Christmas Joy in Latvia |
Christmas Cantata
Track 11 — The Sparkling Snow-covered Fields
ZIEMASSVĒTKU KANTĀTE mecosoprānam, jauktam korim un orķestrim Kārļa Skalbes, Austras Dāles un Elzas Ķezberes vārdi | Juris Karlsons CHRISTMAS CANTATA for mezzo-soprano, mixed choir and orchestra Lyrics by Kārlis Skalbe, Austra Dāle and Elza Ķezbere |
2 | Mirdz laukos sniegs tik balts un neaizskarams Un gaisos liekas eņģ'ļu spārni švīkst. | 2 | The sparkling snow-covered fields are so white and pure And the sound of angel wings seems to fill the air. |
Kā sapnī brīnišķā es slīdu lēnām: Man apkārt baznīcas no zemes aug, Tām cauri izeju, Jo dārgāko vēl acis neierauga. | Slowly I glide as if in a wonderful dream, All around me churches appear, I pass through them For the most precious thing of all my eyes have yet to see. |
Tur mēmais stingums vēl, Un krusta baigums, Kas dziļā noskumšanā galvu liec. Es meklēju, kur Kristus dzīvais maigums Un brīnums top, un uzplaukst svētais zieds. | There is still a mute numbness there, And the horror of the cross That bows my head in deep sorrow. I seek the miracle of the gentle living Christ And the flowering of his holy bloom. |