Smooth English translation of mėrčchi

Winter is a wolf which takes the old, the sick, and the youngest.
Winter is a rock upon which no plant is able to grow.
Winter is a cruel beak and sharp claws.

Because of this, we pray to you, who are the bounding-along boy of spring. May you dance over the ground
So that the Sun which is your mother may look down upon us
And flowers grow up from the path you have taken.