Literature:ToySoldiers/Brooding
Raapthingi Itskoongathee — Toy Soldiers
Yeethai
walder
staishlaw
ga,
tlande
iskoon
fashbaw
thloolm, |
Beneath the wide sky where the autumn winds play, |
Wendesketleste
oosenmelkeeyor
Maudaegeed,
Yelzos
yuhneechaw, |
Disorder reigned first, a chaos untamed, |
Bashen
eethaes
ebri
wendeskewen
ga,
Kadreehwik
ga,
draugeyeewen
ga, |
He reached for the first, the Private, the least, |
Otlai
pledee
onathal
Kafaehwik
ga,
zaekat
yuhneewizle
drafee, |
Next came the Corporal, a proven young blade, |
Shenga ayaakoshlabroot Kanodenwik ga, aulhlaes bashel Aelthel shlaizeelir ga ai aashlabroot otlai hae, Zrazroot raapthing oot daebuhyee maeploom, Bashe ootawnawer aeraile bae khlod, tlande aidraethen Yelzos. |
Then rose the Sergeant, their guide, |
Kabodenwik ga ashlabroot otlai endzawgee Thlob e shleekhee ogrees plini basheln aukhlaitai Zrege otsookh tlo khee zro laum mauchedee Ooskogratawn bashen eekarawfwiki ga otlai starekhthing tichee lais |
The Sergeant Major stood with command in his frame, |
Tlauspuh auhlaes aebashe eto stai ko, onathal Kayagwik Awluhlaun drada, iltlooh eshoolee Kluhm basheln aeram aulhaes thai fawth itloohraapee Ootawnelifneem aatla ga, ai ithet zratlai |
To lead them yet higher, the Lieutenant appeared, |
Otlai pledee onathal Kathagwik ga elzawg e graf Raapthing ee broshoorthing ai awthlob oyondsookh Bashen auhlaes otlai kli, tichee espuhzaawgaw ese starekh Aulhlaes orduhriluh, ai uhdawtootawn eebenin ga |
The Captain came next, a commander of might, |
Khauma bashen aashlabroot Kazagwik zaneepdae ga Hal aw etruhnzel tleste awren wuhd Bashen itlooh otlai staibrawdee thlob e ootkluhfuh Ooyowotawn oyatraapitlooh tichee elwini melkeeyolir ga |
Above him stood now the Major, the wise, |
Shenga Kadoruhfwik ga oo ooshawkes aw gruhn Goodaag e raile e khlait ee staibrawd Ailklaad e raapnada roth yigrald ga Auhlaes bashen aatla staibrawdee ga daebuh ogrees aadrikstad bashel |
The Colonel, last, took his place in the dirt, |
Otlai tona onathal kagoodaagwik ga ai ezawg aakhograd Seen e andgen grafee ee keete Chee gruhn thai geetle basheln chee wisi aw loo basheln Chaeg ga ashlabroot koma bashe aulhlaes bashel yeema walder ga |
Then last came the General, commanding them all, |
Leed aeram aulhlaes bashel awkan bashen ai ador Tlauspuh ookluhf oyotsookhoo e brawd bashel tlauspuh ooshotawn eeyuhndzebir bashel Aazraw yelzos aa daeg aazraw shluhh aa induhtlooh Shleekhee ga aeram raapnad leeld kaeb bashel hlaud aeram leeld |
"I am their leader," he said with a grin, |
Karawfwik thoo hlaud edaegootawn aazraw draugeyee aa draugeko Aw daeg ai aakesal aashlabroot bashe otlai hae Hligi bashel otlai lookoo maefae bashel ai aekhlaat Atgen pa nayasked hlawk elzaulg |
Each rank now aligned, from lowest to grand, |
Raapthingi ga awkan bashen hlaud nau skaupa oondsookh Aashlabroot otlai naskogra ee daegee bashel nau pa elstaeth ga Felde yelzos oochaur asphlaazaekh oot daeg oochaur graf Daebuh tlah stainau aagraashlabrot aataw haudrith ga |
“These soldiers,” he said, “now ready to fight, |