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Photograph of a stopa sakta or crossbow fibula, traditionally worn by men in the eastern Baltic area, courtesy of Andris Rūtiņš, BalticSmith.com.

Cīrulīti mazputniņ, negul ceļa maliņā.

Rītu jāsi bargi kungi, samīs tavu perēklīti.

Samīs tavu perēklīti, iecels tevi karietē.

Iecels tevi karietē, novedīs vāczemē.

Novedīs vāczemē; tur tev liks mežā braukt.

Tur tev liks mežā braukt, tur tev liks malku cirst.

Kad tu malku sacirtīsi, tad tev liks guni kurt.

Kad tu guni sakurīsi, tad tev liks bruņas kalt.

Kad tu bruņas nosakalsi, tad tev liks karā iet.

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Skylark, little bird, don’t sleep by the roadside.

Tomorrow the harsh masters will come; they’ll crush your little nest.

They’ll place you in their carriage and take you to Germany.

They’ll drive you into the forest and make you chop a lot of wood.

When you finish chopping, they’ll make you build a fire.

When you build the fire, they’ll make you hammer armor.

When you finish the armor, they’ll make you go to war.

(Old Latvian folk song)