qengjan yIqem! (Original Klingon Female)

[Verse 1 — Female]
jIStanding WasiDaq jIQamtaH, vagh qengjanwIj naQwIj,
Sum bIr fog rivervo', cedar Sor lurghDaq meQ qa' rur.
Sor beyond boch wovwI' vIlegh, shuttle bIngDaq bIt vIchov,
jatlh jIQub neH wa' yu',
"SuS bloodwineDaq tuQom'a' qengjan SoH?"

[Verse 2 — Female]
jatlh, "monwI' wiQ tIqDaq qul tIQ wIghaj,
Hoch ghopmeymajDaq hey' mIwpu' yoDSut rur baS.
'ej bommeymaj QI'yaH QolSeH meQ'e' wIvoq,
tera' bebDaq Qunpu' ‘uy’ rur 'IH meQ SuS."
jIjatlh, "Dochvetlh 'IHqu', QIyaH,
'ach jIyu' bIDogh 'ej qab,
Qo'noSDaq Hov poH jenchoHbogh pem jar,
qengjan Datlhap? clawhammer? roll?"

[Pre-Chorus — Female]
Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam law', qar,
'ach nuvpu' nuQumlu'bogh nuwhat je?
may' rInDI', tIqmeyDaj tujtaH,
chay' tamchoH ram Hurgh?

[Chorus — Female + gang]
Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?
bloodwine tlhotlhDaq pickmey 'ujqu''a' chen?
jIyajbe', 'ach vISov vIneH,
Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?
vagh steel tetlh je rur tIq HopDaq,
WasiDaqvo' Qo'noS juH'a'Daq,
Seng wo'vamDaq Qun bom tu'lu'chugh,
Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?

[Verse 3 — Female]
QeHqu'qu' ghot qan vay' joq Hagh, vIja', "Human, bIDogh law'",
'ach qIj HIvje'HeD patmeyDajDaq nagh rur jengva' qIp.
qengjan rimDaq tap, pattern Hop vIHar, bItmey vIQoy,
jatlh, "maSov law' 'ej qengjan jachmey wIngu',"
'ej qul wovDaq nuDtaHpa',
qatlh scarsdaj, mon, ghIchDaj pup,
jatlh, "Qo'noSDaq quvvaD reH maQoj—
qengjan pagh qIq 'e' wIvang, pagh chalqachHom."

[Verse 4 — Female]
jIjatlh, "bat'lellIj tIq yItlhej, bootslIj yItlhej je,
batlh 'ej Hemmaj yItlhej, qabDajDaq SuvwI' 'Iw bIr.
'oghpu' HaghwI' vajba', yo' 'oH Hagh tIQ'e',
qatlh SuS rur ghoS Dochmeymaj.
jIqem fiddle, ghaH qengjan qIp,
'ej river bIrqu' bIghung,
wo'lIj hoedown DaneHchugh,
midnight gold wIchennIS."

[Chorus — Female + gang]
Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?
bloodwine tlhotlhDaq pickmey 'ujqu''a' chen?
jIyajbe', 'ach vISov vIneH,
Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?
vagh steel tetlh je rur tIq HopDaq,
WasiDaqvo' Qo'noS juH'a'Daq,
Seng wo'vamDaq Qun bom tu'lu'chugh,
Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?

[Bridge — Female]
jatlh ghaH, "maSuv, maQap, ma'ejqu'choH,"
jIjatlh, "vaj yItamchu' 'ej poH yIcher."
jatlh, "bommaj baS 'uSqomDaq toy'ta',"
jIjatlh, "maj bommey Sor, qaD, He tlhegh."
jatlh, "may'pa' wIbom, nagh 'ej 'In bIrej,"
jIjatlh, "maH 'oHmeyDajDaq QeDDajDaq bIQ 'uch."\n[Together]
wa' rag wIHIv je' maH,
Hovmey je tlhe' 'ej maJeg.

[Breakdown — Female + gang]
joH'a' maH? chaq ghobe',
hillbilly rur'a'? loQ jay'.
Qo'noS ghaj may' Hegh ghung jach,
WasiDaq qengjan pick Qat.
clawhammer? roll pattern?
'Iv ja' Dochvam lughHa'?
raftersDaq jachchu' 'IfmeyDaj,
bomvam qa'qu' vIt.

[Final Chorus — x2]
Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?
Do they pick that string where the bloodwine flows?
jIyajbe', 'ach vISov vIneH,
Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?
vagh steel tetlh je rur tIq HopDaq,
From the Wasi to the Klingon home,
If the Empire’s got a mountain song,
Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?

Qo'noSDaq qengjan luchen?
by the fire where the cold moon glows?
DaH jISov, 'ej jIja' HochDaq,
HIja', Qo'noSDaq qengjan Qoy.
river fogvo' Hov'a' law' retlhDaq,
chaH ghaj may', maH ghaj lonely bang,
'ej Dotlh law' tIQ qubDaq,
Qo'noSDaq qengjan jachtaH.

[Outro — banjo tag + shared laugh]
Qo'noS... qengjan...
Wasi River... tlhIngan bluegrass...