Šaltini from Dieve Tylos by Eglė Kairytė

This song is about God as the provider of my needs and the sustainer of the universe. One of the impulses of this song is asking the simple question "why do our worship songs usually ignore concrete things like food and friends and money" that are the things we're probably actually the most thankful for? Aren't those the things children would thank God for, and aren't we supposed to come to Him like children?

Translating this song went through about 4 or 5 versions. I didn't trust my friend Greta enough the first time around, and then finally, the day we were getting ready to record in Kaunas, Eglė and I decided to scrap it and start over. It was amazing to watch the song come together and for Eglė to start belting in her soaring voice.

Tracklist

3.	Eglė Kairytė - Šaltini	2:54

Lyrics

Šaltini
Kūrėjau
Esi tai, ko man reik
Globėjau
Atnaujintojau
Ateik, pakeiski viską

Kiekvienas euro centas kuri išlaidau - jis iš tavęs
Tu apsupai mane draugais, kurie padėjo
Tu nepalikai manęs niekad--alkano ir nuogo.
Bet svarbiausia – visur buvai su manim

Nes aš sužeistas, ir nepasitikiu
Nuodėme gražina į dulkes mane
Negaliu kvėpuoti be tavęs
Aš tikrai noriu—pasikeisti
Bet vėl kritau, man reikia Tavęs
Man reik tavo jėgos, Šventosios Dvasios

Išpirk mane
Atleisk man vėl
Esi gyvenimas
Savu keliu vesk--- mane, Mesijau

Credits

from Dieve Tylos, released June 1, 2018
Vocal: Eglė Kairytė.
Translation: Eglė Kairytė, Greta Cydzikaitė, James Metelak.

License

CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.