Translation

Aug 08 16:35

secrets

By: oreramar Tags:

Alasaila ná i quetie oholima palaresse coronincarwa.

Oif a feld mit berglech derzejlt men nit kain Ssojdess.(Proverb in Yidish from "Jiddish Das Abenteuer einer Sprache" by Salcia Landmann"

One does not tell secrets on a field with little mounds.

We didn't have any proverbs for a long time - I couldn't resist that one.

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Jun 09 20:05

Fairion felehta (The grotto of the Fairies) - updated with more lines August 28, 2010

By: oreramar Tags:

I have started some time ago to transform a Swiss legend from the Canton of Jura into a poem with rhyming couplets, because when reading it I realised that we have practically all the necessary vocabulary. I shall post it in bits and pieces as it is going to be fairly long.
Source: Meinrad Lienert, Schweizer Sagen und Heldengeschichten

Comments and corrections most welcome.

Yá andanéya fairi en ranner
palúrenna ar marintar carner
nu falmar hya mi haure felehtar
nurtala – queni sanner – harmantar,
tauri Sírenando nér i vehte
andave túrienwa ló melehte

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Jan 07 00:06

In dulci jubilo Quenyanen

By: petri_tikka Tags:

In dulci jubilo,
Lamyaina Iluo!
Ilya alasselma
Sín in praesepio
Sé Ardo anwa calma
Matris in gremio
|: Alpha es et O. :|

O Jesu parvule,
Nye láva lumbule.
A sutya indo-ninya,
O puer optime,
Mánalyainen ilya,
O princeps gloriae.
|: Trahe me post te. :|

O Patris charitas!
O Nati lenitas!
Nánelme ilquen vanwa,
Per nostra crimina,
Men ánes tá voronwa
Coelorum gaudia.
|: Quanta gratia! :|

Ubi sunt gaudia?
Nómesse ui lá hyá,
Yasse Ainur lindar
Nova cantica,
Ar i Híni nandar
In regis curia.
|: Aiya alasse ta! :|

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Nov 06 14:45

I Rámarwa Kondo

By: Atwe Tags:

This a Hungarian folk-tale - I hope it is enjoyable.

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Oct 06 12:37

Sonnet LXXV

By: admin Tags:

Indonyan nalye ve hrondon i massa
hya ana kemen i lissetuile-rosse;
sérelyan síve ammahtie mahtan
tambe i milka milya ana aute.
Sí penqant’ alassenen, ar tá
thorya i linyéni mapar harwerya;
Sí namin saila aselye pahta na,
tai merin Ilúve cene herenya:
Rilmalya síra endanya quate,
Noa nórisse háran ve nehtano;
Ú almie exa ar uan mere,
hequa ya camnen ar camuvan lyello.

Sie milyan, álan aure apa aure,
Sí nán aqua úna, tá alya mi úve.

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Sep 08 09:57

Völsungakviða En Nýja

By: Atwe Tags:

Yesse

Yalúmesse yasse

enge yanda cúma,
úm' erma ú ear
ú alarce falmar;
úcarna né Arda,
utompa né Menel-
hácala undume,
u hatal linqueo.

valaine Valar tá
túra carmenta cárer,
i maira Mar
mai acáriente.
Hyarmello Heranar
ho ear oryala
sisíle salquenna
sinya mi yúcale.

(JRR Tolkien: The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún, 2008, pp59-)

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Jun 16 01:06

Asto mi Sú

By: Christopher Gilson Tags:

Holtan hendu
Erya lúme pitya, lúme vanwa ná.
Olóri
Autar nó hendunyat ar elmendanen.

Asto mi sú
Ilqua nante asto mi sú.

Yerna lin
Erya lipte nenda earessea.
I karilve
Ruxala hambanna valve kenuva.

Sí vá harya
Nat ú oira enga már yo fanyare.
Autaltuva
Ar ual harmo tuve lúme vaxinen.

Asto mi sú
Ilqua nalve asto mi sú.
Asto mi sú
Ilye natsi asto mi sú.

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May 07 08:37

Zoltan Zelk: Nellapatti

By: admin Tags:

I have decided to start publishing this translation, although I'm nowhere near finishing it. It proves tough, what can I say, but maybe I will get a boost if I see part of it appear on Aglardh.

This is a poem written for children, in Hungarian, by the poet Zoltan Zelk, one of my favourites from the past. I have always enjoyed it for its playfulness, rhythm, atmosphere. The first two stanzas are more or less ready, here they go - I will post the rest ongoing as I progress with the translation:

Nellapatti

Yalúme yá, yalúmesse,
haura, korna tauresse,
lapatti nelye hostaner

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May 03 18:37

Cuiva, enda, sáma, fea

By: petri_tikka Tags:

This is a Quenya translation of an Estonian hymn written by Aksel Kallas (1890-1922) and composed by Enn Võrk (1905-1962). You can read the melody here. Happy springtime!

1. Cuiva, enda, sáma, fea,
á lórello hríveo!
Coivienna vinya Ea
ortea et qualmeo!
Aire Fea elye yála
coi-hrestanna, minna cala,
i Yésusse almie
endan súya encie.

2. Áranen avánier sí
miste ausar nyéreva;
vinye lamyear nandelli,
ilqua yára vanwa ná.
Enda ná leryaina aqua,
unqua nyérion ná maqua.
Ancale orontie:
estel, raine, almie.

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Jan 15 09:04

dumb

By: Atwe Tags:

Amilya inse ua hanya i úpa hína.

Even its mother won't understand the dumb child.
("Néma gyereknek az anyja sem érti a szavát." Hungarian proverb)

meaning: if you don't speak about your problem nobody can help you

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