[Es uzzināju senu recepti,]
by Amanda AizpurieteEs 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 AizpurieteI 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