Drachenlied By Draconid

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By Draconid_Jo
POSTED: 30 Jun 2024 19:00
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The following is a poem written by a very old dragon about living in a very new world.

ᛁ ᛚᚩᚩᚳ ᚢᛓ ᛏᚩ ᛏᚻᛖ ᚻᛖᚨᚢᛖᚾᛋ: ᚢᛓ ᛏᚩ ᚹᚻᛖᚱᛖ ᛗᚥ ᚳᛁᚾᚠᚩᛚᚳ ᚩᚾᚳᛖ ᛋᚩᚨᚱᛖᛞ. ᛒᚢᛏ ᛏᚻᛖᚥ ᚨᚱᛖ ᛏᚻᛖᚱᛖ ᚾᚩ ᛗᚩᚱᛖ…

ᛁ ᛚᚩᚩᚳ ᚩᚢᛏ ᚨᛏ ᛏᚻᛖ ᛖᚨᚱᛏᚻ ᚨᚱᚩᚢᚾᛞ ᛗᛖ, ᚩᚾᚳᛖ ᚩᚾᛖ ᚷᚱᛖᚨᛏ ᚢᚨᛋᛏ ᛚᚨᚾᛞ. ᛒᚢᛏ ᛗᚥ ᚳᛁᚾᚠᚩᛚᚳ ᚨᚱᛖ ᚾᚩᚹ ᚷᚩᚾᛖ: ᛏᚻᛖᚥ ᚾᚩ ᛚᚩᚾᚷᛖᚱ ᛋᛏᚨᚾᛞ…

ᛁ ᛚᚩᚩᚳ ᚩᚢᛏ ᛏᚩ ᛏᚻᛖ ᛋᛖᚨ, ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ ᛋᚩ ᚢᚨᛋᛏ ᚨᚾᛞ ᛞᛖᛖᛓ. ᛓᛖᚱᚻᚨᛓᛋ ᛗᚥ ᚳᛁᚾᚠᚩᛚᚳ ᛚᚨᚥ ᚻᛁᛞᛞᛖᚾ ᛁᚾ ᛁᛏᛋ ᛞᛖᛓᛏᚻᛋ, ᛞᚱᛖᚨᛗᛁᚾᚷ ᛁᚾ ᚨ ᛞᛖᛖᛓ ᛋᛚᛖᛖᛓ?

ᛋᚩ ᛁ ᛓᚱᚨᚥ ᛏᚩ ᚱᚥᛁᚾ, ᛋᛁᚾᚷᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚻᛁᛋ ᛞᚱᚨᚳᚻᛖᚾᛚᛁᛖᛞ ᚨᛋ ᛗᚥ ᛓᚱᚨᚥᛖᚱ: ᛓᚱᚨᚥᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚻᚨᛏ ᚨᚾᚩᛏᚻᛖᚱ ᛞᚱᚨᚷᚩᚾ ᛁᛋ ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ ᚩᚢᛏ ᛏᚻᛖᚱᛖ ᛋᚩᛗᛖᚹᚻᛖᚱᛖ…

ᚠᚱᚩᛗ ᛏᚻᛖ ᚱᛁᚢᛖᚱᛋ ᛏᚩ ᛏᚻᛖ ᛋᛖᚨᛋ, ᚠᚱᚩᛗ ᚷᚱᛖᚨᛏ ᛚᚨᚳᛖᛋ ᛏᚩ ᛋᛗᚨᛚᛚ ᛋᛏᚱᛖᚨᛗᛋ, ᛁᚾ ᛏᚻᛖ ᚹᛖᛏᛚᚨᚾᛞᛋ ᚨᚾᛞ ᛏᚻᛖ ᛞᛖᛋᛖᚱᛏᛋ ᚨᛗᚩᚾᚷᛋᛏ ᚨᛚᛚ ᚩᚠ ᛏᚻᛖᛋᛖ ᚾᛖᚹᛖᚱ ᛚᛁᚢᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚻᛁᚾᚷᛋ, ᛚᛁᚢᛁᚾᚷ ᚱᛖᛗᛁᚾᛞᛖᚱᛋ ᚨᚱᛖ ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ ᛓᚱᛖᛋᛖᚾᛏ ᛏᚻᚨᛏ ᛗᚥ ᚳᛁᚾᛞ ᚹᚨᛋ ᚩᚾᚳᛖ ᚻᛖᚱᛖ. ᛒᛖᚻᚩᛚᛞ: ᚩᚢᚱ ᛋᚳᚨᛚᛖᛞ ᛞᛖᛋᚳᛖᚾᛞᚨᚾᛏᛋ, ᚨᛚᛚ ᚩᚠ ᚹᚻᚩᛗ ᛁ ᚻᚩᛚᛞ ᛞᛖᚨᚱ.

