ceargaest

[tʃæɑ̯rˠɣæːst]

linguist & software engineer in Lenapehoking; jewish ancom trans woman.

since twitter's burning gonna try bringing my posts about language stuff and losing my shit over star wars and such here - hi!


username etymology
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(a fairly faithful translation of a song, it's long...)


Ootmian Rhapsody
by Kwee-Kunee, the band consisting of Freedo Mikak, Gurk Fifthmonth, Roger Nuq Sin, and Djon Pera

lyrics:

Sa di ja ree nal? Sa di solo naree?
Noleeya sleemo, no koona du da paaree.
stuka tonka, wata do stuka parchee
dobra con bukee, hagwa leah wankee
ma stell sa chawa ya, chawa la, tonka di, doompa da
kiki pabol koona nobo sa ree granee poo jee, poo jee

mama, jee killee nek
ta ja maskey vo blastoh; jee keepuna, soong crispo
mama, dobra floota nyee
ateema koona skocha neechoo jee
mama, ooo, hagwa reeta hasa peetch
joppay di tee-tocky jee nopa wata
jeeska do, jeeska do, stuka nobo sa ree granee

peetch alay, soong tee-tocky
keepuna ma bata, yuna crispo miki pa
mee jewz ku, mikiyuna, jee koona fa
koona tuta uba jee ta stuta ree
mama, ooo (kiki pabol koona)
jee no oto nee choo
jee haba naga da dobra nobata

jee stuka doompa bukee holo du bo nek
ulwan kung, ulwan kung, uba koona ta whirlee
pankpa da ree grancha, koona wakamancha jee
(Juvard Illip) Juvard Illip, (Juvard Illip) Juvard Illip, Juvard Illip Oggurobb, ree grandio
dobra con bukee, nobata muni
hees bo con bukee, tuta con kajidic
wamma ja bargon du boboqueequee

chawa ya, chawa la, kavaa koona ovv?
che Boonta
no, u nopa koona ovv (ota ovv!)
che Boonta
nopa koona ovv (ota ovv!)
che Boonta
nopa koona ovv (ota ovv!)
no koona ovv (ota ovv!)
nopa nopa nopa nopa ota ovv
no no no no no no no

oh mama myo mama myo
mama myo ota ovv
ja kajidii koos bo murishani poo jee, poo jee, poo jee

u tinka u pooba keepuna footoo
u tinka u pooba je muna koochoo
oh muni, hagwa crispo je muni,
oto koona ovv, oto koona ovv tuta di

ooh
ooh, tagwa, ooh, tagwa
nobo sa ree granee, kikiyuna spee
nobo sa ree granee
nobo sa ree granee poo jee


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in reply to @ceargaest's post:

Okay. WOW. A lot of people may not appreciate the sheer scansion work you’ve done here, but I do. Also, clever substitutions — I particularly like “a bounty hunter put aside for me.”

Hearing some of the songs at thekyberpunks.com might make you happy.