First Linguifex Relay/Comparison

The First Linguifex Relay was a game of conlang relay starting with a Valian text called Saola peadid, and lasted from Wednesday, 4th of September, 1:20 AM CEST, until Tuesday, 10th of September, 7:30 PM CEST. There were seven rounds, although one forfeited, and thus seven contestants.

The original text was provided by User:Chrysophylax and dealt with the passing of time and changing of seasons.

Saola Peadid – The Lovebirds' Song

Below are all of the conlang translations of the song and their English translation.

Saola Peadid

Original Valian	English
iIlmana riigin vaevannain¹ saolana saolain elennain² saolana viihma tarvasin (äryanänna peadid³) lumalle aega⁴ täsarma hiiva västamma aura (äryanänna peadid) neesta Vastaa ruunann' pahaa!⁵	He wanders the lands of the dreaming He sings the songs of the unliving He sings the death of trees (The lovebirds have left) Prick of frost Icing of water Passing of time (The lovebirds have left) And he is Father Winter All-seer!

Ashâff nGec'hŷr

Cwengâr	English
Negw lho shŷc'hâmonaff nâr, Cwec'hŷrh lho hatâr c'hec'hŷraff, Cwec'hŷrh lho c'harhôn sogwôran, Tepâle rynŷnaff ffa hashâff Cwemar tegw nug'hôn Cwemacwen c'han. Negw fôffan Tepâle rynŷnaff ffa hashâff Temerhôlh C'hetŷl Cwâm lho henâm hâtaff.	He drifts [through the] dreaming lands, He sings songs of stillness He sings songs of dying oak, Fly Lovers with [the] Birds [The] gentle prick of forst, Frozen water, Drifting time, Fly Lovers with [the] Birds Silent Cwetŷl, He knows what is hidden.

I must confess that the aggulnative nature of Valian made me miss prepositions, the final version [recorded in literature] shows some minor changes that lend to a more smooth translation.

Katoha avechao

Rigwayavo	English
Rabohari teraa homochaosunyo hochari kaao thakyovane ho ka motücha, amohado voroa averhao ichoha marechamore maage magero. Tepoha morecha amo vo ave minoha rokwehane savehari rereaoobüsükuro.	Insert Rigwayavo to English translation.

Kāni petāhen

Harākti*	English
Derhat epi degōnan sūprauente, kānet ar nān hagrān, kānet hambi mērī, leubōdei lektan petāhpi, pūsmanā skamprehmanā maru, merhtā maru, ēhtā maru. Kēse skampen, leubōdei lektan petāhpi, Lahvihi ne dēket, vādet krahumnīn.	He drifted across the land[s] dreaming, He sang for nothing to happen, He sang about death, Two lovers flew with birds, A blowing, changing sea, a cold sea, a frozen sea. The time of change, Two lovers flew with birds, The goddess of the underworld didn't say, (S)he knew secrets.

Note: a few endings may have changed in the language since the translation.

Kanāti hikaukaʻinā

Kiwi	English
Ōnatahāʻi wakaʻi, ma keʻeli, kanāti me telēaheʻ, kanāti maʻorīnā, kilāʻ wewiʻakānia nuhuʻ kikaukaʻime, ʻūluna tāʻingīne wetāʻitelā, ʻūluna tāʻipīriʻ, ūluna tāʻiwuʻe. Katā yilāʻ yititelāʻinā kilāʻ wewiʻakānia nuhuʻ kikaukaʻime, ʻĀlunu ana me naʻi, ʻālunu ana taʻahumei taʻ hikōloʻi.	Drifting over the lands, dreaming, singing for no one reason, singing about death two lovers fly with the birds, the gusty sea, the changing sea, the cold sea, the icy sea. time of the two changes two lovers fly with the birds, The abyss did not speak, the abyss saw the secrets.

Ga̋lnàu horáš (Singing of a Songbird)

Themsaran	English
Šánokrátnaver lúavâ, i̋egèr, Ga̋lèv ašt snamíge, Ránga̋ltnev prâiš, Luajǎžetnevi títhâr banéžach horašách, Fǒnìe dánefra̋tē ħanárvē, Fǒnìe thnǎŧȅ, fǒnìe rīvédrē, Títhâr kýndêlker ħárvènir, Luajǎžetnevi títhâr banéžach horašách, Hébāŋkêv Cholšîe, Tósasáŧ Cholšîe ŋírámbétȅ.	There is wandering on the earth - a dream, There is singing without purpose, There is singing like murder, Two lovers fly with songbirds, The raging and changing sea, The freezing sea, the icy sea, Two seasons of change, Two lovers fly with songbirds, The great ocean was in silence, The great ocean saw what was hidden.

Saolamma saulava

Valian	English
Saolamma saulava Ilmasse riik vaaba Saolasse liiva anna Saolasse üho neagi (Pirinn valhanän nii saulavain) Kaasa hauha kaunëiha Kaasa lumaha täättava Kehta sooviin muuna (Pirinn valhanän nii saulavain) Sule eselatta Sule ruunnama keelta	The singing of songbirds A dreamland is wandered Without purpose it is sung Of untimely death it is sung (The lovers fly away with the songbirds) The sea is wroth and ever changing The ice-capped sea is freezing Two seasons of change (The lovers fly away with the songbirds) The deep has become silent The deep has seen what is hidden.