[Es uzzināju senu recepti,]

by Amanda Aizpuriete

Es uzzināju senu recepti,

Kā bedu aizdabūt no mājas.

Vajag ar jūras ūdeni nomazgāt grīdas,

Jaunu uguni pavardā iekurt

Un dejot plānvidū- kā dzirkstīm ugunī,

Kā zvaigznēm debesīs – tik tīri dejot.

Vai mums kā pietrūkst?

– Mūzikas šai dejai

Vai arī mājas tādai mūzikai.

 

[I learned an old recipe]

by Amanda Aizpuriete

I learned an old recipe

for driving sorrow from the house.

One must wash the floor with sea water,

kindle a new fire in the hearth

and dance within – like sparks to fire,

like stars in the sky – to dance so cleanly.

Is anything lacking?

– Music for this dance

or perhaps a house for such music.

translated from Latvian by Inara Cedrins
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