Vilks - Brēkdams gailis

Brēkdams gailis

Brēkdams gailis laktā lēca:
Nu būs miežu vasariņa;
Nu dzers alu Jāņa bērni,
Snīpjus krūzēs mērcēdami.
Jānīts gāja cūku kaut,
Vara taure mugurā;
Cik cūciņa parukšķēja,
Jānīts pūta vara tauri.
Jānīts jāja visu nakti
Nosvīdušu kumeliņu;
Ko tam dara tautu meitas,
Ka neviena nedevās?
Kur palika tā meitiņa,
Kura mīlēt solījās?
Tā uz smilgas nodūrās
Pašā Jāņu vakarā.

Cock-a-doodle-doo

Cock-a-doodle-doo in a corncrib he jumps:
Now there will be a summer of barley;
Now Jan's children will drink ale,
Dipping their snouts in mugs.
Jan went to kill a pig,
With a brass trumpet on his back;
As much as the pig squealed,
Jan blew his brass trumpet.
Jan rode all night
On his sweaty pony;
What can the maidens do,
That none of them came out?
Where is that girl,
Who promised to love me?
She tripped on a grass stalk
On Midsummer's Eve.