Kas Tie Tadi
by Steven Sametz
4-Part - Sheet Music

SATB choir a cappella (SATB choir)

SKU: AN.AMP-0087

Arranged by Steven Sametz. Octavo. Alliance Music Publications #AMP 0087. Published by Alliance Music Publications (AN.AMP-0087).

Sametz.

KAS TIE TADI

For much of its history , Latvia has been a country occupied by a foreignpower. Kas tie tadi is a poignant song of the people which reflects their feeling of being orphaned in their own land.

I am indebted to Dennis Mickiewicz for introducing me to Kas tie tadi and for the harmonic outline of the first two verses.

Kas tie tadi kas dziedaja, Bez saulites vakara? Tie ir visi bara berni Bargu kungu klausitaj.		Who are they who weep at sunset? They are orphans, subject to a cruel master.
Kurin ugun silda gaisu Slauka gauzas asaras, Krimta cietu pelavmaizi Avotina mercedam.		So dry the tear, dip the crust of bread and huddle closer to the fire.
Saulit lasa uziekdama Zelta rasas lasites: Ta nebija zelta rasa, Tas barinu asarin's.		The little sun gathers rising golden dewdrops. That was not golden dew: those were little orphan's tears