tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 14 07:33:53 2008
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Re: HumtaH 'ej DechtaH 'Iw
Quvar:
> > 'ej HumtaH 'ej DechtaH 'Iw
> > 'ej Doq SoDtaH ghoS... etc
> >
> > In which episode was this song heard?
ghunchu'wI':
>The Way of the Warrior (Deep Space Nine, Season 4)
>
>http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Klingon_drinking_songs
>
>The attempt at divining the intended tlhIngan Hol words is strictly
>guesswork.
FYI the lyrics from the above site:
'ej HumtaH 'ej DechtaH 'Iw
'ej Doq SoDtaH ghoSpa' Sqral bIQtIq
'e' pa' jaj law' mo' jaj puS
jaj qeylIS molar mIgh HoHchu'qu'
And the blood was ankle deep.
And the River Skral ran crimson red.
On the day above all days.
When Kahless slew evil Molor dead.
"Excerpts from DS9: 'The Way of the Warrior' and VOY: 'Prophecy' and 'Barge
of the Dead'."
lay'tel SIvten:
>Is this song canon?
ghunchu'wI':
>The drinking song is definitely part of the Star Trek canon. It
>appeared on screen at least twice, once with Worf and his old friend
>on DS9, and once with the holographic doctor on Voyager. The doctor
>even provided a translation of the first two lines, "canonizing" the
>version written in the DS9 episode's novelization.
Okrand has referred to this song in passing:
KGT 123: {Doq bIQtIq bIQ} ("The river water is red"). The phrase can be
traced back to an old drinking song that commemorates the slaying of the
tyrant Molor by Kahless. On that day, according to the song, the River
Skral ran red; that is, it was filled with the blood of Molor.
Okrand on drinking songs in general:
TKW 15: Klingons are also well known for their extensive collection of
drinking songs.
KGT 78: the most frequently heard type of song is the {HIvje' bom}, the
drinking song. The word {HIvje'} really refers to a drinking glass of any
kind (a goblet, tumbler, wineglass, mug), so a {HIvje' bom} is literally a
"drinking glass song", perhaps so named because the glass is alternately
filled and emptied (that is, the beverage is consumed) as singing
continues. A {may' bom} (battle song), {chon bom} (hunting song), or just
about any other kind of song may serve as a {HIvje' bom}, but there are
special songs heard almost exclusively as accompaniments to drinking. The
drinking songs are always sung loudly (this would probably be described by
using the term {pe'vIl} ["forcefully"]), seldom with instrumental
accompaniment, and they tend to be rather lengthy ({nI'}) and, from a
non-Klingon perspective, repetitive.
--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons