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? Hallow XIII Primordial Crab
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THREAD UN-HIJACK

This is now the Jalvaan poetry thread.

Here is a (very, very tentative) fragment from the lay of Seaven, in which, after the crazed old woman Kóváiyon convinces him to massacre a village of innocents for political gain, the sole survivor tells his grandson of the deed.

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Te vannán váhvár, te vanád véla,
Valkkaa veltínn váén hátáht?
Hoorén hóyóg, héškoe harrir,
Hádát áangmár, hesté fálkáht.

Berím yát bándin, tuvaaht ei ményá
Malág, mánvat, yó! Máyhaltím,
Yádváé palkaa yálmáraa yuhák.
Biít, éstann vǒth Táhvárgan.

Fíía féyaá féndat vánád, áaté ein!
Te láhaá fiiú láéfašt, lyát,
Šayétán šéerté, šáhtoe vyáth,
Askáánáth, sáqaštá yállma, fáuté!
Come do the fires, come does the night,
What good is it to mourn the passed?
Alive their slayer, extinguisher of the line,
Enemy of the house, who defiled their lands.

We saw his cunning, the zeal he then
Displayed, a fanatic's, woe! We witnessed,
The howling of the beast rang in our ears.
He burnt, Tahvarga judged the victims.

The time of your kin's revenge will come, await it!
As the hours pass, slowly,
To the sky pray, the memory of your wronging,
Your purpose, the fulfillment of your days, remember!
? Rhetorica Your Writing System Sucks
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...Moving H13's stuff here because, seriously, I'm planning on writing enough of a literary canon in Lilitika that it really would need a whole thread (if not a frickin' forum.)
? Hallow XIII Primordial Crab
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that is probably a good idea in retrospect but I am not in favor of egothreads (and I will not write a literary canon of that size any time soon) so I will rename this thread

? Matrix Chronicler of the Myriad
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Bergaaz

Fìgvyond bladaa bì nagaku faconj ìst.
Ezong parzlon furgv rujnong vukon under mìdandlaa.
Ezong gapaalkron furgv gaalaìvlicfaa mìdandlaa.
Yaa uver aalaz caa, caalyav and cupaanj.
Yaa aalaz unserd sagaanong laakaanj avyaa,
and aalaz unserd afteryèraa ta yaa laakaanj ìst.
Yaa unserd aìmon ìst.



Mountains

Fat blades covered by handkerchiefs.
Their iron gives way to rusted bronze below.
Their decorum gives way to vulgarity.
They stand above all, silent and still.
They have seen our whole history,
and they will see our whole future.
They are our home.
? kusuri posts: 37
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Man, I love scripts that are dense and don't use a bunch of spaces.
You guys should do recordings, I'd love to hear the proper meter and nuance of these.
? Matrix Chronicler of the Myriad
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BAM
? Hallow XIII Primordial Crab
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The language of that poem no longer exists, but why not?
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Awesome! That was fast.
? Matrix Chronicler of the Myriad
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More song than poetry, but whatever.

Here's the Hymn of Si, in Imperial Sinemi:

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http://vocaroo.com/i/s0m7qJWist5K

yo mās, jas doū
yo mās, yo hiket
yo sit wā tanat

tana yom hachdwem
hik pan yom chadwem
aksakkob lasas
shichye yom washwen
yo dōywo tajis

si yom mochudwom
hik yom justōchdwom
aksakkob tōshbom
lēb gwof fyū gatne
yo shobom tacchwom


yo1.NOM.SG mās,here.ACC.SG jasforest.LOC.SG doūsit.IND.CONT
yo1.NOM.SG mās,here.ACC.SG yo1.NOM.SG hikettree.SUB.SG
yo1.NOM.SG sitmoon.SUB.SG and tanatsun.SUB.SG

tanasun.NOM.SG yom1.ACC.SG hachdweburn.IND.HAB-m-TRANS
hiktree.NOM.SG panbig.NOM.SG yom1.ACC.SG chadweprotect.IND.HAB-m-TRANS
aksakkobanimal.NOM.PL lasasall.LOC.SG
shichyedin.NOM.SG yom1.ACC.SG washwenmind.PRO.SG
yo1.NOM.SG dōywosit.POT tajisalone.NOM.SG

