Re: Examples #5: Translate the One Ring poem

>Pretty straightforward. You know this, I'm sure.
>
>Three Rings for Elven-kings under the sky.
>Seven for Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone.
>Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die.
>One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.
>In the Land of Mordor were the Shadows lie.
>One Ring to rule them all.
>One Ring to find them all.
>One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them.
>In the Land of Mordor were the Shadows lie.
>
>So - translation & interlinear, in your conlang(s) of choice? Perhaps
>a very loose translation, perhaps not; up to you.
>
> - Sai

Here is the Idrani Translation:


Qechtatyi ksulkankokiqav kaiyihov,
The tree rings for the super/quasi mortals under the heaven
(Three Rings for Elven-kings under the sky)
    Qechta – ring, yi – [given, whole specifier]
    ksulka – quasimortal, kanko – king, k – [general plural], i - [given,
whole specifier], qav – [correlative adposition]
    kai – heaven, yi - [given, whole specifier], hov – [descendant
adposition]

Skuayi intijokiqav nestistrowar,
The seven for the dwarves within their stone halls
(Seven for Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone)
    Skua – seven (of rings), yi - [given, whole specifier]
    inti – dwarf, jo – lord, k – [general plural], i - [given, whole
specifier], qav – [correlative adposition]
    n – [internal adposition (irregular form)], esti – stone, stro – hall,
war – [3rd plural genitive pronominal]

Ksauwi sameqav k’rakruem kotth,
The nine for mankind which are of a demonstrated they-must-die variety
(Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die)
    Ksau – nine (of rings), wi - [given, whole specifier]
    same – mankind, qav – [correlative adposition]
    k’ – [relitivizing circumfix open], ra – [3rd plural agentive], kru –
death, em – [future obligatory deed-aspect], ko –
    [relitivizing circumfix close], tth – [empirical/factual modifier
marker]

Suwizhi chojowiqavzha nakhchoretsi.
The one for the shadow lord upon his shadow throne
(One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne)
    Su – one (of rings), wi - [given, whole specifier], zhi – [topic
marker (first)]
    cho – blackness/shadow, jo – lord, wi - [given, whole specifier], qav –
 [correlative adposition], zha – [topic marker
    (second)]
    n – [focal adposition (irregular form)], akh – [3rd masculine singular
genitive pronominal] cho – blackness/shadow,
    retsi – throne

A mortomanih choretth.
[he i.e. the dark lord] in demonstratedly shadow-locale-ish Mordor land
(In the Land of Mordor were the Shadows lie)
    A – [topic reference (the dark lord)]
    morto – Mordor, ma – land/nation, nih – [internal adposition]
    cho – blackness/shadow, re – locale, tth – [empirical/factual modifier
marker]

I byekib kankosh.
[it i.e. the one ring] performs kingship upon the others
(One Ring to rule them all)
    I – [agentive topic reference (the one ring)]
    bye – other, k – [general plural], i - [given, whole specifier], b –
[patient marker]
    kanko – king, sh – [present active deed-aspect]

I byekib dnaish.
[it i.e. the same one ring] performs discovery upon the others
(One Ring to find them)
    I – [agentive topic reference (the one ring)]
    bye – other, k – [general plural], i - [given, whole specifier], b –
[patient marker]
    dnai – discovery, sh – [present active deed-aspect]

I byekib tesh, rabnosh chowinih in,
[it i.e. the same one ring] performs procurement upon the others and in
the shadow performs conjunction upon them
(One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them)
    I – [agentive topic reference (the one ring)]
    bye – other, k – [general plural], i - [given, whole specifier], b –
[patient marker]
    te – procuremnet, sh – [present active deed-aspect]
    rab – [3rd plural patient pronominal], no – combination/conjunction,
sh – [present active deed-aspect]
    cho – darkness/shadow, wi - [given, whole specifier], nih – [internal
adposition]
    in – [deed-word phrase conjunction particle]

I mortomanih choretth.
[it i.e. the one ring] in demonstratedly shadow-locale-ish Mordor land
(In the Land of Mordor were the Shadows lie)
    I – [topic reference (the one ring)]
    morto – Mordor, ma – land/nation, nih – [internal adposition]
    cho – blackness/shadow, re – locale, tth – [empirical/factual modifier
marker]





NOTES:  this translation of the Tolkien poem is based on some assumptions
about the intended antecedents of certain prepositional phrases in the
work.   Also, this translation is not indicative of a purely Idrani poetic
form.  Most Idrani poetry is structured in a topic-comment format where a
mnemonic or semantic point of convergence or divergence between two
topical points is brought out.

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