| Latvian song | Free translation | Word-for-word translation |
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Ūsiņam gaili kāvu Pašā svētku rītiņā: Lai tas man zirgus gana Šo garo vasariņu. | I sacrificed a cock to Ūsiņš On the morning of his day So that he would herd my horses All the summer long. | Ūsiņš-dat.sg. cock-acc.sg. kill-pst.1st.p.sg. self-loc.sg. holiday-gen.pl. morning-dim.loc.sg. so that-one-nom.sg. me-dat.sg. horse-acc.pl. herd-pres.3rd.p. this-acc.sg. long-def.acc.sg. summer-dim.acc.sg. |
| Devu, devu Ūsiņam Ko es biju solījusi: Melnu gaili, sarkanu cekuli Ar visiem nadziņiem. | I gave to Ūsiņš What I had promised: A coal-black cock with scarlet comb And every one of his claws. | give-pst.1st.p.sg., give-pst.1st.p.sg. Ūsiņš-dat.sg. what-acc.sg. I-nom.sg. be-pst.1st.p.sg. promise-pst.ppl.act.fem.nom.sg. black-acc.sg. cock-acc.sg. red-acc.sg. comb-acc.sg. with all-dat.pl. nail/claw-dim.dat.pl. |
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