Cik naksnīnas pret ziemeli redzēj' kāvus karojam
Ē, redzēj' kāvus karojam
It was night, and I had gone on deck several times
Iceberg was silent; I too was silent
Karo kāvi pie debesu, vedīs karus mūs' zemē
Ē, vedīs karus mūs' zemē
It was true dark and cold
At nine o'clock I was below in my cabin
When the captain hailed me with the words:
"Come above, Hall, at once! The world is on fire!"
I knew his meaning, and, quick as thought
I rushed to the companion stairs
In a moment I reached the deck
And as the cabin door swung open
A dazzling light, overpow'ring light burst upon my startled senses!
Oh, the whole sky was one glowing mass
Of colored flames, so mighty, so brave!
Like a pathway of light the northern
Lights seemed to draw us into the sky
Yes, it was harp-music, wild storming in the darkness;
The strings trembled and sparkled in the glow of the flames
Like a shower of fiery darts
A fiery crown of auroral light cast a warm glow across the arctic ice
Like a pathway of light the northern
Lights seemed to draw us into the sky
Again at times it was like softly
Playing, gently rocking silvery waves
On which dreams travel into unknown worlds
Cik naksnīnas pret ziemeli redzēj' kāvus karojam
Ē, redzēj' kāvus karojam
Ē, redzēj' kāvus karojam
Ē, redzēj' kāvus karojam