Warewolves
The pale moon casts its evil eye
Over the man in the forest
He calls wolves with the soundless bagpipe
Utters the magic words of summoning
And when the snowstorm starts its icy dance
Wolves come - red burns their eyes
Hungerful howlings fills the night sky
In the depth of the forest
There live people far from the others
They live by the elders` custom and worship pagan gods
Wolves guard them against the persecution of christians
As they deny the dogma of christ

People from the neighbouring villages
Call this place - the forest of werewolves
( they tell :)
Those who pass by the marsh of wolve
Never return

Howling
The snowstorm roars
Red blood paints the snow
Wolves gnaw the bones of man
Who dared to enter the realm of werevolwes


Virsaitis Nameisis (Chief Nameisis)
Es saucu jûs brâïi uz karu
Uz zemi kur kristîgie mît
Lepnie zemgales dçli
Es saucu jûs zobenus trît

Nav miera vairs mûsu zemç
Kopð Viestards ir aizgâjis veïos
Bet krusta priekðâ nekad
Zemgaïi nekritîs ceïos !

Sargieties kristîgie
Nameisis ir mans vârds
Drebiet bailçs to dzirdot
Es nâku paða Velina aicinâts

Mans kumeïð skrien âtrâk kâ ziemeïu vçjð
Kara cirvis atpûtu nepazîst
Es savu uzvaras dziesmu dziedu tur
Kur manu naidnieku asinis lîst

Un zemgaïi kopâ ar leiðiem
Cauri Prûðu zemçm tad trauc
Visniknâk cçrt krustneðus Nameisis
Lîdzi savus vîrus viòð sauc :
# "Nu eita virsû kristîgiem
Jûs mani lepnie varoòi !"
# no Atskaòu hronikas


Akmeni Iekaltas Zimes
Melni mâkoòi guïas pâri tumðajiem meþiem
Drûmi vçjâ simtgadu ozoli ðalc
Uz senâ svçtkalna akmeòiem mçmi sçþ kraukïi
Tie Velina ziòneði iz veïu valsts

Deg naktî zem ozola svçtâ uguns
Grimst akmeòi sûnâs un lçni dilst
Tajos iekaltâs zîmes

Akmenî iekaltâs zîmes

Bet lîdz ar rîta miglu
Deviòi priesteri svçtkalnâ kâpj
Pie akmeòiem stâjas
Un seno rituâlu tie sâk

Uguns gars , òem mûsu veltes
Lai dûmu grîste debesis sniedz
Mums savu nenoliedz
Pçrkon , sirmais seòèu dievs
Dod nâkamâm paaudzçm saprast
Mûsu atstâtâs zîmes

Akmenî iekaltâs zîmes

Lai varam no jauna pacelt
Karogus rotâtus Pçrkoòkrustiem
Lai turpinâm dzimtu kas nîkst
Un izslienam noliektâs galvas lepni
Un mûsu spçks nekad vairs lai neizsîkst

Dod Pçrkon mums spçku !


Night Of The Winter Solstice
The sun has vanished
Freezing northwind now rules the land
From the realm of ice and eternal darkness
Mother Winter snow clouds sends

White warlord rides the sky
Hundred steeds pull his sledge of ice
The roaring noise follows him
It`s the sign that the winter solstice has arrived

The ancient song fills the air
On the mound sacred fire burns
People dance the magic dance of rebirth
For the sun`s sooner return

Here is the longest night of the year
When the evil spirits of darkness is awake
Old witch woman dances across the room
She drives whole evil spirits back in the gloom

Over the frozen field the northwind wails
Falling snow turns into the raging snowstorm


Sen Dzirdeju, Nu Ieraugu
Sen dzirdçju , nu ieraugu
Dievam sirmi kumeliòi
Dievam sirmi kumeliòi
Sudrabiòa lâsîtçm

Tumsiòâi Dievs atjâja
Kur liks Dieva kumeliòu
Jâj mâsiòa pieguïâji
Laid âbeïu dârziòâ

Dieviòð savu kumeliòu
Uz akmeòa dusinâja
Lai nerûsa pakaviòi
Aramâi zemîtçi

Uz celiòa es atradu
Dieva jâtu kumeliòu
Zelta sedli mugurâi
Sudrabiòa iemauktiòi


Semigall's Warchant
Titmouse sings
Near the house door
Wake up , brothers , saddle the horses
Titmouse brings the message of war

Come on , sisters ,
Shine our heavy swords
Then go , open the gates
Your brothers must ride to the war

I cut my battleaxe in the green oak
Onto my spear I tread
Here we swear the oath

Almighty god of war and thunder
Watch us from above
Now we are the hunters
To the hunt we go
Father Moon , high in the sky ,
Light our way tonight

Two bloody rivers flow
Down from the hill
There my enemies lie
By my sword they`re killed

From their bones we made the bridge to home

This is our warchant
It gives us courage and makes us strong


Uz Ziemelkrastu (To The Northern Shores)
The holy man rides up the tallest hill
Gazing long at the black night sky
Signs in the star grant him wisdom:
It's time to take up swords and cross the sea!

Rise now Reikis! You fought with Danes!
Rise warlord of Jurpils, and your brother Meinis!

Make your orders swift for building the ships
To bear silver and gold and carry it home!

Two thousand men will sail with them
All proven true in fierce battles
They raise up their axes like woodcutters
But each blade has slain dozens of foes

The ships sat sail in the grey morning
While the tail-wind still blows strong

Take us over the sea, to the foreign lands
Guide our boats to their treasures, with swords in our hands
Oh mother of wind...

What destiny will meet us on this journey-
Shall fate grant us honour and glory
Or bad days of grief and disaster?

Take us away to the Northern Shores
There is no way back anymore
So let the sea roar and let the storm howl
And the great waves shake our ships

Laughing we stand, our fear is beneath us
Horror and death now means nothing to us
Wind is our father and sea is our mother
Common fate brought us together