
Do They Play The Banjo On Qo'noS?
qengjan yIqem, toDujlIj Qav je yIqem
A Klingon-language bridge song mixes a stubborn Wasi River narrator with the saga’s steel, honour, and dark humour.

Do They Play The Banjo On Qo'noS?
A Klingon-language bridge song mixes a stubborn Wasi River narrator with the saga’s steel, honour, and dark humour.
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Words & signal
[Verse 1]
QI vIngev vIneH, 'ej vIjatlhbogh 'e' vIlughchu'
SochmaH qam baS porghDu', botlhmey DaHotlaH.
lutvam luHaghpu', qID neH 'e' luHarpu'
'ach Wasi retlhDaq jIQamtaH: "jup, naDev jIH."
[Verse 2]
yavDaq Sumbe' DaqDaq poltaH, DISmey law'qu' poH
wejmaH ton quv tam, SoHvaD loStaH naDev.
As-is, where-is — nablIj qem, tlham ghopDu' qem,
toDuj Dachajchugh, janmey je Dachajchugh, naDevvo' wImejmoH.
[Chorus]
qengjan yIqem, toDujlIj Qav je yIqem,
poH law'qu' toy'meH baSvam tu'lu'.
DaqenglaHchugh, bI'Ib —
qengjan yIqem, toDujlIj Qav je yIqem.
baS neH Daje'be' — quvlIj Daje',
poHmey law'qu' QamtaHmeH, ghojmeH je, tay' Daje'.
[Verse 3]
He yIchenmoH, 'ej DujlIj He yItInmoH,
bIQ retlhDaq yIlan, rammey tIn DachenmoHtaHbogh.
naQHa'meyDaq yIlanchugh, vaj lutmey tugh lughoS,
"QIvam je'pu' vavpu' vav," jatlh latlhpu', "QamtaH neH!"
[Chorus]
qengjan yIqem, toDujlIj Qav je yIqem,
poH law'qu' toy'meH baSvam tu'lu'.
DaqenglaHchugh, bI'Ib —
qengjan yIqem, toDujlIj Qav je yIqem.
[Verse 4]
yIghoSbe' ngebwI'pu', vay' legh neHbogh mIl'oDpu' —
ghom yIqem, check yIqem je.
cha'logh yIjuv, lugh yIrar, QobHa'ghach yIghovchu',
pem botlhbogh phlanjmeyDaq, botlhbogh joH'a' boqDu' DaQoy.
chal bIr botlhDI', phlanjmey botlhDI',
rivetmey bIQoy: "loDnI', lut'a' Daqonchu'."
[Final Chorus — x2, tag last line]
qengjan yIqem, toDujlIj Qav je yIqem,
poH law'qu' toy'meH baSvam tu'lu'.
DaqenglaHchugh, bI'Ib —
qengjan yIqem, toDujlIj Qav je yIqem.
baS neH Daje'be' — Daqawlu'bogh quv Daje' —
qengjan yIqem… toDujlIj Qav je yIqem.