Latvia - Flight with a Hot Air Balloon

We are Jelgava Primary School “Valdeka” – development centre – a joyful and inclusive school located in the heart of Latvia. Our students are children with special needs who learn, grow, and shine together in a warm and supportive environment.
This year, we are excited to join Schoolovision with our song “Flight with a Hot Air Balloon” (Songwriters: Raimonds Pauls / Guntars Račs). The song is all about dreams, freedom, and friendship – taking flight together, no matter how different or unique we are. Through music, we want to show that everyone can rise and soar when they feel safe, accepted, and inspired.
Singing, smiling, and working together on this song has brought us so much joy. We hope our message lifts your hearts as high as a balloon in the sky! ☁️

Let’s fly together!

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Flight in a Hot Air Balloon

Look up above, see how the stars
Dance the foxtrot through the night
Oh, how I wish that just one time
I could soar in a balloon in flight

We would float across the sea,
Watching lights below us gleam
Though I don’t know if it will be,
I know my heart still holds that dream

Flight in a hot air balloon
Just you and I inside the basket
From Kolka all the way to Rēzekne,
Across our land so dear and true

Look down below, see in the meadows
Blue flowers dancing a waltz in bloom
See how rainbow bridges shimmer,
Pouring down their magic light and hue

And the Gauja bends below us wide,
Take a look – just once – you too
Oh, how lovely this ride to the sun
In our bright and gentle balloon