| Balta nakts (original) | Balta nakts (translation) |
|---|---|
| Nakts pa pagalmiem | Night in the courtyards |
| zvaigznes iestādīs, | stars in institutions |
| lai tās aug un redz, | let them grow and see |
| kāmums tīk to kautrīgums. | ham likes their shyness. |
| Pieci stari un maza gaisma viz, | Five rays and a small light viz, |
| bet kaut kāmums acis velk | but something bites the eyes |
| par tām brīnīties. | wonder about them. |
| Pagalms gaismāmirdz, | The courtyard shines, |
| sirds tānenorimst, | the heart calms down |
| gribas uzzināt, | want to know |
| kāgan tikt tām klāt. | how to get to them. |
| Balta nakts… | White Night… |
| mēs to nesaprastu, | we wouldn't understand that |
| ka naktīnoticis viss ir | that nocturnal everything is |
| un kātāvar būt, | and what can be, |
| ka sirds tājūt visu ko, | that the heart should know all that |
| nepamanot to, kālaiks | without noticing the time |
| mūs sien kopāun kopā. | bring us together and together. |
| sniegpārslas tās | snowflakes them |
| vai zvaigznes debesīs… | or stars in the sky… |
| Sētāizaug koks, | The tree grows, |
| zvaigžņu izpušķots, | stellar |
| un es esmu tev, kātu | and I am for thee |
| vienmēr būsi man. | you will always be me. |
