Literature:Starlings' Song

Translations

Starlings' Song

• Starlings' Song/Themsaran
• Starlings' Song/Valian

Original (English & Ilaini)

English	Original Ilaini
The song of the starlings speaks of heroic deeds In the morning rain the heron does its laundry In the night the lark worships the stars Who sees the true nature of birds?	Hanleni halsen varyenan laynat Daysinen verein idanla le listat Havien hinla laziena forat Culea rachleni arlea a chalat?

Themsarian

Themsaran	English
Ga̋ltenìs dasmîssir pīlcíšā; Chy̋tèv cíndafıȅ d’īzíndā; Sŋímè fcézȅ ílémŷ minâ; Ié tósà ıáríg snamígau ŋídâ?	The starling sings of deeds of greatness; The heron ablutes himself in the light rain; The lark praises the night stars; Who can discern the intention of a bird?

Valian

English	Valian (Saola Külein)
The song of the starlings speaks of heroic deeds, In the morning rain the heron does its laundry, In the night the lark worships the stars, Who sees the true nature of birds?	saola külein kaana rändastin laulaha, saa mö palia vëi teel sälana rittainä, saa senne raugaa taevana silmain, louha ruunana sedein kaha abain?

Soc'ul'

English	Soc'ul'
The song of the starlings speaks of heroic deeds In the morning rain the heron does its laundry In the night the lark worships the stars Who sees the true nature of birds?	Aíxauc aiauñ' tiuiciu āhun' ez'e jí t'acñ'o hed' Añ'jen' bur'ce tsed' cuzad julzidum eý Ñ'aimiuei minīm jena tum'ay eý Xen úxuc' suiux xaúx?

Aí-xauc

CL1>CL1-speak

aiauñ'

secular song

tiuiciu

starling

āh-un'

REL-COP.CL5>CL5

ez'e

NZ

jí

do

t'acñ'o

heroic

hed'

ADJZ.CL5

Aí-xauc aiauñ' tiuiciu āh-un' ez'e jí t'acñ'o hed'

CL1>CL1-speak {secular song} starling REL-COP.CL5>CL5 NZ do heroic ADJZ.CL5

Añ'-jen'

CL4>CL4-wash

bur'ce

heron

tsed'

clothes

cuzad

rain

julzidum

morning

eý

at

Añ'-jen' bur'ce tsed' cuzad julzidum eý

CL4>CL4-wash heron clothes rain morning at

Ñ'ai-miuei

CL3>CL1-worship

minīm

lark

jena

star

tum'ay

night

eý

at

Ñ'ai-miuei minīm jena tum'ay eý

CL3>CL1-worship lark star night at

Xen

Q

úx-uc'

CL5>CL4-see

suiux

life

xaúx?

bird

Xen úx-uc' suiux xaúx?

Q CL5>CL4-see life bird