Text & Translation
Mis see oli? ('What was It?')
Estonian source:
Karl Eduard Sööt
Nagu väriseja virve, ohe lille südames?
Oli päikse hellal kiirel kevad saatnud sõnumi,
Et ta sõuab üle ilma, heljub ka mu rinnasse?
Või ehk kullakese palve akna taga helises,
Mis kui õnnes särav virve, hõise lille südames.
What was It?
English translation ©
Kai Rüütel
Like a trembling ripple, a sigh in a flower’s heart?
Did spring send a message on the sun’s gentle rays?
Soaring over the world, and floating into my breast?
Or perhaps it was my dear one’s request sounding at the window,
Like a ripple glowing in joy, calling inside a flower’s heart.
Mis see oli? ('What was It?')
Estonian source:
Karl Eduard Sööt
What was It?
English source:
Kai Rüütel
Mis see oli, mis nii tasa minu aknal helises?
What was it, that sounded so softly at my window?
Nagu väriseja virve, ohe lille südames?
Like a trembling ripple, a sigh in a flower’s heart?
Oli päikse hellal kiirel kevad saatnud sõnumi,
Did spring send a message on the sun’s gentle rays?
Et ta sõuab üle ilma, heljub ka mu rinnasse?
Soaring over the world, and floating into my breast?
Või ehk kullakese palve akna taga helises,
Or perhaps it was my dear one’s request sounding at the window,
Mis kui õnnes särav virve, hõise lille südames.
Like a ripple glowing in joy, calling inside a flower’s heart.
Composer
Mart Saar
Mart Saar was an Estonian composer, organist and collector of folk songs.
