| Pēkšņi (original) | Pēkšņi (translation) |
|---|---|
| Svēts dārzā krūms | A sacred shrub in the garden |
| Lūdz putns savu dievu | Ask the bird your god |
| Un pēkšņi klausos — | And suddenly I listen - |
| Manu dievu lūdz! | My god is praying! |
| Es ieraudzīju dārzā balto ievu | I saw a white ivy in the garden |
| Tik pēkšņi, tā, kā nav nekad vēl būts | So suddenly, it has never happened before |
| Viss kopā pēkšņi sanāca | Everything came together suddenly |
| Nez kāpēc | I wonder why |
| Es putnu nemaz | I'm not a bird at all |
| Nelūdzu, lai lūdz | Please do not ask |
| Tik liels un pāri pilns, un neapslāpēts | So big and full and unabated |
| Tā manā mūžā nav nekad vēl būts | It has never happened before in my life |
| Viņš izdziedāja | He sang |
| Visu mani pašu | All my own |
| Tas putns nebij' | That bird was not |
| Manis pilnvarots | Authorized by me |
| Un nu es ilgi, ilgi nerunāšu — | And now I won't talk for a long time - |
| Tik liels un milzīgs klusums man ir dots | I have been given so much and great silence |
