Changes: The Warrior's Anthem

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"The Warrior's Anthem" was a traditional piece of music sung by Klingon warriors on their way into battle. The song was typically initiated by someone rapping their hands on an available surface to the rhythm of the song, shortly followed up by them or another Klingon beginning to sing with others nearby being encouraged to join in.

The crew of the IKS Rotarran sang the song on a mission to locate the IKS B'Moth in 2373. (DS9: "Soldiers of the Empire")

Listen to "The Warrior's Anthem"^file info

Klingon lyrics (by Mark Okrand)

Klingonese

Qoy qeylIs puqloD. Qoy puqbe'pu'. yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI' Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw. maSuv manong 'ej maHoHchu'. nI'be' yInmaj 'ach wovqu'. batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma' DImuv. pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'. mamevQo'. maSuvtaH. ma'ov.

English translation

English language

Original Lyrics (by Hilary Bader)

Hear! Sons of Kahless.

Hear! Daughters too.

The blood of battle washes clean

The Warrior brave and true.

We fight, we love, and then we kill.

Our lives burn short and bright,

Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where

we battle forever, battling on through the Eternal fight.

Literal translation

Hear! sons of Kahless.

Hear! daughters.

The battle blood perfectly cleans

the warrior who is brave and loyal.

We fight, we're passionate, and we kill perfectly.

Our lives are not long, but they're very bright.

We certainly die honorably, and we join our fathers in the Black Fleet.

There we always really continue fighting.

We won't stop. We continue fighting. We compete.

Background information

The "Warrior's Anthem" was originally created for the Star Trek: Klingon CD-ROM computer game. The English version was written by Hilary Bader and translated to Klingonese by Marc Okrand, and the music was written by Keith Halper.

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-'''The Warrior's Anthem''' is a traditional piece of [[music]] sung by [[Klingon]] warriors on their way into battle.
+"'''The Warrior's Anthem'''" was a traditional piece of [[music]] sung by [[Klingon]] warriors on their way into battle. The song was typically initiated by someone rapping their hands on an available surface to the rhythm of the song, shortly followed up by them or another Klingon beginning to sing with others nearby being encouraged to join in.
-The [[crew]] of the [[IKS Rotarran|IKS ''Rotarran'']] sang the song on a mission to locate the [[IKS B'Moth|IKS ''B'Moth'']] in [[2373]]. ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}})
+The [[crew]] of the {{IKS|Rotarran}} sang the song on a mission to locate the {{IKS|B'Moth}} in [[2373]]. ({{DS9|Soldiers of the Empire}})
-* {{audio|file=Klingon warriors anthem.ogg|text=Listen to the warrior's anthem}}
+* {{audio|file=Klingon warriors anthem.ogg|text=Listen to "The Warrior's Anthem"}}
-==Klingon lyrics==
+==Klingon lyrics (by Mark Okrand)==
 [[Klingonese]]
+<tt style="font-size: 11pt;">
-: ''Qoy qeylIS puqloD.''
+: ''Qoy qeylIs puqloD.''
 : ''Qoy puqbe'pu'.''
 : ''yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI&#39;''
-: ''Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw.''
+:: ''Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw.''
 : ''maSuv manong 'ej maHoHchu'.''
 : ''nI'be' yInmaj 'ach wovqu'.''
-: ''batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma&#39;''
+: ''batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma' DImuv.''
-:: ''DImuv. pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'.''
+: ''pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'.''
-:: ''mamevQo'. maSuvtaH. ma'ov.''
+: ''mamevQo'. maSuvtaH. ma'ov.''
+</tt>
+<!-- "<tt>" tag used to distinguish uppercase 'I' from lowercase 'l' -->
 ==English translation==
 [[English language]]
-: ''Hear! Sons of [[Kahless the Unforgettable|Kahless]].''
+===Original Lyrics (by Hilary Bader)===
+: ''Hear! Sons of Kahless.''
 : ''Hear! Daughters too.''
-: ''The [[blood]] of battle washes clean.''
+: ''The blood of battle washes clean''
-: ''The warrior brave and true.''
+:: ''The Warrior brave and true.''
 : ''We fight, we love, and then we kill.''
-: ''Our lives burn short and bright.''
+: ''Our lives burn short and bright,''
-: ''Then we die with honor and join our fathers''
+: ''Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where''
+: ''we battle forever, battling on through the Eternal fight.''
-:: ''in the Black Fleet where we battle forever,''
-:: ''battling on through the Eternal fight.''
+===Literal translation===
+: ''Hear! sons of Kahless.''
+: ''Hear! daughters.''
+: ''The battle blood perfectly cleans''
+:: ''the warrior who is brave and loyal.''
+: ''We fight, we're passionate, and we kill perfectly.''
+: ''Our lives are not long, but they're very bright.''
+: ''We certainly die honorably, and we join our fathers in the Black Fleet.''
+: ''There we always really continue fighting.''
+: ''We won't stop. We continue fighting. We compete.''
-==Background==
+== Background information ==
-The "warrior's anthem" was originally created for the ''[[Star Trek: Klingon]]'' CD-ROM [[computer]] [[game]].  The Klingon and English versions were both written by [[Hilary Bader]], and the music was written by [[Keith Halper]].
+The "Warrior's Anthem" was originally created for the ''[[Star Trek: Klingon]]'' CD-ROM [[computer]] [[game]]. The English version was written by [[Hilary Bader]] and translated to [[Klingonese]] by [[Marc Okrand]], and the music was written by [[Keith Halper]].
-[[Category:Qo'noS|Warrior's Anthem]][[Category:Music|Warrior's Anthem]]
+[[Category:Qo'noS|Warrior's Anthem]]
+[[Category:Music|Warrior's Anthem]]