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Aizgājušiem karavīriemTo Soldiers Gone
  
Kad draugu pavadam uz dzimteni,When we send off our departed friend to our native land,
Tad, Dievs, Tev piesaucam par ceļvedi,Then, Lord, we call you to his side as guide.
Tev tekas zinamasEvery path is known to You
Mums tās tik minamasWhile we can only guess
Kā kopā virpas ies,How together our lathes1 will turn
Kā šķirsimies?How we'll part?
  
Gan kopā sāktais ceļš vēl ejams bij'Tho' the road begun together could still be trod
Lai cīņu grūtumus reiz laime mijTil the woes of battle turn yet to Fortune
Bet Dieva lēmums tādsNo, God's judgement was thus
Ka ceļš Tev nostaigātsYour road is journeyed to its end
Tu pēd'jo gaitu sāc.You start your final course.
Kungs līdzi nāc!The Lord be with you!
  
Tad ej ar Dievu, draugs, un atdusiThen go with God, my friend, and rest eternal
Iet līdz Tev sapnis jauks par dzimteniThe joyful dream of our native land attends you.
Mēs tagad sķīramiesNow we part
Bet tad reiz tiksimiesBut will yet meet again
Kad jā'tstāj cīņu lauksWhen comes the time to quit the battlefield
Kad Dievs mūs sauksWhen God summons us
  
      1944.g. 12. maijā      May 12, 1944

1"Virpa" is also the name of the lathe-style peeler where the potato or apple is inserted and spun with a crank as it is peeled—for us invoking the imagery of being together in the kitchen or galley, peeling for the communal pot.
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