Paroles et traduction Nora Bumbiere - Ūdensnesējs

Ūdensnesējs

Bērnībā, kad spožs un apaļš mēness
Skaidrās naktīs dega uguns sārts
Vectēvs teica: mēness – ūdensnesējs
Nēšos ūdeni tev atnesīs

Bija prieks un bija mazliet baisi
Gaidīt vīru, kas no mēness kāps
Apņēmos – tam pati pretī došos
Tad pēc burvju ūdens malka slāps

Bērnu dienās sirds vēl nejauš to
Zudīs dienas dienu virpuļos
Paliks sirdī zaļās tēva mājas
Paliks spēks, ko ūdensnesējs dos

Tagad smaidot, atceros tos brīžus
Kuriem svešs bij' prātā reibums smalks
Kad no mēness, skaitot likteņsprīžus
Nāca vīrs, kam pieder brīnummalks

Gaišais ūdensnesējs nāk un nenāk
Šaubos es, vai sagaidīšu to
Tomēr skatos mēnesī kā senāk
Gaišas domas labus vārdus rod

Bērnu dienās sirds vēl nejauš to
Zudīs dienas dienu virpuļos
Paliks sirdī zaļās tēva mājas
Paliks spēks, ko ūdensnesējs dos

Bērnu dienās sirds vēl nejauš to
Zudīs dienas dienu virpuļos
Paliks sirdī zaļās tēva mājas
Paliks spēks, ko ūdensnesējs dos

Water Bearer

In childhood, when the moon, bright and round
Shone like a fire in clear nights
Grandpa said: The Moon is the Water Bearer
He’ll bring you water in his pails

There was joy, but also a bit of fear
Waiting for the man coming from the moon
I made up my mind to go meet him
For the magic water, my thirst would quench

In those days, my heart didn’t know
That the days would pass in a whirlwind
The green childhood home would remain in my heart
And the strength the Water Bearer would give me

Now I remember those moments with a smile
When my mind was free of subtle intoxication
When a man would come from the moon, full of omens
Coming with a magic drink in his hand

The bright Water Bearer never shows up
And I doubt if I’ll ever meet him
Still, I look at the moon as I used to
And bright thoughts give birth to kind words

In those days, my heart didn’t know
That the days would pass in a whirlwind
The green childhood home would remain in my heart
And the strength the Water Bearer would give me

In those days, my heart didn’t know
That the days would pass in a whirlwind
The green childhood home would remain in my heart
And the strength the Water Bearer would give me