Latvian Folk Songs about Mother

Latvian song	Free translation	Word-for-word translation
Šuj, māmiņa, man krekliņu Deviņām vīlītēm; Devītā vīlītē Liec man gudru padomiņu.	Sew me a shirt, mother With nine seams in it; Into the ninth one Sew good advice.	sew-2nd.p.sg.imp. mother-dim.voc.sg. me-dat.sg. shirt-dim.acc.sg. nine-fem.dat.pl. seam-dim.dat.pl. nine-def.loc.sg. seam-dim.loc.sg. put-2nd.p.sg.imp. me-dat.sg. wise-acc.sg. advice-dim.acc.sg.
Aud man svārkus, māmuliņa Krāsainiem dzīpariem; Lai es eju vizēdama Kā saulīte uzlēkdama.	Weave me a skirt, mother With bright, coloured designs; So I go sparkling, shimmering Like the sun in the dawning.	weave-2nd.p.sg.imp. me-dat.sg. skirt-acc.pl. mother-dim.voc.sg. colourful-masc.dat.pl. sign/symbol-dat.pl. so-that I-nom.sg. go-pres.1st.p.sg. sparkle/shimmer-pres.ppl.act.fem.sg. like/as sun-dim.nom.sg. up-jump-pres.ppl.act.fem.sg.
Es savai māmiņai Magonīšu vietu taisu; Magonīšu vietu taisu Rožu klāju paladziņu.	I prepared a bed for my mother Made it all of poppies; Made it all of poppies And spread a sheet of roses.	I-nom.sg. own-fem.dat.sg. mother-dim.dat.sg. poppy-dim.gen.pl. place-acc.sg. make-pres.1st.p.sg. poppy-dim.gen.pl. place-acc.sg. make-pres.1st.p.sg. rose-gen.pl. cover/spread-pres.1st.p.sg. sheet-dim.acc.sg.

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