simoon.NOM.SG yom1.ACC.SG mochudwosoothe.IND.HAB-m-TRANS
hiktree.NOM.SG yom1.ACC.SG justōchdwolift.IND.HAB-m-TRANS
aksakkobanimal.NOM.PL tōshbomhidden.ACC.PL
lēb3.NOM.PL gwofmany.NOM.SUP fyūsleep.IND.CONT gatnequiet.NOM.SG
yo1.NOM.SG shobomword.ACC.PL tacchwomlisten.POT

I am here, sitting in the forest
I am here, I am under the tree
I am under the moon and sun

the sun always burns me
the great tree always protects me
the animals are all around
the noise goes through my mind
all I can do is sit

the moon soothes me
the tree lifts me
the animals are hidden
most of them sleep silently
I can hear the words
? Rhetorica Your Writing System Sucks
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Five notes repeated thirteen times? Please tell me Sinemi civilization was obliterated by someone else achieving a cultural victory. I'm digging the imagery, Matrix, but the musical setting deserves to be sunk to the bottom of the ocean. ... At least twice. I also think you may have tortured syllable stress a bit too much to fit your verse; assuming the macrons indicate stress, those words simply don't fit that rhythm very well. (Of course, no one's stopping you from constructing a scansion-ignorant or scansion-avoiding culture, but... well...)

Izo, how much Haiku have you read? I can't help but feel that Issa wouldn't have left such a poem as that unaccompanied by others, or at least a clever punning.
? twabs fair maiden
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quoting Rhetorica, Kelatetía: Dis, Major Belt 1:
Five notes repeated thirteen times? Please tell me Sinemi civilization was obliterated by someone else achieving a cultural victory. I'm digging the imagery, Matrix, but the musical setting deserves to be sunk to the bottom of the ocean. ... At least twice. I also think you may have tortured syllable stress a bit too much to fit your verse; assuming the macrons indicate stress, those words simply don't fit that rhythm very well. (Of course, no one's stopping you from constructing a scansion-ignorant or scansion-avoiding culture, but... well...)

spendōmen tais Mnāmas
paisin Mōsais
kai tōi Mōsarkhōi
Lātous huiei
? Matrix Chronicler of the Myriad
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The macrons are for length, not stress. Normal stress in Imperial Sinemi is root-final. The repetition of the same notes is supposed to be for the purpose of entering an altered state. Kind of a meditative thing? It's not uncommon to hear a Sinemi humming the tune while focused on some task. It's also used to calm oneself down. Having a common cultural practice for such is very useful in a world where heightened emotions can rip open holes in the fabric of reality, letting loose the wild energies of the spirit world.

(Also, most of Simemi cultural effort is spent on fancy hats )
? Hallow XIII Primordial Crab
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some more "poetry" of questionable metricity, but it's An Text in... Old Inggirian? I need some better name for this thing. Anyway.

Hear Pegerin
The bravery of the soldiers Torokuwag̃ naraguwag̃
Who fought Toroku jirireg̃
For the bearer of a crown Gapurwag̃ dusarummat
That should no longer rule Gapur nija ga cirgeneg̃
For the honor of a people Temulwag̃ pi bedolmat
That should no longer thrive Temul nija ga tug̃ayneseg̃
For the names of gods Seg̃irwag̃ pi ammamat
That should no longer be worshipped Seg̃ir nija ga lamukenseg̃
Forgotten entombed Kucaga boyordag
They lie here Nereyaw tacaseg̃
Proud bones Remomere upuray
? twabs fair maiden
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hello I have constructed some poetry

εἰς ἄκρον περ ὄρος βραδέως τε μόγις τ' ἀναβαίνων
    γῆν ἀποπίπτουσαν ἔκ μεο θηέομαι

edit: made it better (and probably ruined ser's poem in relation to mine, sorry ser)
? Serafín posts: 48
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i can into cuntstructed pottery too

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