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Carols revised



I must thank Matt for posting my carols; else I never would have noticed how
much my usage has changed since December. Those -ghachmey were horrid! Here's
the revised version. (Pardon the adjectival use of nuQ).


Christmas Carols. Translated by Nick Nicholas ([email protected])

12 Days of Xmas.

qaSDI' *QISmaS* jaj wa', jIHvaD Dochvam nob bang matlh:
meQtaHbogh wa' *'entepray'*'e'.

qaSDI' *QISmaS* jaj cha', jIHvaD Dochvam nob bang matlh:
cha' romuluS HIq,
meQtaHbogh wa' *'entepray'* je.

...

qaSDI' *QISmaS* jaj wa'maHcha', jIHvaD Dochvam nob bang matlh:
wa'maHcha' vulqangan Dal,
wa'maHwa' *qarDas*ngan qej,
wa'maH tera'ngan ghIH,
Hut *be'tatlhoyD*ngan nuQ,
chorgh verengan qur,
Soch romuluSngan 'ong,
jav *bajor*ngan tlhIv,
vagh toQDuj Doj,
loS betleH jej,
wej yuch yIH,
cha' romuluS HIq,
meQtaHbogh wa' *'entepray'* je.

***

Deck the Halls.

vaSDaq *Ho'lI* tI tIHuSmoH
va va va va va va va va va
DaH qaS QuchmeH bov wIbuSbogh
va va va va va va va va va
'eH malopmeH Sut wItuQjaj
va va va va va va va va va
QISmaS bommey tIQ 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 Klingon Beast of Burden.

ghIch Doq ghaj wa' 'er *ru'Dov*.
bochqu' ghIchDaj 'e' vIDIS.
chaq 'ervam leghchugh neH vay',
"wewqu' ghIchvam" jatlhlu'nIS.
HaghtaH 'ej reH luvaqtaH
'ermey latlh Hoch, bejtaHDI'.
'er Quj vay' jeSchoH *ru'Dov*,
chIch reH 'e' lutuch naSwI'!
qaSDI' *QISmaS* 'eng ram nung,
'a jatlh *SantatlhoS*:
"ghIch wewqu'wI' *ru'Dov*wIj,
DujwIj'e' DaHjaj HIchIj!"
tugh jupDaj DachoH 'ermey.
Quchqu'choH 'ej jach 'er Hoch:
"ghIch Doq Daghajbogh *ru'Dov*,
quv'a'lIj'e' not wItlhoch!"

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Nick Nicholas. Linguistics, University of Melbourne.   [email protected]  
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