by Jānis Pliekšāns (1865 - 1929), as Rainis
Translation © by Peter Andrei Bicevskis (1952 - 2024)
Vējš augtākās priedes nolauza
Language: Latvian (Latviešu valoda)
Vējš augtākās priedes nolauza, Pie jūrmalas kāpās kas stāvēja,- Pēc tālēm tās skatieniem gribēja sniegt, Ne slēpties tās spēja, ne muguru liekt. Tu lauzi mūs, naidīgā pretvara,- Vēl cīņa pret tevi nav nobeigta, Vēl ilgās pēc tāles dveš pēdējais vaids, Ik zarā pret varu dveš nerimstošs naids! Vēl ilgās pēc tāles dveš vaids, Ik zarā pret varu šņāc nerimstošs naids! Un augstākās priedes pēc lūzuma Par kuģiem iz ūdeņiem iznira, Pret vētru lepni cilājās krūts, Pret vētru cīņa no jauna dūc: Brāz bangas, tu naidīgā pretvara,- Mēs tāles sniegsim, kur laimība! Tu vari mūs šķelt, tu vari mūs lauzt- Mēs tāles sniegsim, kur saule aust!
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- Also set in English, a translation by Peter Andrei Bicevskis (1952 - 2024) , copyright © ; composed by Aija Draguns.
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Broken Pines
Language: English after the Latvian (Latviešu valoda)
The great wind broke the tallest pines [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Peter Andrei Bicevskis (1952 - 2024), copyright © [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latvian (Latviešu valoda) by Jānis Pliekšāns (1865 - 1929), as Rainis
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Aija Draguns (b. 1999), "Broken Pines", 2023 [ mixed chorus ]
Score: Google Drive [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2025-11-08
Line count: 18
Word count: 141