Div' dūjiņas gaisā skrēja

	Div' dūjiņas gaisā skrēja Performed by Lizete Iesmiņa-Mihelsone (1872–1934)
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Div' dūjiņas gaisā skrēja (English: Two doves bolted into the blue) is the title of a traditional Latvian folk song that is best known as a musical composition by Jānis Cimze.^[1]

Lyrics

Latvian	English
Div' dūjiņas gaisā skrēja, Abas skrēja dūdodam's. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Abas skrēja dūdodam's. Div' bāliņi kaŗā jāja, Abi jāja domādam'. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Abi jāja domādam'. Vai būs jāti vai nejāti, Vai palikti sētiņā. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Vai palikti sētiņā. Kur palika mans bāliņis — Karodziņa nesējiņš? Ai, ai, aijajaijā Karodziņa nesējiņš? Tur aizgāja, tur palika Uz tām prūšu robežām Ai, ai, aijajaijā Uz tām prūšu robežām Tur staigāja Dieva dēli Dvēselītes lasīdam. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Dvēselītes lasīdam. Atraduši dvēselīti, Ietin baltā villainē. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Ietin baltā villainē. Ienes klusā pavēnī, Guldin' Dieva šūpulī. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Guldin' Dieva šūpulī. Aijā, mīļa dvēselīte, Kaŗā kauta — nemirus'. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Kaŗā kauta — nemirus'.	Two doves bolted into the blue Both cooing as they rose. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Both cooing as they rose. Two brothers rode off to war Pondering as they rode. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Pondering as they rode. Should they ride or should they not — Or stay in their homestead? Ai, ai, aijajaijā Or stay in their homestead? Where did my brother dear go — The bearer of our banner? Ai, ai, aijajaijā The bearer of our banner? Thence he marched and now remains In the Prussian borderlands. Ai, ai, aijajaijā In the Prussian borderlands. There strolled the sons of God Gathering up souls. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Gathering up souls. And so, the soul they came upon They enveloped in a white woolen shawl. Ai, ai, aijajaijā They enveloped in a white woolen shawl. They conveyed it to the tranquil shade To lay into the cradle of God. Ai, ai, aijajaijā To lay into the cradle of God. Slumber, dear beloved soul Felled in war — never dead. Ai, ai, aijajaijā Felled in war — never dead.

Notes on the translation

verse 1—skrēja translates most literally as "ran", here in the sense of dashing up into the air, this is the only verse in the translation which does not repeat the verb consistently within the verse.

References

↑ "Nozīmīgākie darbi; Jānis Cimze" (in Latvian). Latvian Education Informatization System. Retrieved 2010-10-16.

External links

Div’ dūjiņas gaisā skrēja score

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