| Pie Dzintara jūras, kas Kurzemi vij
| By the Amber Sea, which surrounds Kurzemi
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| Reiz vientuļā krastā tie tikušies bij
| They met once on a lonely shore
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| Viņš Daugavas laivinieks, kam strauji pukst sirds
| He is a Daugava boatman, whose heart is beating fast
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| Tā zvejniece jauna, prieks acīs tai mirdz
| That fisherwoman is young, joy shines in her eyes
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| «Nāc līdz, manā dzimtenē», meitene teica
| "Come to my homeland", the girl said
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| «Mans draugs, klusi iemīlot sirds tevi sveica
| "My friend, silently falling in love, my heart greeted you
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| Mēs saderam kopā, tā man vidzemnieks teic
| We get along well, that's what the peasant tells me
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| Kā Kurzemes vēji, tā dzied Vidzemes vējš
| As the winds of Kurzeme, so the wind of Vidzeme sings
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| Mēs saderam kopā, jo tu laivinieks stalts
| We fit together because you are a boatman stately
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| Un Dzintara jūra mūsu laimei te šalc.»
| And the Amber Sea, fortunately for us, is freezing here."
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| No Daugavas krastiem stalts laivinieks brauc
| A stately boatman sails from the banks of the Daugava
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| To Dzintara jūra un meitene sauc
| It's called The Amber Sea and The Girl
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| Kur Kurzemes krastā tie tikušies bij
| Where on the coast of Kurzeme did they meet
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| Tur nākotnes laimei tie gredzenus mij
| There they exchange rings for future happiness
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| «Nāc līdz manā dzimtenē», meitene teica
| "Come to my homeland", the girl said
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| «Mans draugs, klusi iemīlot sirds tevi sveica
| "My friend, silently falling in love, my heart greeted you
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| Mēs saderam kopā, tā man vidzemnieks teic
| We get along well, that's what the peasant tells me
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| Kā Kurzemes vēji, tā dzied Vidzemes vējš
| As the winds of Kurzeme, so the wind of Vidzeme sings
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| Mēs saderam kopā, jo tu laivinieks stalts
| We fit together because you are a boatman stately
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| Un Dzintara jūra mūsu laimei te šalc» | And the Amber Sea, fortunately for us, is freezing here» |