Paroles et traduction Ieva Akurātere - Staburags

Staburags

Pār Latvju zemi
Mēness gaismu klāj,
Tur mazam zēnam
Miegā sapnis nāk -
Redz viņš, ko savā mūžā redzējis nav nekad -
Augstu pār debess zilgmi
Staburaga klintis stāv,
Staburaga klintis stāv.

Pār vēlu zēns piedzimis -
Nav vairs tā -
Ak, plašās upes
Dzelmē nav nekā.
Bet tomēr sapnī avots
Gar liepām smieklus nes,
Lāses pār akmens pieri
Krīt un mūžam nepārstāj,
Krīt un mūžam nepārstāj.

Dzims mūžam bērni,
Dzīvos, neredzēs
Un savas zemes
Sirdī nedzirdēs.
Tik varbūt reizēm kādam
Sapnī tiks dāvāts prieks -
Ieraudzīt mazu brīdi
To, kas mūžam zudis dzelmē,
To, kas mūžam zudis mums.

Mirst putni, nomirst,
Zvēri, ļaudis mirst
Tā vienmēr bijis,
Būs, ka visi mirst.
Tomēr mēs dzīvi esam,
Nedrīkstam ļaut, ka kāds
Zēnu tik sapnī laistu
Staburaga kāpnēs kāpt,
Staburaga kāpnēs kāpt.

Par vēlu rādīt dūres -
Garām laiks,
Šī rēta mūsu dvēslē
Neaizaugs.
Pieaugs par vīriem zēni
Sapņus, kas šodien redz,
Pajautās mums, kur bijām?
Ko tad viņiem teiksim mēs?
Ko tad viņiem teiksim mēs?

Staburags

Over the Land of Latvians
The moon spreads its light.
A young boy there
In his sleep a dream arrives. -
He sees that which in his life he has never seen -
High above the blue sky
The cliffs of Staburags stand,
The cliffs of Staburags stand.

The boy was born too late -
It is no more -
Oh, the broad rivers
There is nothing in its depth.
But still in a dream a wellspring -
Carries laughter past the lindens,
Drops over the brow of a stone
Fall and never cease,
Fall and never cease.

Children will always be born,
They will live, not see
And the heart of their land
Will not hear.
Only perhaps someone's time
A dream will be given joy -
To see for a moment
That which is lost forever in the depth,
That which is lost forever from us.

Birds die, animals die,
Beasts and people die
This has always been,
There will be that all die.
Nevertheless, we are alive,
We dare not let someone
In a dream let a boy
Climb the stairs of Staburags,
Climb the stairs of Staburags.

Too late to show fists -
Time has passed,
This scar in our soul
Will not heal.
Boys will grow into men
Dreams that they see today,
Will ask us where we were?
What will we say to them, then?
What will we say to them, then?