北極光

作詞：Pierre Gassendi
作曲：Ēriks Ešenvalds

Cik naksnīnas pret ziemeli
Redzēj' kāvus karojam;

It was night,
And I had gone on deck several times .
Iceberg was silent; I too was silent.

Karo kāvi pie debesu,
Vedīs karus mūs' zemē.

It was true dark and cold.
At nine o'clock I was below in my cabin,
When the captain hailed me with the words:
'Come above, Hall, at once!
The world is on fire!'

I knew his meaning,
And, quick as thought,
I rushed to the companion stairs.
In a moment I reached the deck,
And as the cabin door swung open,
A dazzling light, overpow'ring light
Burst upon my startled senses!

Oh, the whole sky
Was one glowing mass of colored flames,
So mighty, so brave!
Like a pathway of light
The northern lights seemed to draw us into the sky.

Yes, it was harp-music,
Wild storming in the darkness;
The strings trembled and sparkled
In the glow of the flames
Like a shower of fiery darts.
A fiery crown of auroral light
Cast a warm glow across the arctic ice.

Again at times it was like softly playing,
Gently rocking, silvery waves,
On which dreams travel into unknown worlds.

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