[tlhIngan Hol] bom tIQ vItu'

[Will Martin]

Apologies.

My Klingon spell checker apparently changed {jawoy} to {jaw’oy} and I didn’t catch it upon review. [sigh]

> On Oct 30, 2021, at 3:45 PM, Will Martin <willmartin2 at mac.com> wrote:
> 
> I haven’t been writing much in Klingon for a long time. My problem is that when I think in Klingon, I don’t tend to say anything if I don’t have anything important to say. Of course, all who know me know that in English, I face no such barrier.
> 
> Anyway, I thought I’d try to write a song in Klingon, but I realized that I’m just not familiar enough with what is appropriate for a Klingon song, so I did some research.
> 
> As it happens, I have stumbled across what appears to be an ancient Klingon song’s original lyrics. Apparently, more recently, alternative lyrics were applied to this song. I’ve seen references to it, though I haven’t tracked it down yet, though I think I’ve heard Krankor do an English version of the newer lyrics.
> 
> My attempts to track down the tune have been thwarted by an apparent ban on the melody at all leSpal ngevmeH malja’ qachmey.
> 
> Anyway, for what it’s worth, here’s what I found:
> 
> ‘ej muSIvmoHbejtaH
> 
> qol’om ‘oH gho-onbo-ogh Hoch’e’ ‘e’ Harchu’ ja-aw 
> ghaHbogh be’’e’ ‘ej QI’tu’ letlh je-e’taH.
> pawDI’ jaw’vam ngaQchu-u’-chugh ma-alja’ qa-ach, 
> ngoQDaj’a’ SuqlaHbe-ej ‘e’ So-ovbej.
> ‘u’ ‘u’ ‘u’, ‘u’, ‘u’ ‘u’ ‘u’ ‘u’
> ‘ej QI’tu’ ghoSbogh le-etlh je’law’taH.
> 
> reDDaq vepHey tu-u’lu’, ‘ach vo-oqchu’ ne-eH
> rut cha’ qech chuplaHmo-o’ wa’ mu-u’.
> bIQtIqHom retlhDaq SorDaq bomtaH qa-anra-aD.
> rut Hoch buSHachmaj no-obHa’lu-u’. [This last verb was apparently mistranslated into English.]
> bISov.
> 
> tIng ’ev vIghantaHDI-I’ jItIwchoH net ghu-ur
> ‘ej jItlheD neHmo’ qa’wIj nongchoHbej.
> Sormey Hay tlhIch rutlhme-ey vIlegh ‘e’ vI-Ija-al
> bejbogh nu-uvpu’ QI-Ichmey je-e.
> qajal.
> 
> tlhuplu’. <<tugh bom wIwIvchugh mameqmeH nu-uDe-ev 
> Dov’agh. taHwI’pu’vaD choH jaj chu-u’
> ‘ej Haghqu’ta-aHmo-o’ nuvlaw’pu-u-u’ la-aw’ 
> nge-em’a’ Hoch lute-ebchu’ ya-a’rIS>>
> Haghlu’ghach Daqaw’a’?
> 
> toH, HIja’, HISlaH, lu’.
> 
> ‘ej muSIvmoHbejtaH.
> tIlIjDaq chuSlu’chugh, yIjot. yIghumbe’lu-u’.
> maqtagh ta’vaD Say’moHlu’ neH.
> cha’vo’ wa’ He DawIvnISbej ‘e’ So-ov Ho-och.
> HelIj DachoHmeH ratlh poH yap.
> 
> tlhon’a’meyvo’ Huyqu’lu’ta-aH ‘ej mevlu’Qo-o’.
> <<HImuv!>> jatlh Dov’agh chu’wI’’a’.
> jaw’oy, SuSbogh SuS DaQoylaH’a’? ‘ej DaSov’a’?
> tlhuptaHbogh SuSDaq letlhlIj ‘oH[taH].
> 
> ‘ej HemajDaq malengtaHvIS.
> QIbmaj woch law’ qa’maj woch puS.
> pa’ yIt jaw’e’ wISovchu’bogh.
> tamghay chIS chu’ ‘ej ‘aghchu’ neH.
> qol’om mojmeH Hoch Ho’DoS ‘agh.
> 
> ‘ej bI’Ijchu’chugh vaj DaQoy.
> bom’a’ Dagho-ovchoHlaHchu’.
> wa’ mojDI’ Hoch, Hoch mojDI’ wa-a’
> nagh’a’ Damoj ‘ach not bIron.
> toH. HIja’.
> 
> ‘ej QI’tu-u’ ghoSbogh le-e-etlh je’law’taH.
> 
> 
> pItlh
> 
> charghwI’ ‘utlh
> (ghaH, ghaH, -Daj)
> 
> 
> 
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