Translation of the song lyrics Betas dziesma - Imants Kalniņš, Paula Ķiete, Ainars Mielavs

Betas dziesma (original)

Zeltaini stari slīd
Aiz tāla kalna saule spīd
Un zeme lūdz, lai saule neaiziet
Lai saule nenoriet aiz kalna tālumā
Aiz kalna tālumā
Balti kā ievu ziedi melni laukakmeņi zied
Uz zemes klusumā tie bedrēs zied
Bet cilvēks rok un rok, un cilvēks neatrod
Jo cilvēks laukakmeņu ziedus nesaprot
Ja tu mūs nozagsi un vienaldzībā vadāsi
Mēs sadegsim, bet saulē aiziesim
Tavs tukšais lauks vēl tukšāks nekā agrāk būs
Un tad tu sauksi mūs, un tad tu sauksi mūs

Betas dziesma (translation)

Golden rays slide
The sun is shining behind a distant mountain
And the earth prays for the sun not to go
Let the sun not set behind the mountain in the distance
Behind the hill in the distance
White as yarrow flowers, black boulders bloom
On the ground in silence they bloom in the holes
But man digs and digs, and man finds not
Because man does not understand boulder flowers
If you steal us away and lead with indifference
We will burn, but we will leave in the sun
Your empty field will be even emptier than before
And then you will call us, and then you will call us