The Last Battle Lyrics

The Last Battle

[Pēdējā Kauja]

[Melnais Jātnieks iebrūk Kurbada zemē, un sākas izšķirošā kauja, kurā Kurbads beidzot sastaps savus niknākos naidniekus aci pret aci!]

Arvien skaudrāk ziemeļu vēji pūš
Melnus vētras mākoņus pamalē grūž
Nekas vairs nebūs kā bijis
Laiks ir visu pārmainījis

Nekas nebūs vairs kā kādreiz bijis
Laiks ir it visu pārmainījis

Laika dzīlēs pazudīs varoņa vārds
Pārmainīts taps arī pats stāsts
Tie, kas krita aizmirsti tiks
Uz viņu kauliem jauna zāle dīgs

Bet vēl nav gals,
Vēl kauja dārd
Tur Kurbads stāv
Un nikni cērt

Viņš sauli apturēs debesīs
Pret straumi upi pagriezīs

Neņem to lāsti, ne ļaunas likstas
Nespēj tam burvības darīt ko sliktu
Droši viņš visam cauri ir gājis
Nu melnais jātnieks pretim tam stājas

Kurbads zobenu ceļ
Milža galvu pušu šķeļ
No zirga melnais jātnieks krīt
Nu tas vienreiz ir padarīts

Jau naidnieks bēg
Tam zeme deg
Aust pamalē rīts
Zelta stariem vīts
Melnie mākoņi klīst
Ir atkal zilas debesis

Bet ļauna acs, tā neguļ, tā visu redz
Kur plecā cirsta dziļa vāts
Vel čūska savu indi spļauj
Pirms varonis viņu kauj

Paceļ Kurbads kreiso roku un nospiež čūsku raganu
Paceļ labo un pāršķeļ milzim galvu
Un tikai tad no nāvīgās žults nonāvēts
Krīt uz sava zobena un mirst…

[English translation:]

[The Black Rider invades Kurbads’ land and decisive battle begins, where Kurbads finally meets his two archenemies eye to eye!]

Northern winds blow ever stronger
Black storm clouds gather on the horizon
Nothing will remain as it was
Time has changed everything
Nothing will be as it was before
Time has changed everything

Hero's name will vanish in depths of time
The story itself will be changed
Those who died will be forgotten
New grass will sprout from their bones

But still it is not the end
The battle rages on
There Kurbads stands
And fiercely fights

He will stop the sun in the sky
Turn the river against the stream if needed

Neither curses, nor afflictions can affect him
No black magic can do him harm
With courage he has survived it all
But now Black Rider stands before him

Kurbads lift his sword up high
Splits the ogre's skull in two
Black Rider falls from his horse
That job is done at last!

And enemies run
As Earth burns beneath their feet
A new dawn approaches
Woven in golden rays
Black storm clouds scatter
And the sky is blue once again!

But the evil eye does not sleep, it sees all
Where the deep wound splits the shoulder
Snake still manages to spit her venom
Just before the hero kills her

Kurbads lifts his left hand and crushes the Snake Witch
Raises his right hand and cleaves ogre's skull
And only then, killed by the Snake's deadly venom
Falls down upon his sword and dies…