Some additional info on {SuvwI' van bom} that I googled up since I typeset the song. /zrajm [2006-02-10] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From the "Klingon - FAQ" (url unavailable) 2.15 Where can I get the words to the Warrior's Anthem? (Thanks to Steven Boozer for providing this entry, 5/29/98.) This is a song from the Star Trek: Klingon CD-ROM from Simon & Schuster Interactive. It later appeared in the DS9 episode Soldiers of the Empire. KCD executive producer Keith Halper explains how the song was written: "The way that was that Hilary [Bader] wrote something in English, then she faxed it out to Mark Okrand. Then Okrand translated it to Klingon and put his literal translation below the Klingon verses. The literal translation is always skewed a bit, so if you send him `Row, row, row your boat,' you'll get back `Propel, propel, propel your craft.'" (STK: 212) There are a few different formats. * Closed Captions (presumably also what the actors were reading) * Original Lyrics * Okrand's Translation * A RealAudio file (not on this site) * Sheet music (not on this site) Closed Captions First, as they enter warp at the start of their mission: [Worf begins by pounding fist rhythmically on console] KOI KEH LESS POOK LOAD [Dax joins in] KOI POOK BEH POO YOCH BOW MATH BOW JE SHUV WEE SAY MOACH CHU MAY EW MAH SHOOV MAH NONG EJ MA CHOCH CHEW [crew joins in] NEE BEH YIN MAHJ ACH WOV COO BATH MA CHETH BEJJ EJ YO KEEJ DAHK VAV POO MA DEE MUV PA RECH MA SHOOV TACH KOO MA MEV KO MA SHOOV TACH MA OV KOI KEH LESS POOK LOAD KOI POOK BEH POO... [fade out] Second, as the crew prepares to cross the Cardassian border: [Tavana begins by pounding fist rhythmically on console] KOI KEH LESS POOK LOAD [All] KOI POOK BEH POO YOCH BOW MATH BOW JE SHUV WEEE SAY MOACH CHU MAY EW... [Martok orders, "Mahk-cha!" (Engage)] MAH SHOOV MAH NONG EJ MA CHOCH CHEW NEE BEH YIN MAHJ ACH WOV, COO! BATH MA CHETH BEJJ EJ YO KEEJ DAHK VAV POO MA DEE MUV PA RECH MA SHOOV TACH KOO MA MEV KO MA SHOOV TACH MA OV [laughter] KOI KEH LESS POOK LOAD KOI POOK BEH POO YOCH BOW MATH BOW JE SHUV WEEE SAY MOACH CHU MAY EW MAH SHOOV MAH NONG EJ MA CHOCH CHEW NEE BEH YIN MAHJ ACH WOV, COO! BATH MA CHETH BEJJ EJ YO KEEJ DAHK VAV POO MA DEE MUV PA RECH MA SHOOV TACH KOO MA MEV KO MA SHOOV TACH MA OV. [fade out] Original Lyrics (by Hilary Bader) Hear! Sons of Kahless. Hear! Daughters too. The blood of battle washes clean The Warrior brave and true. We fight, we love, and then we kill. Our lives burn short and bright, Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where we battle forever, battling on through the Eternal fight. Okrand's Translation Qoy qeylIs puqloD. Qoy puqbe'pu'. yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI' Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw. maSuv manong 'ej maHoHchu'. nI'be' yInmaj 'ach wovqu'. batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma' DImuv. pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'. mamevQo'. maSuvtaH. ma'ov. Okrand's literal back translation: Hear! sons of Kahless. Hear! daughters. The battle blood perfectly cleans the warrior who is brave and loyal. We fight, we're passionate, and we kill perfectly. Our lives are not long, but they're very bright. We certainly die, and we join our fathers in the Black Fleet. There we always really continue fighting. We won't stop. We continue fighting. We compete. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference. [http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Klingon_warrior's_anthem] Klingon warrior's anthem The Klingon warrior's anthem is a traditional piece of music sung by Klingon warriors on their way into battle. The crew of the IKS Rotarran sang the song on a mission to locate the IKS B'Moth in 2373. (DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire") * Listen to the warrior's anthem (OGG file, 156 KB) Klingonese Qoy qeylIs puqloD. Qoy puqbe'pu'. yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI' Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw. maSuv manong 'ej maHoHchu'. nI'be' yInmaj 'ach wovqu'. batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma' DImuv. pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'. mamevQo'. maSuvtaH. ma'ov. English translation Hear! Sons of Kahless. Hear! Daughters too. The blood of battle washes clean. The warrior brave and true. We fight, we love, and then we kill. Our lives burn short and bright. Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where we battle forever, battling on through the Eternal fight. Background The "warrior's anthem" was originally created for the Star Trek: Klingon CD-ROM game. The Klingon and English versions were both written by Hilary J. Bader (April 27, 1952--November 7, 2002) and the music was written by Keith Halper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------