Gara, gara diena,
A long, long day,
Saulrietā ļaujiet man palikt vienam.
Let me remain alone in the sunset
Dodiet laiku,
Give me time
Atrast soli nākamam pakāpienam.
To find the spot to place my next step
Gara, gara čūska
A long, long snake
Manā ābelē vienīgo ābolu sargā,
Guards the only apple in my apple tree,
Un neaizver acis
It doesn't close its eyes
Ne vasarā, ne ziemā bargā.
In summer or in harsh winter
Manas domas un lūpas
My thoughts and my lips,
Tik pie ābola rītos un vakaros tiecas
Only tend towards the apple in mornings and evenings
Un varbūt pat labi,
And it is probably for the best,
Ka nekad līdz tam arī neaizsniedzas.
That they never reach it
Gara, gara dzīve
A long, long life
Gara un grūta - kāds elsa un pūta.
A long and hard life - someone huffed and puffed
Bet es mācos dienu
But I am learning to live each day
Nodzīvot kā dzīvi vienu
Like its own lifetime
Gara, gara čūska
A long, long snake
Manā ābelē vienīgo ābolu sargā,
Guards the only apple in my apple tree,
Un neaizver acis
It doesn't close its eyes
Ne vasarā, ne ziemā bargā.
In summer or in harsh winter
Manas domas un lūpas
My thoughts and my lips,
Tik pie ābola rītos un vakaros tiecas
Only tend towards the apple in mornings and evenings
Un varbūt pat labi,
And it is probably for the best,
Ka nekad līdz tam arī neaizsniedzas.
That they never reach it
Gara, gara dziesma
A long, long song
Katrai dziesmai reiz pienāk beigas,
Each song has to end sometime
Bet man ir šī diena,
But I have this day
Kuru nodzīvot ar prieku bez steigas.
To live happily at my own pace
Gara, gara čūska
A long, long snake
Manā ābelē vienīgo ābolu sargā,
Guards the only apple in my apple tree,
Un neaizver acis
It doesn't close its eyes
Ne vasarā, ne ziemā bargā.
In summer or in harsh winter
Manas domas un lūpas
My thoughts and my lips,
Tik pie ābola rītos un vakaros tiecas
Only tend towards the apple in mornings and evenings
Un varbūt pat labi,
And it is probably for the best,
Ka nekad līdz tam arī neaizsniedzas.
That they never reach it
Gara, gara diena,
A long, long day,
Saulrietā ļaujiet man palikt vienam...
Let me remain alone in the sunset...