ðə króz ləmɛ́nt
ðə króz ləmɛ́nt
(tékən frə́m ‘the bʊ́k ə́v crows’)
kró stǽnd ən fíld
sɪ́ŋ kró sɔ́ŋ
tú hjúmən ɪ́r
sáwnd rɔ́ŋ
koww koww koww
kró blǽk ə́v wɪ́ŋ
kró blǽk ə́v bón
kró blǽk ə́v hárt
kró só əlón
áj hǽd brə́ðər blǽk
bə́t brə́ðər blǽk ɪ́z gɔ́n
tékən báj ðə wɪ́ntər
hɪ́r máj sǽd kró sɔ́ŋ
“stick mǽn
sǽk hɛ́d
rǽg mǽn
ɔ́l dɛ́d
ɔ́l dɛ́d
ə́ndər ájs
ɔ́l dead”
sə́mər sə́n hɪ́r
bǽnɪʃ wɪ́ntər snó
hílɪŋ ə́v ðə ə́rθ
hílɪŋ ə́v ðə kró
skǽrkro mák kró
rípər mǽn kə́mz
wɪ́ð ʃárp bléd
stájflɪŋ kró sɔ́ŋ
koww koww koww
kró nó ɔ́təm
sɛ́nd mɪ́sts tú vél
rətə́rn ə́v wájt wɪ́tʃ
ǽnd ájs lákt dʒél
koww koww koww
koww koww koww
[trænzletəd ɪntu ælbiən spik fɔr ðoz fok ðæt hæv fərgatən kro təŋ]
[Translated into Albion Speak for those folk that have forgotten Crow Tongue]
The Crows Lament
(Taken From ‘The Book Of Crows’)
crow stand in field
sing crow song
to human ear
sound wrong
koww koww koww
crow black of wing
crow black of bone
crow black of heart
crow so alone
I had brother black
but brother black is gone
taken by the winter
hear my sad crow song
“stick man
sack head
rag man
all dead
all dead
under ice
all dead”
summer sun here
banish winter snow
healing of the earth
healing of the crow
scarecrow mock crow
reaper man comes
with sharp blade
stifling crow song
koww koww koww
crow know autumn
send mists to veil
return of white witch
and ice locked jail
koww koww koww
koww koww koww
Hazel ettridge
Sat 26th May 2018 17:51
Ian, I also read it out loud and only used the translation for confirmation. I didn't get any hint of piss taking (maybe I'm naive) I just loved it.