…ᛒᚢᛏ ᛁ ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ ᚠᛖᛖᛚ ᚨᛚᚩᚾᛖ: ᚠᚩᚱᚷᚩᛏᛏᛖᚾ ᛒᚥ ᛏᛁᛗᛖ. ᛏᚱᚨᛓᛓᛖᛞ ᛁᚾ ᛏᚻᛁᛋ ᚹᚩᚱᛚᛞ ᛏᚻᚨᛏ ᛁᛋ ᚾᚩ ᛚᚩᚾᚷᛖᚱ ᛗᛁᚾᛖ.

ᛋᚩ ᛁ ᛓᚱᚨᚥ ᛏᚩ ᚱᚥᛁᚾ, ᛋᛁᚾᚷᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚻᛁᛋ ᛞᚱᚨᚳᚻᛖᚾᛚᛁᛖᛞ ᚨᛋ ᛗᚥ ᛓᚱᚨᚥᛖᚱ: ᛓᚱᚨᚥᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚻᚨᛏ ᚨᚾᚩᛏᚻᛖᚱ ᛞᚱᚨᚷᚩᚾ ᛁᛋ ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ ᚩᚢᛏ ᛏᚻᛖᚱᛖ ᛋᚩᛗᛖᚹᚻᛖᚱᛖ…

ᛏᚩ ᛒᛖ ᚨᛚᚩᚾᛖ ᛁᚾ ᛏᚻᛁᛋ ᚹᚩᚱᛚᛞ, ᚹᛁᛏᚻ ᚾᚩ ᚩᛏᚻᛖᚱᛋ ᛚᛁᚳᛖ ᛗᛖ, ᚹᚻᛁᛚᛖ ᛏᚻᛖᛋᛖ ᛏᚹᚩ ᛚᛖᚷᚷᛖᛞ ᛗᚨᛗᛗᚨᛚᛋ ᛏᚻᛁᚾᚳ ᛗᚥ ᚳᛁᚾᛞ ᚹᛖᚱᛖ ᛗᛖᚱᛖ ᛞᚱᛖᚨᛗᛋ.

ᛒᚢᛏ ᚹᛖ ᚹᛖᚱᛖ ᚾᚩ ᛞᚱᛖᚨᛗᛋ, ᚹᛖ ᚹᛖᚱᛖ ᚢᛖᚱᚥ ᛗᚢᚳᚻ ᚱᛖᚨᛚ. ᛏᚻᚩᚢᚷᚻ ᚨᛚᛚ ᚥᚩᚢᚱ ᚩᛚᛞ ᛗᚥᛏᚻᛋ ᚨᚾᛞ ᛚᛖᚷᛖᚾᛞᛋ　ᛞᚩᚾ'ᛏ ᚳᚩᚾᚢᛖᚥ ᚻᚩᚹ ᚹᛖ ᚠᛖᛖᛚ…

ᛋᚩ ᛁ ᛓᚱᚨᚥ ᛏᚩ ᚱᚥᛁᚾ, ᛋᛁᚾᚷᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚻᛁᛋ ᛞᚱᚨᚳᚻᛖᚾᛚᛁᛖᛞ ᚨᛋ ᛗᚥ ᛓᚱᚨᚥᛖᚱ: ᛓᚱᚨᚥᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚻᚨᛏ ᚨᚾᚩᛏᚻᛖᚱ ᛞᚱᚨᚷᚩᚾ ᛁᛋ ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ ᚩᚢᛏ ᛏᚻᛖᚱᛖ ᛋᚩᛗᛖᚹᚻᛖᚱᛖ…

