Dziesma, ar ko tu sācies / Song, what did you begin with (2000)

Latvian song festival

Some lyrics:
"Song, what did you begin with (2x)
Begin with a quiet word (2x)
Begin with a quiet word
Begin with a quite syllable -
Your own will understand (2x).
That song is a cry.

Sing - about the lowly grass (2x)
Sing about the bright beam (2x)
Sing about the bright beam
Add some cheap joke.
Your own will understand (3x)
That song is a cry."

Category:

Music

Tags:

• latviešu
• dziesmusvētki
• dziesmu
• svetki
• Latvian
• song
• festival
• celebration
• 2001
• choir
• singing
• yt:quality=high

[studioredproductions]

This is very good as well. I rated 5 stars.... What, in English, does this mean? Is Latvian like Russian?

[dziesmusvetki2008]

Latvian is rather different from Slavic languages. It's a protest song from 60-70ies. I'll try to translate some: Song, how will you begin (2x) Begin with a quiet word (2x) Begin with a quiet word Begin with a quite syllable - Your own will understand (2x). That song is a cry. Sing - about the lowly grass (2x) Sing about the bright beam (2x) Sing about the bright beam Add some cheap joke. Your own will understand (3x) That song is a cry.

[LazgomaN1]

Ok, izdari tā visām dziesmām kā minēju pie "Mana dziesma" video.

[dziesmusvetki2008]

Ok, lai gan man tie tulkojumi šķiet... nu tādi dikti neveikli :)

[PapashaLv]

Красивая песня. Можно хоть раз забыть про политику, люди-то в большинстве своём не виноваты, что такая херня происходит.

[reamoon7]

Šai dziesmai piemīt milzīgs spēks - pietiek noklausīties to laikā, kad patriotisms pret valsti zūd un tanī pašā laikā tas atkal atgriežas, jo latviešu kultūru nevar nemīlēt, dēļ tādām dziesmām kā šī

[flaviy]

Живя в Англии вдалеке от дома, по-настоящему понимаешь как сильно ты скучаешь по Родине. Скучаешь по латышской песне, черному хлебу, сырочкам "Kārums" и пляжу в Юрмале. Как бы плохо или хорошо не было в твоей стране, всегда хочется вернуться домой, хотя бы ненадолго.

[lelleelle]

Pati seit dziedaju, mana kora dirigents bija J. Zirnis... Tagad sezu sava biroja talu no Latvijas un atceros. nenozeloju, bet ir savadi...

[SuperYankis]

if Arian race exist in this world, then only in Latvia and Lithuania! Greetings to the best Brothers!

[40bcoots]

@basheer977 ... I was there for the Riga 810 svetki ... my first time in Latvia. It was coming home .. at last.

The Liel Koncert in Mezaparks was absolutely wonderful esp the entrance chant as the singers took their positions. Amazing. So pagan.

Latvia for Latvians.

[Runcitis]

Latvian is one of two Baltic languages. Prussian, the third, is extinct. Finnish is a Finno-Ugric language while Russian is a slavic language. Latvian and Lituanian are among the oldest languages in the world with direct links to Sanskrit. Cross-use of words is common in the baltic region -- strategic because of its geographic location. There are latvianized words from many cultures dating back to at least the 13th century. IMO: This song is great and Janis Zirnis is a talented director.

[wolsky25]

@lkrnpk it is not true Baltic and Slavic language close. because Slavs and Balts from one branch Indo-Europeans Eastern Corded Ware Culture. all languages​in Europe is group Kentum as Germanic Latin and Celtic, only Slavs and Balts in Europe speak on Satem group language

[lolikususs]

@lkrnpk baltic and slavic ar closer than celtic to germanic or greek to italic excluding borowings.

[lkrnpk]

@Frederickkruger blind patriotism/nationalism should not temper with facts. I'm a patriotic Latvian too but to say Latvian is quite different from Slavic languages.... History and cultural ties with Slavic nations have amounted to many Slavic words and sentence structures in Latvian. Of course it's rather different from Slavic but many names are similar either as borrowings from Slavic or just because Baltic and Slavic language groups are closer to each other than say Baltic and Romance languges

[MrTubacle]

From Beginning To End

Song, with what did you begin?

With a low whisper that was within,

That shuddered a cry to many men.

It was pain, a sigh, a cheap grin.

It was a bright beam known to herein

It was a cry from beginning to end.

[Lizaalisa]

@drossirdis Spēks ir neizmērāma lieta... Apgalvot, ka spēcīgāki ir tie, kas paliek, nebūtu īsti godīgi - pamēģini jebkad pamest visu, ko pazīsti ^^