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"Atrod laivu, atrod irkli, bāleliņus vien nerod."

English translation: They found the boat, they found the oar, Just coudn't find their brothers.

18:10 Mar 9, 2020
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Latvian term or phrase: "Atrod laivu, atrod irkli, bāleliņus vien nerod."
Hi, can anyone do a very rough translation of this song? No need for it to be too professional, just looking for a vague sense of what it's about. I'm especially interested in these last two lines, as Google Translate cannot decide if it's talking about buffaloes, men, or cushions :)) Thanks!

"Jūrā gāju naudu sēti
Saujā nesu dvēselīti;
Dārga bija jūras nauda
dārga mana dvēselīte;
Visa balta jūras nauda
ne vērts manas dvēselītes.
Jūras māte, jūras māte,
Valdi savas kalponītes.
Sasegušas baltas sagšas
Nelaiž mani maliņā.
Rītā teka trīs māsiņas
gar jūriņu raudādamas.
Gar jūriņu raudādamas,
meklēt savus bāleliņus.
Atrod laivu, atrod irkli,
bāleliņus vien nerod."
Eliza Ariadni Kalfa
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:58
English translation:They found the boat, they found the oar, Just coudn't find their brothers.
Explanation:
I went to the sea to sow the money,
I held my soul on my palm;
Expensive was the money of the sea,
Dear was my soul;
All the money of the sea
Is not worth of my soul.
Mother Sea, Mother Sea,
Restrain your maids.
They have covered themselves with white plaids
And won't let me back ashore.
In the morning three sisters
Walk along the sea in tears.
Walk along the sea in tears,
searching for their brother.
They found the boat, they found the oar,
Just can't find their brother.
They find their brother
In a piece of white foam.

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Note added at 2 h (2020-03-09 20:36:13 GMT)
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One version of a Latvian folk song about young man who went fishing in a rough sea....
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Kristine Sprula (Lielause)
Latvia
Local time: 18:58
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5They found the boat, they found the oar, Just coudn't find their brothers.
Kristine Sprula (Lielause)


  

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They found the boat, they found the oar, Just coudn't find their brothers.


Explanation:
I went to the sea to sow the money,
I held my soul on my palm;
Expensive was the money of the sea,
Dear was my soul;
All the money of the sea
Is not worth of my soul.
Mother Sea, Mother Sea,
Restrain your maids.
They have covered themselves with white plaids
And won't let me back ashore.
In the morning three sisters
Walk along the sea in tears.
Walk along the sea in tears,
searching for their brother.
They found the boat, they found the oar,
Just can't find their brother.
They find their brother
In a piece of white foam.

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Note added at 2 h (2020-03-09 20:36:13 GMT)
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One version of a Latvian folk song about young man who went fishing in a rough sea....


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eKswMx9Fms
Kristine Sprula (Lielause)
Latvia
Local time: 18:58
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian
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Asker: Thanks so much!

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