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Dzeguzes Balss

Starp mašīnām, motoriem, meitenēm
Uz ielu stūriem, kas salst
Starp rēcieniem, rūcieniem, svilpieniem
Murgs vai sveiciens
Dzeguzes balss! (balss)

Ko tu, jocīgā, blandies pa pilsētu?
Basām kājām pa sniegu kas dzen?
Nē, tavs "ku-ku" par naivu šim gadsimtam
Tāpēc mēs viņu atmetām sen!

Mēs to norakām bedrē, sirds stūrī
Bet, kad mazliet atlaidās sals
Tad kā naiva narcise izlīda -
Dzeguzes balss!

Mēs to atdevām vienai meitenei
Viņa lika starp lapām, lai kalst
Un tā vienmēr, ja nesalst starp sniegiem
Tad starp lapām kalst
Dzeguzes balss!

Bet ja meitene paraustīs plecus
Tad tu nepaliec ilgi vairs tur
Nevar prasīt, lai visi to saprot
Ko tev nozīmē naivais "ku-ku"!

Ej kā apmātais
Tātad kā brīvais
Garām uzrakstiem "tirgus" un "cirks"
Hali-gali un šeika vietā
Vienu dzeguzes balsi pirkt!

Ej kā apmātais
Tātad kā brīvais
Garām uzrakstiem "tirgus" un "cirks"
Hali-gali un šeika vietā
Vienu dzeguzes balsi pirkt!

Cuckoo's Voice

Amidst the motors, cars, and city's girls,
On icy street corners you freeze.
Amidst the raucous honking, roars, and whistles,
A nightmare or a welcome, my dear?
The voice of the cuckoo!

What are you doing, silly one, wandering in the city?
Barefoot through the snow that drives?
No, your "coo-coo" is too naive for the century,
So we abandoned it, that's why!

We buried it in a hole, deep in our hearts.
But when the cold relents a bit,
You emerge like a gullible daffodil -
The cuckoo's voice!

We gave it to a girl.
She pressed it between pages to dry.
And it always, if it doesn't freeze in the snow,
Dries between the pages.
The cuckoo's voice!

But when the girl shrugs her shoulders,
You don't stay there long.
You can't ask everyone to understand
What your naive "coo-coo" means!

Run on like a madman,
I mean like a free man.
Past the signs for "Market" and "Circus."
Instead of hullabaloo and sheiks,
Buy one cuckoo's voice!

Run on like a madman,
I mean like a free man.
Past the signs for "Market" and "Circus."
Instead of hullabaloo and sheiks,
Buy one cuckoo's voice!