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Zvaniņš skan

Mežus pārklāj sniegs,
Lāčiem ziemas miegs,
Gaiss tik skanīgs, salts,
Viss tik tīrs un balts.

Tālu ziemeļos
Pārslu puteņos,
Tur, kur slejas kupenas,
Tur zvani iešķindas.

Zvaniņš skan, zvaniņš skan,
Ziemassvētki brauc -
Dāvanas būs tev un man,
Visi bērni sauc!

Te no ziemeļiem
Pāri klajumiem,
Zvaigžņu staru šķilts,
Rodas gaismas tilts!

Un no tālienes
Vēsma skaņas nes,
Briežu vilktas, tuvojas
Tur sapņu kamanas.

Zvaniņš skan, zvaniņš skan,
Ziemassvētki brauc -
Dāvanas būs tev un man,
Visi bērni sauc!

A bell is ringing

The forest is covered with snow,
The bears are hibernating,
The air is so crisp and cold,
Everything is so pure and white.

Far to the north
In the whirling snow,
Where the snowdrifts rise,
There the bells chime.

The bell is ringing, the bell is ringing,
Christmas is coming -
There will be presents for you and me,
All the children are calling!

Here from the north
Across the open fields,
Split by the twinkling of the stars,
A bridge of light appears!

And from afar
A breath of sound carries,
Pulled by reindeer, approaching
There the sleigh of dreams.

The bell is ringing, the bell is ringing,
Christmas is coming -
There will be presents for you and me,
All the children are calling!