| Man reizēm ļoti kauns
| I am sometimes very ashamed
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| Reizēm nemaz nav kauna
| Sometimes it's not a shame at all
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| Reizēm man ļoti patīk ubagot
| Sometimes I really like to beg
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| Ieeju mājās, saku vai jūs nevarētu man dot
| Entrance home, say, could you give me
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| Maizi, kādu piciņu sviesta, pabarot, pabarot
| Bread, a little butter, feed, feed
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| Man nemaz nav kauna, ja man prasa kā tā drīkst
| I am not at all ashamed if I am asked to do so
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| Klīst bez darba tāds dūšīgs cilvēks, jauns vēl un veselīgs
| A hefty person, young and healthy, wanders out of work
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| Vai tad jums nevajag, es saku, jokdarus augstumus
| Don't you need, I say, some heights
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| Dvēselei vajag, es saku, arī svētos rakstus
| The soul needs, I say, the scriptures too
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| No manis jūsu dārzā tā pelni staro
| It radiates ashes from me in your garden
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| No manis tās skumjas vakaros pļavās garo | I mourn in the meadows in the evenings |