Last night as I was falling asleep, this song popped into my head. It's yet another one from the CD of chants I had as a kid. Needless to say, I ended up scribbling it out in Sandic.
The picture below is of my actual writing-out of the song as I worked on it (at one in the morning, trying to get it out of my head so I could sleep). I figured someone might get a kick out of seeing the actual messiness that translations can sometimes produce.
Yes, I write things down in Sandic script. I've been doing it for so long that it's sometimes easier this way- particularly if I'm sleepy.
As to the formatting of the picture- yes, I know it's horrible and could do with some cropping. I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it on a linux machine, though. I give up. It's seeable! That's all I really care about.
The text on the left-hand is what appears below. The text on the right side reads (albeit sideways) - "Lēé îbú iadkai / kabrelēi pal nât" ("O moon, helper / shining (there) outside").
(If you look closely, you can see that I forgot to dot the "a" on "pal" there, too.)
Order of texts: Sandic -- Smooth English of Sandic -- Original English
--
Lēé îbú iadkai
kabrelēi pal toa
fian opétaen
bamée ba marka
Lēé îbú kasai
ici pébrelē
fian opétamal
raactab opétaen
--
O moon, helper
shining up above
smile down to me
your face is showing
O moon (which) is knowing
you are shining silver
inspire me
shine truth (to me).
--
Moon, sister moon
Shining so high
Smile down upon me
Full face in the sky
Moon, sister moon
with your silver glow
Whisper your secrets
Tell me what you know
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