When in childhood, childhood
I was hurt,
I was rushing, rushing
To find my mother,
To grab, grab
With my arms on her apron.
And mother to me, mother to me
Then, laughing, said,
Offered, offered, offered Māriņa
a girl, a girl, a girl , a lifetime,
Forgot, forgot, forgot to give it all
to the girl, the girl, the girl, happiness
The time went by, time went by
Mother isn't here anymore
Now i alone, alone
I've got to deal with everything.
But at times, at times,
When your heart hurts in the bitterness of pain
i say to myself, myself
Then, laughing, I say
Offered, offered, offered Māriņa
a girl, a girl, a girl , a lifetime,
Forgot, forgot, forgot to give it all
to the girl, the girl, the girl, happiness
As you forget, forget
I've been worried for days,
Suddenly, suddenly
I'm surprised,
Because I hear , I hear
As if on her own
Whispering quietly, quietly
My daughter smiling sings
Offered, offered, offered Māriņa
a girl, a girl, a girl , a lifetime,
Forgot, forgot, forgot to give it all
to the girl, the girl, the girl, happiness