Paroles et traduction Skyforger - The Nine-Headed

The Nine-Headed

Vakars garas ēnas stiepj
Aiz mežiem sārta saule riet
Kur asins upe strauja tek
Kurbads tiltu sargāt iet
Pusnakts klāt, zeme rībēt sāk
Šurp deviņgalvains milzis nāk
Vai, Kurbad, galvu tam gana daudz
Pie tilta apstājies tas sauc:
– "Kurbad, maita, pāri laid
Tev dzīvot ilgāk vairs nevaid!"
– "Nāc labāk spēkiem mēroties
Būs arī man kas talkā ies":
Stingra roka un droša sirds
Trīs zvaigznes, kas zobenā mirdz!
Nu varons cērt cik dūšas tam
Redz dažas galvas nokrītam
Trīs vietā aug kur viena krīt
Jau dzīrās milzis viņu zemē dzīt
– "Nu, nelga, gan tev gals ir klāt!"
– "Ļauj brīdi rokas atpūtināt
Tā īstiem karotājiem klājas
Jo arī vējš un lietus reiz stājās!"
Sen traukā asins pāri plūst
Bet brāļi guļ vai tur plīst, vai lūzt
Met Kurbads vāli viņus modinot
Lai steidzas mātei ziņu dot
Kur Kurbads cērt – tur ķēve sper!
Nu tā lieta iet
Nu var izdarīt
Kā praulu bluķis
Deviņgalvis krīt
Stingra roka un droša sirds
Trīs zvaigznes, kas zobenā mirdz
Stingra roka un drauga plecs – rīta saule lec!

The Nine-Headed

The evening's long shadows stretch
Behind the forest the sun sets red
Where the blood river flows swiftly
Kurbads goes to guard the bridge
Midnight is here, the earth begins to rumble
Here comes a nine-headed giant
Wow, Kurbad, he has plenty of heads
He stops at the bridge and calls out:
– "Kurbad, you swine, let me cross
You don't need to live any longer!"
– "Come on, let's measure our strength
I'll have some help too":
A strong hand and a brave heart
Three stars that shine in the sword!
Now the raven strikes as hard as he can
He sees some heads fall
Three grow in place of one
The giant was already panting to drive him into the ground
– "Well, villain, your end is here!
– "Let me rest my hands for a moment
That's how it is with real warriors
Because even the wind and rain stop sometimes!"
The blood has long since overflowed the bowl
But the brothers lie there whether they burst or break
Kurbad throws a veil to wake them up
To tell their mother
Where Kurbad strikes - the mare kicks!
That's how it goes
Now you can do it
Like a block of brag
The nine-headed crashes
A strong hand and a brave heart
Three stars that shine in the sword
A strong hand and a friend's shoulder - the morning sun rises!