ᛏᚻᛖ ᛋᚩᚱᚱᚩᚹ ᚹᚱᚩᚢᚷᚻᛏ ᛒᚥ ᛗᚨᛋᛋ ᛞᛖᛋᛏᚱᚢᚳᛏᛁᚩᚾ: ᛒᚥ ᚻᛖᛚᛚ ᚱᚨᛁᚾᛁᚾᚷ ᛞᚩᚹᚾ ᚠᚱᚩᛗ ᚨᛒᚩᚢᛖ. ᛁᛏ ᚻᚨᚢᚾᛏᛋ ᛗᛖ ᛚᛁᚳᛖ ᚨ ᚳᚢᚱᛋᛖ, ᛗᚨᚳᛁᚾᚷ ᛋᚨᛞᚾᛖᛋᛋ ᚩᚢᛏ ᚩᚠ ᛚᚩᚢᛖ…

ᛁ ᚥᛖᚨᚱᚾ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛏᚻᛖ ᚷᚱᛖᚨᛏ ᛓᚨᛋᛏ ᚹᚻᛖᚾ ᛗᚥ ᚳᛁᚾᛞ ᚱᚢᛚᛖᛞ ᛚᚨᚾᛞ, ᛋᛖᚨ, ᚨᚾᛞ ᛋᚳᚥ. ᚨᚾᛞ ᛁᚠ ᛁ ᚳᚩᚢᛚᛞ ᚱᛖᚢᛁᚢᛖ ᛏᚻᛖ ᚩᛚᛞ ᚹᚩᚱᛚᛞ, ᛁ'ᛞ ᛒᛖ ᚹᛁᛚᛚᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚩ ᛞᛁᛖ…

ᛒᚢᛏ ᚨᛚᚨᛋ, ᛁ ᚳᚨᚾᚾᚩᛏ, ᚠᚩᚱ ᛞᛖᚨᛏᚻ ᚳᚨᚾᚾᚩᛏ ᛏᚢᚱᚾ ᛒᚨᚳᚳ ᛏᛁᛗᛖ. ᛋᚩ ᛁ ᛋᚻᚨᛚᛚ ᛋᛖᚨᚱᚳᚻ ᚠᚩᚱ ᛗᚥ ᚳᛁᚾᚠᚩᛚᚳ ᛁᚾ ᚨᛚᛚ ᛏᚻᛖ ᛚᚨᚾᛞ, ᛋᛖᚨ, ᚨᚾᛞ ᛋᚳᚥ…

ᚨᚾᛞ ᛁ ᛋᚻᚨᛚᛚ ᛓᚱᚨᚥ ᛏᚩ ᚱᚥᛁᚾ, ᛋᛁᚾᚷᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚻᛁᛋ ᛞᚱᚨᚳᚻᛖᚾᛚᛁᛖᛞ ᚨᛋ ᛗᚥ ᛓᚱᚨᚥᛖᚱ: ᛓᚱᚨᚥᛁᚾᚷ ᛏᚻᚨᛏ ᚨᚾᚩᛏᚻᛖᚱ ᛞᚱᚨᚷᚩᚾ ᛁᛋ ᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ ᚩᚢᛏ ᛏᚻᛖᚱᛖ ᛋᚩᛗᛖᚹᚻᛖᚱᛖ…

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HullBreach
30 Jun 2024 04:21

Urus ni buzra
Arrâs talbabi fillumâ
Ugrûd tashniki kurdumâ

Arrâs talbabi fillumâ, fillumâ
Ugrûd tashniki kurdumâ, kurdumâ
Lu, lu, lu
Urkhas tanakhi
Urkhas tanakhi
Ugrûd tashniki kurdumâ, kurdumâ
Lu, lu, lu
Urkhas tanakhi
Urkhas tanakhi

Draconid_Jo
30 Jun 2024 05:41
In reply to HullBreach

Would you care to translate that please?

