Literature:Warming up to you

Warming up to you (Toħdádhéach) is a conlang love poem, used as the text for the Fifth Linguifex Relay.

Translations

Original (Tíogall & English)

Original Tíogall	English
Toħdádhéach Ós fusta liorna séiltigh snáibh Forádhú ná dean bhfúinn’ lior sóibh, Cuín éasraigh fuínn’ bhóg an ŋatéav, Ímeann an cáidear – Tsáŋód ri mbocaín rús dean traebh Ag romhar féadar. — Toiréir Gruaid	Warming Up to You Though I know you will wither as a corpse, [Or: Even when you have withered as a corpse] I still gladly bask in your warmth, [Or: I would still bask in memories of your warmth] For the same warmth nurtures curiosity, The leaves of knowledge - A garden that you have planted in this plot of land, and forever will keep. — Toiréir Gruaid

Hlou

[under construction]

Tlad Hei drlah Mbauß,
Xan schnuh zied nraus,
Xob Ndzäu beis schraus –
Jed Vug –
Ngiß tsahn we Jaud
schrieb mbug.

Though [your] body must [become] soil,
I touch you up close,
The warm embrace nurturing
[The] leaf [of] knowledge;
A garden growing in [our] midst,
[which will] last forever.

Skellan

Anyrað llys

Oos ar iar seelti snaiv,

Ymcroo naw dy fwini llys,

Cewin eesra a fwini voog a hylñyrytiał,

Na þyv caidad -

A tsluas ry arbogin w jar dia jwas,

As feed jar lly rrobr.

Windermere

Tuach ya snar nga łen per răchta mi neab
Rie pănea mis hălsieth łen,
Tsin cămșuth ef sădoan hălsieth se hălngărătiew –
Fi imcnul hălsnar;
Fi tslües, sem fa tănet e łen mif ceth snüe se
Te per ăloth ris șa tăgoa.