Ancient Lithuanian war song "Tu Eglute" (Oh, you spruce tree) performed by Lithuanian band Ugniavijas.
This is a live acoustic performance from the band's concert in November 9th 2019 in Kaunas, Lithuania.
Lithuanian and English lyrics provided below.
Many thanks to Gintautas Mauricas for recording this video.
Dainos žodžiai:
Tu eglute, tu žalioji,
Tu eglute, tu žalioji,
:Tu eglute, tu žalioji,
Kol žiemelį nažaliuoji? :
Tik žaliuoji vasarėlį,
Tik žaliuoji vasarėlį,
: Tik žaliuoji vasarėlį
Kai jau pati gražumėlė. :
Vai tėveli, tėvužėli,
Vai tėveli, tėvužėli,
: Vai tėveli, tėvužėli,
Žanyk manį rudenėlį.:
O jei manį nežanysi,
O jei manį nežanysi,
: O jei manį nežanysi,
Aš vaiskelin užsrašysiu. :
Aš iš vaiskelio sugrįšiu,
Aš iš vaiskelio sugrįšiu,
: Aš iš vaiskelio sugrįšiu
Ir tėvelių neklausysiu. :
Ajo motina verkdama,
Ajo motina verkdama,
: Ajo motina verkdama,
Sunaitėlio ieškodama. :
Ajo kruvinais takeliais,
Ajo kruvinais takeliais,
: Ajo kruvinais takeliais,
Kur vaikščiojo jos sūnelis. :
Bet sūnelio ji nerado,
Bet sūnelio ji nerado,
: Bet sūnelio ji nerado,
Tik atrado jo kapelį. :
Oh, the spruce tree
English lyrics:
Oh, the spruce tree, the green one,
Oh, the spruce tree, the green one,
: Oh, the spruce tree, the green one,
Why don’t you turn green during the winter?:
You only turn green during the summer,
You only turn green during the summer,
: You only turn green during the summer,
When it is the most beautiful time. :
Oh, father, dear father,
Oh, father, dear father,
: Oh, father, dear father,
Please let me marry this autumn. :
If you do not let me marry,
If you do not let me marry,
: If you do not let me marry,
I will sign myself to the army. :
I will come back from the army,
I will come back from the army,
: I will come back from the army,
And I will not listen to my parents. :
The old mother was walking and weeping,
The old mother was walking and weeping,
: The old mother was walking and weeping,
Looking for her sonny. :
She was walking the bloody paths,
She was walking the bloody paths,
: She was walking the bloody paths,
The ones, her sonny walked. :
But she did not find her sonny,
But she did not find her sonny,
But she did not find her sonny,
: Only his grave. :
27 авг 2024
