Rīga dimd

Choir recording in 19th century

Rīga dimd (English: Riga resounds) is the title of a traditional Latvian folk song that is best known as a musical composition by Jānis Cimze. Cimze's first composition of the song is from 1872, and the composition was performed 1873 at the I All-Latvian Singing Festival by a male choir.^[1] The tower bell music of the Saint Peter's Church in Riga, Latvia, plays Rīga dimd five times a day.

Lyrics[edit]

Latvian	English
Rīga dimd, Rīga dimd! Kas to Rīgu dimdināj'? Aijaijā Tralalā Kas to Rīgu dimdināj'? Tai meitai pūru kala Kam trejādi bāleliņ' Aijaijā Tralalā Kam trejādi bāleliņ', bāleliņ' Tēva brālis pūru kala Mātes brālis atslēdziņ' Aijaijā Tralalā Mātes brālis atslēdziņ' Viņas pašas īstais brālis Zelta vāku liedināj' Aijaijā Tralalā Zelta vāku liedināj'	Riga resounds, Riga resounds Who made Riga so resound? Aijaijā Tralalā Who made Riga so resound? Those forging a dowry for that maiden The one with three ilk of brothers Aijaijā Tralalā The one with three ilk of brothers Her father's brother forged the dowry Her mother's brother forged the key Aijaijā Tralalā Brother to her mother forged the key Her own true brother Cast its lid of gold Aijaijā Tralalā Cast its lid of gold

^ "Darba apraksts; Jānis Cimze" (in Latvian). Latvian Education Informatization System. Retrieved 2010-08-01.

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