| Kad mani stārķis toreiz nolika pie durvīm
| When the stork put me at the door then
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| Ar zilu banti cieši apsaitētā kurvī
| With a blue bow in a tightly tied basket
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| Tad paps ar mammu durvis atvēra un viss
| Then Dad and Mom opened the door and everything
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| Tas mūsu cerētais, kurvis
| This is our hopeful basket
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| Bij' kaimiņpuikām spēļu mašīnas un rati
| There were toy cars and carts for the neighbors
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| Gan īstas ģitāras, pēc tam vēl gari mati
| Both real guitars, then long hair
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| Nekas ar mani tāds nav noticis
| Nothing like that has happened to me
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| Man šūpļa vietā bija kurvis
| I had a basket instead of a cradle
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| Kad skolas ballē biju apjucis starp kleitām
| When I was confused between dresses at a school ball
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| Es gāju uzlūgt pašu skaistāko no meitām
| I went to pray for the most beautiful of the daughters
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| Bet viņai noskatīts bij' cits partneris
| But she was seen by another partner
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| Man pāri palika kurvis
| I was left with a basket
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| Kad radās izdevība tiesāties ar radiem
| When the opportunity arose to sue relatives
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| Un reizē iesēsties uz pāris desmit gadiem
| And at the same time sit down for a couple of decades
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| Tad glāba vainu mīkstinošais apstāklis
| Then the mitigating circumstance saved
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| Pilns kukuļiem kurvis
| A full bribe basket
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| Kad manis paša daudzreiz ievēlētie burvji
| When my own many times elected magicians
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| Ar smīnu noteica, cik lieli mūsu kurvji
| The grin determined the size of our curves
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| Kā grāmatu es lasu maku atvēris
| As a book I read my wallet opened
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| Še ir tavs iztikas kurvis
| Here is your living basket
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| Ja kādreiz kaulainā man pieklauvēs pie durvīm
| If ever bony I will knock on the door
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| Kā sēni gribēs ielikt mani savā kurvī
| Like mushrooms will want to put me in your basket
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| Tā skumji paziņos: «Mīļais, tas ir viss!»
| It will sadly announce, "Beloved, that's all!"
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| Es pajautāšu tai, kur solītais, kur viss?
| I will ask where the promised, where everything?
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| Un es saku tā, mana vienīgā
| And I say so, my only
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| Dzīve pinumu pinumiem sapītā
| Life intertwined
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| Vienreiz saņemtā, visiem dāvātā
| Once received, given to everyone
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| Kā pilns kurvis zem ozola
| Like a full basket under the oak
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| Un es saku tā, mana vienīgā
| And I say so, my only
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| Dzīve pinumu pinumiem sapītā
| Life intertwined
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| Vienreiz saņemtā, visiem dāvātā
| Once received, given to everyone
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| Kā pilns kurvis zem ozola
| Like a full basket under the oak
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| Lai lai la la lam
| Lai lai la la lam
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| Lai lai la la lam
| Lai lai la la lam
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| Lai lai la la la la la lam
| Lai lai la la la la la lam
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| Lai lai la la lam
| Lai lai la la lam
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| Lai lai la la lam
| Lai lai la la lam
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| Lai lai la la la la la lam
| Lai lai la la la la la lam
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| Kā pilns kurvis zem ozola | Like a full basket under the oak |