The Klingon warrior's anthem is a traditional piece of music sung by Klingon warriors on their way into battle.
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")
Klingon lyrics
- 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
- 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.
Background
The "warrior's anthem" was originally created for the Star Trek: Klingon CD-ROM game. The Klingon and English versions were both written by Hilary Bader, and the music was written by Keith Halper.