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I will light three candles to God

I will put good bread and salt,

Pour raspberry water into a large wooden ladle,

I will dispel the smell of thyme grass around the house.

One candle – for my own mother,

The other is for the Erzya land,

The third – let it burn brightly! –

I’ll bet for my love.

I’ll throw my white hands up,

When I bow, I will join my fingers.

Maybe God will see my bow,

Will hear the song of the suffering heart.

I will light three candles to God,

For three I will pray to God,

For three if you have to

Without hesitation, I will lie down in yellow clay.

Please note that this translation cannot convey the splendor of the original. This is more of a short summary.

Original text:

Колмо штатолт Пазонтень кирвазтян,
Шумбра кши ды сал Шкинентень путан,
Инзей ведь чувтонь покш кечес каян,
Цяпор тикшень тансть кудовам сувтан.
Ве штатолось – тиринь авань кисэ,
Омбоцесь – Эрзянь Мастором кисэ,
Колмоценть – сонгак валдсто палозо! –
Путса вечкемам-сэредьксэм кисэ.
Верев ёртсынь кавто ашо кедем,
Сюконямсто вейс недясынь суром.
Паряк, несы Пазось сюконямом,
Марясы пиштий седеень мором.
Колмо штатолт Пазонтень вельмевтян,
Колмонь кисэ Инешкинтень пшкадян.
Колмонь кисэ, бути лети – сави,
Апак янксе тюжа сёвоньс мадян.
(1991)
matorchik

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