I translated Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) into Mando'a because why not. The rhythm isn't quite the same, so it's meant to be sung very freely. I hope that's okay.
These are my lyrics:
Mav Senaar
Meh ni ba'slanar nakar'tuur
Gar tion'ven su partaylir ni?
Jorcu ni ent'be'chaaj'taabir jii
Cuy naysol taape ni ente'taapir
A meh ni cuyolir ti gar, cyare
Oyar hayc'la neliser arasuumir
Jorcu ni bid mav sa senaar jii
Bal ibic senaar, gar neliser amir
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Bal haar senaar, gar neliser amir
Bal ibic senaar, gar neliser amir
Manda kar'taylir ni neliser amir
Ret'urcye mhi, cyare, ashnar cyar cuy ujyc, elek
Mayust ibic aal, ni neliser amir
A gedet'ye n'atiniir bid dush'soletyc
Jorcu Manda kar'taylir ni aarar gar
A, meh ni cuyolir ti gar, cyare
Oyar hayc'la neliser arasuumir
Jorcu ni bid mav sa senaar jii
Bal ibic senaar, gar neliser amir
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Bal haar senaar, gar neliser amir
Bal ibic senaar, gar neliser amir
Manda kar'taylir ni neliser amir
Manda gaa'taylir ni, ni neliser amir
Manda, ni neliser amir
Gar tion'ne'ven tra'iir laamyc?
Mav senaar, lek
Mav Senaar
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Re: Mav Senaar
Neat translation!
Most translated songs need a little adjustment to the rhythm; just the nature of two languages being very different.
A few things I noticed...
Do you have a favorite grammar guide? I ask because I noticed a few things that were different from the original guide and from the one promoted by Tal'jair/mandoa.ru: not conjugating the active verb (by dropping the ending "r"), and putting the question marker in the middle of the sentence (rather than either following the standard rule of placing it in front of the whole sentence, or following the rules suggested by RU's grammar).
I couldn't find "hayc'la" in the Tal'jair/mandoa.ru dictionary (which I notice that you're otherwise using), and I couldn't figure out its meaning by comparing the line from the original song. What does that mean?
Vercopa jate'kara par gar gehat'ike! I wish good guiding stars for your stories!
Most translated songs need a little adjustment to the rhythm; just the nature of two languages being very different.
A few things I noticed...
Do you have a favorite grammar guide? I ask because I noticed a few things that were different from the original guide and from the one promoted by Tal'jair/mandoa.ru: not conjugating the active verb (by dropping the ending "r"), and putting the question marker in the middle of the sentence (rather than either following the standard rule of placing it in front of the whole sentence, or following the rules suggested by RU's grammar).
I couldn't find "hayc'la" in the Tal'jair/mandoa.ru dictionary (which I notice that you're otherwise using), and I couldn't figure out its meaning by comparing the line from the original song. What does that mean?
Vercopa jate'kara par gar gehat'ike! I wish good guiding stars for your stories!