Livonian
6.3. “Alā jūo” / “Don’t drink”
August Skadiņ’s text “Alā jūo” appeared in the 1923 Livonian reader “Kolmas liivi lugemik. Kolmǝz līvǝd lugdǝbrōntǝz“ (Third Livonian Reader), which was dedicated to the topic of combating alcoholism. The publication of the reader was supported by the Estonian Temperance Union (Eesti Karskusliit).
Alā jūo, alā jūo,
mittõ tilkõ alā jūo!
Jegā tīlka eļļõ sǭtõb,
rištīng arū pǟstõ kǭ’tõb,
rǭ’ un vīļa tikkiž vīb,
jõ’vvõ midēgõst ä’b tūo.
Kālma je’lsõld lejās līb,
nälaima set sadāb sälgõ,
amā igā nǟb set nälgõ,
sīestõ tilkõ alā jūo!
Listen to Ulla Fraser perform the song:
