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Loblanðú - "Let It Go" in Celinese

I had to do it at some stage! Let it go, from Frozen, translated into Celinese. Loblanðú literally means "may I move on/may I progress." Cyn d-troðbont na g-cerôn nyrí polío, naint nefos tylínío: Na r-ochceiloir neıs, pyrthínom ðo elth ardo mé lofoío. Airío, elth cloðos eilowand lenaig, fyno: Nobothí-s né polí, dodyl d-tysor. Neith lonaithús, neith sé caiðús: Lauth anwêlorast sofen sús; Né teimús ar neith sé lethús: Anois, ethún! Loblanðú, loblanðú; Néwylo ferení! Loblanðú, loblanðú; Wyðar pimí fyðí! Lo mo dosnë so g-celnoê! Ðo cyllúo cloðos; Enoth nêm tachoroío an w-foiroê! Pyrthío ðo, cé lainsínoth, caith bethot loborín; Ar ferosain, ðéðo ferenoínom, anois né meinín. Anois, nyrí ðéðo polí, Anois, doirs boriním anðí. Nêm hocorain lythí fyðí: Sairsog sí. Loblanðú, loblanðú: Cé g-celest ar wynt lainí; Loblanðú, loblanðú: Nélois laimot soctí! Twys sochí, ar twys cyllí: Ðo cyllúo cloðos – Doirs lofoth, lo r-aroð, mo caroilyrth anðío; Na g-ceilochím ro w-foiroê mo syrth twys padathío Ar elth na gwend íreg, ainh anoð sebwyrío: Naint trosí nélois fyðí, gimabin tyrú topío! Loblanðú, loblanðú; Elth seilathros selomí; Loblanðú, loblanðú, Lauth aılereg né sí. Naint fyð sochí, Na séillairoê. Ðo cyllúo cloðos: Enoth nêm tachoroío an w-foiroê!

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Æquinox Issue III

Issue III of Æquinox, the compendium of constructed language literature of which I am the editor, is now available - check it out here. It's a bumper edition showcasing a unique variety of languages and styles.

Issue IV is around the corner, with a (hopeful) latest possible release date of March 21, 2014. I'd love if it would showcase some fellow Tumblr conlinguists. If you're interested in contributing, here are the requirements:

To submit either an original piece of creative writing, or a translation of a work in the public domain.

To submit the work in English and in a romanised version of your conlang. (Additional data, such as an IPA transcription, a gloss or, if applicable, a version written in your conscript, are welcomed.)

For the final draft to be submitted by March 16th, in time for a publication on the spring equinox.

You can contact me by private message, the Facebook group, or contact me via email at aequinoxθcheerful·com. Replace the theta and the ano teleia with an at and dot ;). I'm happy to provide more information and give guidance if required. All the best and happy new year (on earth) and winter solstice (on Lorech!)

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Collection of poetry, music and literature

For those of you who enjoy my translations, here's an early Christmas gift to you all. 126 pages of translated poetry, songs and drama, collected into one .pdf and including some translations that have never before been released. Check it out here. Poems by: Larkin, Barrett Browning, Sylvia Plath, Yeats, e.e. cummings, Rossetti, Duffy, Justice, Henley, Lord Byron, Burns, Murray, García Lorca. Songs by: Randy Newman, The Fureys, The Beatles, Billy Bragg, Louis Armstrong, Patricia Kaas, Oscar Hammerstein, Big Star. Plus two psalms, one modern parable, and the first act of the Importance of being Earnest.

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To g-caroig cêim efrí

The beautiful poem, "[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]" by E.E. Cummings. I've been meaning to translate this for a while, but the difficulties of retaining its meaning whilst making it fit into the rules of leiðoê stymied many an effort. But here it is:

Na mo g-caroig, to g-caroig cêim efrí, Fentos nélois anðí, path, loithın lí Cêim naloith anðís; ðéðo fú, foðí Erin sé naloith norús. Né fêrí Cyn naloiloê, erin mínn aé sís; Cyn lorech norí, erin mínn nosoío Mo mylir lyram; ar moir cêis meinís Caith molín, ar caith séilë toir laiðío. Mo r-erinos tont dofyn neisà sío, Ðéðo nethío lauth. Ðeiro go ðeiro, Pothoch go b-pothoch, celest go g-celest Go d-tain go r-elois, ðéðo tont dyrío Atheg tym maros ðéðo syrth marío Daich tym erí polúo caroig; neıs sío An dairbeth, ðéðo loilot awyntío: To g-caroig cêim, loithın anðú, efrí; Na mo g-caroig, cêim sofen sé efrí.

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Ôn

A translation of Kipling's If-- into Celinese. I translated this some while back, but forgot to upload it.

Ôn heðwast sú, célois to logynirain Né path codac sún, ar ané beichún; Ôn taipyrí polús, célois té gyrthún Mair syr gyrthoiot né anoir corún. Ôn desochí polús, fent ainh byloryth, Ar, célois torðún, né torðús naloith; Daich, célois té cofún, né trosocofús, Fent ðo tusc mereð pyrthús daich ceonús.

Ôn nolothús, fent ðo té eofnír meithrúo; Ôn inðús fent ðo aloros nosúo; Ôn gailoth ar càlamas tryfí polús, Ar ieðwy drothírain tanteg druthús.           Ôn nynchí polús ðo to d-tynðos cluthús, Enín ðo sé meinosún ar tromfún; Daich, célois bryscún ðéðo mairís echrús, Cé d-tawylain chenneifig sé climús.

Ôn harom go d-to d-trofalsot fí polús, Ar, tarochand gwelthalsë, caith tofús, Ar peroðús mair go r-ilðos ieðelús, Ar go d-to b-peroðos nélois porthús. Ôn caroig, grym ar nero lylthí polús, Hynðo té charailún dorıg heros, Ar path desocús célois nébeth nath ús, Awynt fyðoê ðo tyrthío: “cyllús!”

Ôn, célois cé leyos, to mereð garðús, Daich cé r-ardoain tafalig rychtús; Ôn nir némildot nir cénorairírain gothún, Ôn araðús caith, mair né chemblythún. Ôn selmoð négananðand tymí polús, Cé sêlmðín selmaith ðéðo merichrús, Tínn fysúo lorech ar caith go so b-peroth; Tont meinand, lonwyth fysús, mo r-ifoth.