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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Stand By Me Translated Into Graedjoan Giantish

Here is Ben E. King's "Stand By Me," translated into Graedjoan Giantish.

English:

When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me

So darlin', darlin'
Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand, stand by me
Stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me

And darlin', darlin'
Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now, stand by me
Stand by me

Darlin', darlin'
Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now, stand by me
Stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me?
Oh, stand by me
Won't you stand now?
Oh, stand, stand by me

Gloss:

when ABS.night arrive.NPST.PERF
CONJ ABS.land dark
CONJ 3PL.ERG fated.NPST see.NPST light.ACC GEN.moon
NEG, ABS.1SG NEG fear.NPST
oh, ABS.1SG NEG fear.NPST
while 2SG.ERG stand.NPST 1SG.ADE
stand.NPST 1SG.ADE

so lover.ERG lover.ERG
stand.NPST 1SG.ADE, oh, stand.PST 1SG.ADE
oh, stand.NPST, stand.NPST 1SG.ADE
stand.NPST 1SG.ADE

COND night-sky.ACC 1PL.ERG see.NPST
fated.NPST thunder.NPST CONJ sink.NPST
CONJ ABS.mountain fated.NPST sink.NPST INE.ocean
ABS.1SG NEG go.NPST cry.NPST, ABS.1SG NEG go.NPST cry.NPST
NEG, 1SG.ERG go.NPST bleed.NPST tear.ACC
while 2SG.ERG stand.NPST 1SG.ADE
stand.NPST 1SG.ADE

so lover.ERG lover.ERG
stand.NPST 1SG.ADE, oh, stand.PST 1SG.ADE
oh, stand.NPST, stand.NPST 1SG.ADE
stand.NPST 1SG.ADE

lover.ERG lover.ERG
stand.NPST 1SG.ADE, oh, stand.PST 1SG.ADE
oh, stand.NPST, stand.NPST 1SG.ADE
stand.NPST 1SG.ADE
at-all-times that 2SG.POSS POSD.PL.problem, 2SG.ERG NEG go.NPST stand.NPST 1SG.ADE
oh, stand.NPST 1SG.ADE
2SG.ERG NEG go.NPST stand.NPST now
Oh, stand.NPST, stand.NPST 1SG.ADE

Translation:

zhe berelo warnyrd
uzg bedug mjolnjud
uzg dzadza zol rog wiced cyrem
gax, bezo gax mezyn
da, bezo gax mezyn
jizd dje bwal zoirr*
bwal zoirr.

max wabirr, wabirr
bwal zoirr, da, bwal zoirr
da bwal, bwal zoirr
bwal zoirr

ba remorred zo rog
zol vizwenax uzg ozidax
ba begul zol ozidax dzibumumzi
bezo gax bwav mumax, bezo gax bwav mumax
gax, zo bwav volex** mumaled
jizd dje bwal zoirr
bwal zoirr

max wabirr, wabirr
bwal zoirr, da, bwal zoirr
da bwal, bwal zoirr
bwal zoirr.

wabirr, wabirr
bwal zoirr, da, bwal zoirr
da bwal, bwal zoirr
bwal zoirr
alenz elg djedyv gylwiwilin, dje gax bwav bwal zoirr
da, bwal zoirr
dje gax bwav bwal oiv
da, bwal, bwal zoirr.

*This translates roughly to "by me." It is an irregular form, in that it changes the vowel of the 1SG form "zo" to "oi," and then just adds the trilled "rr."

**This is the verbal form of the word for fear, "vole." Normally, to verbalize a noun, you would need to add the suffix "-ax." However, due to the vowel already existing at the end of the word, the "a" is deleted, instead of inserting filler vowel.

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