Biruta Ozoliņa - Bolta Eimu

Bolta Eimu (Dressed in White) 1999

Biruta Ozoliņa dzied un koklē/ vocal and kokle
Maira Asare- photo
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tracklist:
1. Jau sauleite aizalaide/ The Sun has set. The girl's wreath makes her shine like the Sun. 00:00

2. Apleik kolnu saule tak/ The Sun goes round the mountain.Young folks wish to take an orphan girl, even if she is not of wealthy kin. They wish to do it , as the Mother Sun shows the way to her house. 03:16

3. As sovam sērpeišam/ For my beloved. A girl expresses her gratitude to her beloved for his help during the field works. 06:00

4. Zvīdzi zvīdzi sērmais zirdzeņ/ Neigh, neigh, the gray horse! A lad wants to escape the military service, and asks for help from his father, mother, brother and sister, but it is only his bride who frees him from it. 07:24

5. Jauna meitine yudini nese/ A young girl carried water. A gil waters the young man's horse, and he wants to marry her, but she refuses. 10:31

6. Natak spūleite bez skrīmisteņa/ The spool does no trun without the sheave. The newly- wed girl is accompanied by her brother, who takes back home her wreath.
13:00
7. Tev zeileite zini nese/ A tomtit braought the message. A girl is wed to folks who are too rough. In spite of the prohibition, she departs for her mother's home and does not wish to return. 15:13

8. Pavaicōju māmeņai/ I asked my mother. Every week-day is described as a successive step towards wedding. 17:54

9. Trei mōseņas mežā gōja/ Three sisters went to the forest. The third sister gets lost in the forest, while picking blackberries. While talking to fisherman of the green sea, she reveals the truth about her cosmic kin. 20:56

10. Muns bōleņš karā gōja/ My brother was a warrior. A girl bids farewell to her brother, who has to go to war. She adorns his hat with flowers while weeping all the time, as she knows about the sorrowful fate. 25:08

11. Kam tei meitine/Who is that girl? A boy wants to marry a light-haired girl, but she refuses, as she will be married to noble folks. 29:36

12. Aiz upeitis es izaugu/ I grew up by the river. A girl is wed across the river, but her brothers want her back. 32:45

13. Zyna Dīvs, Zyna Laima/ God knows, Laima knows. A young girl's song about her dowry-chest and God's help in getting it ready. 35:06

14. Bolta eimu bolta taku/ I am dressed in white. The girl is dressed in white while raking hay in meadows, and so are her brothers. 37:00