Dziesma par laimi was the Latvian entry at the 2004 Contest in Istanbul, Turkey performed by duo Fomins & Kleins. It's the only entry to be performed in Latvian.
It was performed 4th in the semi-final, following nul-pointers Switzerland, and preceding Israel. It finished 17th with 23 points. As it was outside the top ten, the song failed to proceed to the final.
The band has released version of the song in Lithuanian, English, Estonian, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian and Dutch, and a collaborative Latvian-Belarusian version with Alexandra and Konstantin, Belarus's 2004 representatives.
Lyrics[]
Nana, nana nanana
Nana nanana nana
Kad nav vairs nekā, es domāju tā
Man paliek vēl dziesma ko nodziedāt tev
Par laimi, ko liet, Par ceļu, ko iet
Kā vilcieni projām pa metāla sliedēm
Uz tālajām pieturām Ziemeļpolā
Kur brīvība dzīvo, bet vairāk nekā
Ik reizi, kad tālumā brīnumu jūt
Es vēlos vēl tuvāk tev būt
Nekā, kad nav vairs nekā
Es vēlos tev nodziedāt dziesmu par laimi
Kas nāk, kas negaidot nāk
Un paņem aiz rokas mūs
Dziesma par laimi, kas būs
Kad nav vairs nekā, es domāju tā
Man paliek vēl debesīs skrejošais vējš
Un saule, kas riet, tālie ceļi ko iet
Pār septiņiem kalniem un deviņām jūrām
Uz siltajām zemēm kā gājputni jau
Tur viss ir kā sapnī, bet tevis tur nav
Ik reizi, kad tālumā brīnumu jūt
Es vēlos vēl tuvāk tev būt
Nekā, kad nav vairs nekā
Es vēlos tev nodziedāt dziesmu par laimi
Kas nāk, kas negaidot nāk
Un paņem aiz rokas mūs
Dziesma par laimi, kas būs
Hey...
Nana, nana nanana
Nana nanana nana
Nana nanana nana
Nanana nana, nanana nana nana
Nekā, kad nav vairs nekā
Es vēlos tev nodziedāt dziesmu par laimi
Kas nāk, kas negaidot nāk
Un paņem aiz rokas mūs
Dziesma par laimi, kas būs
Nekā, kad nav vairs nekā
Es vēlos tev nodziedāt dziesmu par laimi
Kas nāk, kas negaidot nāk
Un paņem aiz rokas mūs
Dziesma kas būs
Dziesma par laimi, kas būs[1]
Nana, nana nanana
Nana nanana nana
When there is nothing else, I think that
I still have a song I can sing to you
About happiness we feel, about a road that goes
Like a train on metal rails
To faraway stations on the North Pole
Where freedom lives, and nothing else
Each time when I feel miracles in the distance
I want to be closer to you
Nothing, when there is nothing else
I want to sing you a song about happiness
That comes, that comes unexpectedly
And takes us by the hand
A song about happiness to come
When there is nothing else, I think that
I still have the wind that runs up to the sky
And the sun that rises, faraway roads that cross
Seven mountains and nine seas
To warmer lands like birds of passage
There everything is just like in a dream, but you are not there
Each time when I feel miracles in the distance
I want to be closer to you
Nothing, when there is nothing else
I want to sing you a song about happiness
That comes, that comes unexpectedly
And takes us by the hand
A song about happiness to come
Hey...
Nana, nana nanana
Nana nanana nana
Nana nanana nana
Nanana nana, nanana nana nana
Nothing, when there is nothing else
I want to sing you a song about happiness
That comes, that comes unexpectedly
And takes us by the hand
A song about happiness to come
Nothing, when there is nothing else
I want to sing you a song about happiness
That comes, that comes unexpectedly
And takes us by the hand
A song to come
A song about happiness to come
References[]
- ↑ http://diggiloo.net/?2004lv Translation by Ivars Strazdins.
Videos[]
Ivo Fomins & Tomass Kleins - Dziesma Par Laimi
Fomins and Kleins - Dziesma Par Laimi (LIVE)