tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Sep 13 01:57:17 1994
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Re: Klingon Kristmas Karrols
- From: [email protected] (Matt Whiteacre)
- Subject: Re: Klingon Kristmas Karrols
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 94 10:53:03 PDT
>
>We of the Dark Justice, the Klingon Assault Group's presence in
>Pittsburgh, have been invited by the Mayor's office to judge downtown bars
>during light up week, the official opening of the Christmas shopping
>season. They also want us to 'occupy' a street corner and sing Christmas
>carrols.
>
>Well, I don't think any carrols translated into Klingon could be sung to
>the original tune and I don't have anywhere near the linguistic talent to
>make up original lyrics that can be put to recognizable music.
>
You may be suprised to see what Nick can do. I am reposting the various
Klingon Christmas things which came out last december. Included is a
translation of "The Night Before Christmas" that I did. These have been
commented on before, however feel free to correct or comment on them again.
The Night Before Christmas
*QISmaS* wa'Hu' ram 'oH
juHDaq naQ vIHbe'bej Ha'DIbaH Hoch
qulDaq HuS paSlogh tebmeH *St. Nicholas* cholDI'
ghoD to'baj najvIS langhach Qong puqbe'
QongpaH ghaH be'nal'e' 'ej nIvnav jIH
leS ram maj wIghuH
yotlhDaq qaSlu' 'e' vIQoy
Hur tu'meH jIHDaq jIqetqu'
peDDaq chu' boch maSwov 'e' HochDaq cha'bogh ghajmoH Dungluq wovghach
mInDu'wIj SIv nargh nuq
tepqengwI'Hom chorgh Qa' je 'oH
chIjwI' Sey ghaj 'oH
*St. Nicholas* 'oH 'e' vISov
Qa'Daj nom law' chalHa'DIbaH'a' nom puS
pongmeychaj jach
mara matlh je qeng je qolotlh je
qoreQ QaS je Qel je Qugh je
DungjuHDaq peghoS ra'
HuD'a' chong lughomDI' poch QaD puvmoH SuS'a'
vaj DungjuHDaq puv Qa' tepqengwI' je nob je
tugh tepqengwI' mevvIS DungjuHDaq Qa' qam vIQoy
jIHwIj vIchu'Ha' 'ej jItlhe'
pay' pa'majDaq jol *santa*
Ha'DIbaH DIrmey tuQ
DubDajDaq qeng nobmey boSghach
jaj tagh mechwI' 'e' rur
mInDu' boch
Quch ghegh
qevpobDu' Doq
naHHom rur ghIch
qab'a' ghaj
burghHom ghaj je
vIlegh vaj jIquv
nom wa' mIn SoQmoH
Qobbe' 'e' mu'ang
jatlhbe' 'ach SIbI' vumqa'
paSlogh teb
vaj tlhe'
tepqengwI' ghuHmoHmeH retlh ghIchDaj lan nItlhDaj
vaj jol
Qa'mey jach 'ej puv bIH
boghaj *QISmaS* Quch 'ej boghaj ram majQa' jach 'e' leghghach mejpa' vIQoy
Deck The Halls
vaSDaq *Ho'lI* tI tIHuSmoH
va va va va va va va va va
DaH qaS maQuchghach wIbuSbogh
va va va va va va va va va
loptaHghachvaD Sut wItuQjaj
va va va va va va va va va
QISmaS jachtaHghach wIruQjaj
va va va va va va va va va
retlhmajDaq Sorqul tIsugh je
va va va va va va va va va
chuSchoHjaj QIchghom chuS'ugh je
va va va va va va va va va
DalHa'meH yItwI' HItlha'ba'
va va va va va va va va va
QISmaS bel'e' tugh qaja'pa'
va va va va va va va va va
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer
ghIch Doq ghaj wa' 'er *ru'Dov*.
boch ghIchDaj 'e' vIDIS.
chaq 'ervam leghchoHchugh vay',
"wew ghIchvam" jatlhlu'nIS.
luHaghtaH 'ej luvaqtaH
'er latlh Hoch, luleghDI'.
'er Quj vay' jeSchoH *ru'Dov*,
reH 'e' lutuch naSwI'!
qaSDI' *QISmaS* 'eng ram nung,
'oH jatlh *SantatlhoS*:
"ghIch wewqu'wI' *ru'Dov*wIj,
DujwIj'e' DaHjaj HIchIj!"
qaSDI', luparHa'choH 'er.
QuchchoH 'ej jach 'er Hoch:
"ghIch Doq Daghajbogh *ru'Dov*,
quvlIj'e' not wItlhoch!"
The 12 days of Christmas
qaSDI' *QISmaS* jaj wa'DIch, Doch'e' munob bang matlh:
meQtaHbogh wa' *'enterpIrayS*'e'.
qaSDI' *QISmaS* jaj cha'DIch, Doch'e' munob bang matlh:
cha' romuluS HIq,
meQtaHbogh wa' *'enterpIrayS* je.
...
qaSDI' *QISmaS* jaj wa'maHcha'DIch, Doch'e' munob bang matlh:
Dalbogh wa'maHcha' vulqangan,
qejbogh wa'maHwa' *qarDas*ngan,
ghIHbogh wa'maH tera'ngan,
nuQbogh Hut *be'tatlhoyD*ngan,
qurbogh chorgh verengan,
'ongbogh Soch romuluSngan,
tlhIvbogh jav *bajor*ngan,
vagh toQDuj Doj,
loS betleH jej,
wej yuch yIH,
cha' romuluS HIq,
meQtaHbogh wa' *'enterpIrayS* je.
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