Draconid_Jo
30 Jun 2024 06:00
In reply to Draconid_Jo

What Hull's comment looks like in Cirth.

Weeeheeep
29 Jun 2024 03:11

Only a little off topic but I was looking at the translation image at the top and noticed it doesn't have a translation for Q, is that on purpose?

HullBreach
30 Jun 2024 04:27
In reply to Weeeheeep

My guess is the Q sound would be produced by combining K and H.

Draconid_Jo
30 Jun 2024 05:48
In reply to HullBreach

I like that, and IIRC that's how a number of different languages that use runic characters handled it, right?

Draconid_Jo
29 Jun 2024 08:21
In reply to Weeeheeep

Good question, and one that I've been wondering about myself, actually.

The source of that image at the top of my blog is a book called Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (which I received for my 12th birthday from one of my aunts), and although there is some text written in Dragon Script in the book, at no point are any words containing the letter Q used in any of it.
(Although the letter Q might be used in the Dragon Script used in other Dragonology stuff, as I only have that original book myself.)

Of course, when looking into all of this stuff before I found the Dragon Language Regular font, and noticed that it uses a rune that looks like a reversed version of the rune for the letter P being used for the letter Q, and since Dragon Language Regular is clearly based off of Dragonology's Dragon Script (compare the runes in the image below to the ones in the image at the top of my blog), I decided to roll with it and take that approach when listing the Dragon Script runes this blog I wrote about the runic alphabet back in 2019.

Lastly, it's worth pointing out that most of the runic languages in the Write in Runic app I have on my phone don't have dedicated runes for the letter Q, and most use the same rune used for C/K for Q as well when transliterating English text. The one exception to this is the “Medieval” North Germanic one, which uses a rune for Q that looks like a reversed version of their rune for P (similar to Dragon Language Regular), only their rune for P is the same as Dragon Script's rune for W.
(Which isn't that odd actually, as Seax-Wica is the most similar runic language to Dragon Script in the app, and uses that rune for W as well.)

Weeeheeep
29 Jun 2024 16:18
In reply to Draconid_Jo

That's actually really interesting, do they have actual pronunciations as well, or are they just like replacement characters?

Draconid_Jo
29 Jun 2024 18:50
In reply to Weeeheeep

Basically just replacement characters in the case of Dragon Script, although some of the other runic languages do specific pronunciations that differ from English, including letters that represent combinations of English letters, like “th” and “ng”.
(Which makes spelling words like “Thor” and “lightning” more convenient that it is with the Latin characters modern English uses.)

Also keep in mind that certain variations of runic were traditional used to write in Old English, and that Tolkien even came up with his own (rather complex) runic languages and characters.
(Which seem WAY more complicated than regular Futhark or Dragon Script, lol!)

HullBreach
30 Jun 2024 04:30
In reply to Draconid_Jo

The runes look very similar to Tolkien’s Cirth, but I suppose there are only so many letter shapes one can make from runes, as they are meant to be simple, angular shapes that get chiseled into rock.

Draconid_Jo
30 Jun 2024 05:47
In reply to HullBreach

Yup, that's true, and they actually have the Cirth runes in that “Write in Runic” app that I used to type this blog up as well.

(Tolkien truly was a creative genius.)

Like I mentioned in my comment to @Weeeheeep above though, the Dragon Script runes seem to be most similar to the runes used in Seax-Wica, although it also has some similarities to Elder Futhark.
(Whereas most of Tolkien's runes were completely unique as far as I can tell.)

Kashbanooka
28 Jun 2024 20:34

This is very cool.

Draconid_Jo
28 Jun 2024 21:33
In reply to Kashbanooka

Thanks!

I liked the idea of writing a blog in Dragon Script, but due to runes not displaying on lots of older devices' browsers (including both my Old 2DS and the old Android 5.1 tablet I had been using until recently) I hadn't done so until now.

My solution was simply to take a screenshot of the runic text of the blog and to upload it as an image here on Paint, which allows those who are using such devices to still be able to read it in Dragon Script.
(And there's always the translation in the spoiler at the bottom for those who'd rather not try to read the runes.)

Drachenlied

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