| Reiz naktī kungs, tas melnais kungs
| One night, sir, that black gentleman
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| Man teica, kaukdams skurstenī:
| I was told in the chimney:
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| Es esmu naids un skaudība
| I am hatred and envy
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| Pret draugu draugs tiks sarīdīts
| A friend will be beaten against a friend
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| Pret staru stars, pret mūžu mūžs
| Against a ray of rays, a lifetime against life
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| Pret tevi es, pret mani tu
| Against you I, against me you
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| Tā teica kungs, ai, melnais kungs
| That is what Mr Ai said, black man
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| Tā teica kungs, ai, melnais kungs
| That is what Mr Ai said, black man
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| Es esmu naids un skaudība
| I am hatred and envy
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| Pret draugu draugs tiks sarīdīts
| A friend will be beaten against a friend
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| Pret staru stars, pret mūžu mūžs
| Against a ray of rays, a lifetime against life
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| Pret tevi es, pret mani tu
| Against you I, against me you
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| Bet nu jau krusts, ai, smagais krusts
| But now the cross, oh, the heavy cross
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| Pār draugiem stāv, pār dzīvēm stāv
| Standing over friends, standing over lives
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| Pret tevi es, pret mani tu
| Against you I, against me you
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| Katru dienu naida tītavās
| Every day I hate spinning
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| Senu draugu dzīves tinas
| The tins of an old friend's life
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| Katru dienu balta skaudība
| White envy every day
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| Savus melnos svētkus svin
| Celebrate their black holidays
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| Aiziet dienas naidā tīdamās
| Go of the day with hatred
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| Projām aiziet arī draugi
| Friends also go
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| Tukšu māju jumtos vīdamās
| On the roofs of empty houses
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| Roze vēja ziedos plauks
| Rose wind blossoms in bloom
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| Bet nu jau krusts, ai, smagais krusts
| But now the cross, oh, the heavy cross
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| Pār draugiem stāv, pār dzīvēm stāv
| Standing over friends, standing over lives
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| Pret tevi es, pret mani tu
| Against you I, against me you
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| Katru dienu naida tītavās
| Every day I hate spinning
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| Senu draugu dzīves tinas
| The tins of an old friend's life
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| Katru dienu balta skaudība
| White envy every day
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| Savus melnos svētkus svin
| Celebrate their black holidays
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| Aiziet dienas naidā tīdamās
| Go of the day with hatred
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| Projām aiziet arī draugi
| Friends also go
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| Tukšu māju jumtos vīdamās
| On the roofs of empty houses
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| Roze vēja ziedos plauks | Rose wind blossoms in bloom |