Good cover version! "Dāvāja Māriņa meitenei mūžiņu" (English: Māriņa gave the girl life) is a Latvian song composed by Raimonds Pauls with lyrics by Leons Briedis. It was performed at the 1981 Mikrofona aptauja by Aija Kukule and Līga Kreicberga. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D92YQVwQnyU.html The song is one of Pauls's most popular ones. It has been covered by several artists, most notably by Russian Alla Pugacheva in 1982 with lyrics by Andrei Voznesensky as "Миллион алых роз" (Million alykh roz, "Million Scarlet Roses"). LYRICS When in childhood, in childhood Kad bērnībā, bērnībā I was hurt, Man tika pāri nodarīts, I hurry, hurry Es pasteidzos, pasteidzos Then look for my mother right now, Tad māti uzmeklēt tūlīt, To get caught, to get caught, Lai ieķertos, ieķertos, With her hands in her apron. Ar rokām viņas priekšautā. And mother to me, mother to me Un māte man, māte man Then he laughed and said, Tad pasmējusies teica tā: Drive Piedz. Gift, gift, gift from Maris Dāvāja, dāvāja, dāvāja Māriņa Girl, girl, girl forever, Meitiņai, meitiņai, meitiņai mūžiņu, Forgot, forgot, forgot to give alone Aizmirsa, aizmirsa, aizmirsa iedot vien Girl, girl, girl happy. Meitiņai, meitiņai, meitiņai laimīti. It was time, time went by, Tā gāja laiks, gāja laiks, And now she's not with her mother. Un nu jau mātes līdzās nav. Only for me, for me Vien pašai man, pašai man Everything has to be dealt with already. Ar visu jātiek galā jau. But at times, at times, Bet brīžos tais, brīžos tais, When the heart aches in the bitterness of pain Kad sirds smeldz sāpju rūgtumā For myself, for myself Es pati sev, pati sev Then laughing I say, Tad pasmējusies saku tā: Drive Piedz. Gift, gift, gift from Maris Dāvāja, dāvāja, dāvāja Māriņa Girl, girl, girl forever, Meitiņai, meitiņai, meitiņai mūžiņu, Forgot, forgot, forgot to give alone Aizmirsa, aizmirsa, aizmirsa iedot vien Girl, girl, girl happy. Meitiņai, meitiņai, meitiņai laimīti. How to forget, forget Kā aizmirsies, aizmirsies I take care of everything already in the day, Man viss jau dienu rūpestos, Until bounce, bounce Līdz piepeši, piepeši The surprises are missing, No pārsteiguma satrūkstos, Because I hear, I hear, Jo dzirdu es, dzirdu es, As in its own nature Kā pati savā nodabā Whisper, whisper Čukstklusiņām, klusiņām Already my daughter is smiling like this: Jau mana meita smaidot tā: Drive Piedz. Gift, gift, gift from Maris Dāvāja, dāvāja, dāvāja Māriņa Girl, girl, girl forever, Meitiņai, meitiņai, meitiņai mūžiņu, Forgot, forgot, forgot to give alone Aizmirsa, aizmirsa, aizmirsa iedot vien Girl, girl, girl happy. Meitiņai, meitiņai, meitiņai laimīti. Songwriters: Raimonds Pauls / Leons Briedis Numerous further covers are lyrically based on Andrei Voznesensky lyrics (the cover by Alla Pugacheva): 1984: Finnish singer Vera Telenius (with Finnish lyrics by Telenius as "Miljoona ruusua") 1984: Finnish singer Katri Helena ("Miljoona ruusua") 1984: Finnish singer Pirjo Suojanen ("Miljoona ruusua") 1984: Hungarian singer Kata Csongrádi ("Millió rózsaszál") 1987: Finnish/Swedish singer Arja Saijonmaa (with Swedish lyrics by Lars Huldén as "Miljoner rosor") 1988: Finnish band Santa Lucia ("Miljoona ruusua") 1997: Korean singer Shim Soobong ("백만송이 장미", "Baegmansong-i Jangmi") 1997: Russian singer Sergei Dikiy ("Million alykh roz") 2001: Latvian/German singer Larisa Mondrusa ("Dāvāja Māriņa meitenei mūžiņu") 2003: Russian/Swedish singer Elena Ermanova ("Million alykh roz") 2006: Finnish singer Eero Aven ("Miljoona ruusua") 2006: Vietnamese singer Gia Huy ("Triệu Đoá Hoa Hồng") 2008: Iranian singer Farzaneh ("Gole Roz") 2009: Polish singer Magda Niewińska ("Milion Białych Róż") 2013: Ukrainian singer Ani Lorak ("Million alykh roz") 2014: Vietnamese singer Hong Nhung ("Triệu Đoá Hoa Hồng") Japanese singer Tokiko Kato ("百万本のバラ", "Hyaku-man-bon no bara") 2019: Japanese enka singer Kiyoshi Hikawa ("百万本のバラ", "Hyaku-man-bon no bara") (both 2007 television performance as broadcast and 2019 CD Shin - Enka Meikyoku Collection 9: Daijôbu/Mogami no Sendô) Latvian a cappella band Cosmos ("Million alykh roz") Matti ja Teppo ("Miljoona ruusua") 2018: Egor Kreed (Millipn alykh roz", with samples of this song, lyrics of was changed expect chorus) 2011: The song was performed live by Ance Krauze at an event celebrating Raimonds Pauls's 75th birthday. Korean band Infinity of Sound (Korean: 아이에스) (song title: "백만송이 장미").
