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Re: CHAT: TRANS: something slightly more deep (was: TRANS: flutes)

From:andrew <hobbit@...>
Date:Monday, February 14, 2000, 9:46
Am 02/07 09:14  yl-ruil yscrifef:
> Nik Taylor euecuet: > > yl-ruil wrote: > > > > > > I'm not a Christian, but I thought a bit of the > > > bible would be a bit deeper > > > > Do you belong to any religion, if so, why don't you give a sample of > > that for a translation relay? > > OK, I'm game. I'm a follower of what is variously termed Asatru or (my > personal preference) Ostreowth. We worship the ancient gods of England, i.e. > the ones who gave their names to the days of the week and a few others. My > patron(ess) is Erce, goddess of the earth. This passage is a translation of > an Anglo-Saxon poem in honour of Erce. I give the original, the Aredos > translation and then the English. I've used (as always) acute accents > instead of macrons (except in the OE, where I can't be bothered). >
[SNIP]
> Erce, Erce, Erce, mother of earth, > May the All-Ruler, Eternal Lord grant you, > Fields growing and flourishing, > Fertile and strengthening, > High blades, splendid fruits, > And broad harvests of barley > And white harvests of wheat, > And all the crops of the earth. >
In Brithenig: Romerth, Romerth, Romerth, madr lla der, Ke'll Rhewleir Tud, ill D+on edern ty ddun, Di llo champ chruiscen e lugredig, Ffrythad e riffeirthan, Di llo 'em h-alt, di llo ffryth sar, E llo cholleith lad di'll ordd E llo cholleith flanc di'll tridig, E llo cholleith thud di lla der. That was a challenge. Belonging to an Urban rather than a Pagan religion I haven't looked into the Brithenig pantheon (Paleo- or Neo-). I did some rooting through books and chose Rosmerta, the Romano-British goddess of abundance and consort of Mercury as an appropriate substitute for Erce. (Suggestions welcome for better alternatives!) I think the Lord and Lady in this tradition are Tiarnun and Rhianhun. One of these days I want to have a go at translating a Reformed Druid liturgy... Anyhow - an interlinear: Romerth, Romerth, Romerth, madr lla der, Rhomerth.voc mother the.f earth Ke'll Rhewleir Tud, ill D+on edern ty ddun, REL_the.m ruler all the.m lord eternal you.informal give Di llo champ chruiscen e lugredig, of the.pl field.pl growing.pl and prosperous Ffrythad e riffeirthan, fruitful and strengthening Di llo 'em h-alt, di llo ffryth sar, of the.pl sprout.pl high.pl of the.pl fruit excellent E llo cholleith lad di'll ordd and the.pl harvest.pl wide.pl of_the.m barley E llo cholleith flanc di'll tridig, and the.pl harvest.pl white.pl of_the.m wheat E llo cholleith thud di lla der. And the.pl harvest.pl all.pl of the.f earth
> Well, there you go. Something Northern and barbaric. Enjoy! >
I did. - andrew. -- Andrew Smith, Intheologus hobbit@earthlight.co.nz Resistance is irrelevant. - The Borg It is not irrelevant, it's a hippotamus. - Flanders and Swann