Lyrics of Ka Svece Deg - Aija Kukule

Ka Svece Deg (original)

Kā svece deg, cik skaisti svece deg
Cik balta liesma šūpodamās mirgo
Un tumsa bēg un atkal gaisma bēg
Un Dievs ar velnu manu dvēs'li tirgo
Bet svece deg, cik skaisti svece deg
Un atskrien vējš un manu liesmu baida
Kā parafīns pār sveces malām tek
Un kāds jau manu aiziešanu gaida
Bet svece deg, cik balti svece deg
Un tumsa kuplo galvu noliec brīnā
No sākuma līdz beigām balta deg
Līdz deglis lēnām ieslīgst parafīnā
Bet kaut kas blāv, vēl kaut kas gaiši blāv
Vēl manās acīs sveču gaisma mirgo
Bet priekšā lielais debess tirgus stāv
Kur Dievs ar velnu sveču dvēs'les tirgo

(translation)

How a candle burns, how beautiful a candle burns
How a white flame swings
And darkness flees, and light fleeth again
And God trades my soul with the devil
But the candle burns, how beautiful the candle burns
And the wind cometh, and my flame is troubled
As paraffin flows over the edges of the candle
And someone is already waiting for me to leave
But the candle burns, how white the candle burns
And the darkness of the bushy head bends in wonder
From start to finish white lights up
Until the burner slowly sinks into the paraffin
But something is fading, something else is pale
The candlelight still flashes in my eyes
But there is a big sky market ahead
Where God trades the souls of the devil in candles