Lyrics for Inspirata's Songs

[Alyara Arati]

Inspirata is looking for lyrics nìNa'vi for some songs; please join in with whatever comes to you.

This is what I've come up with for Saw Tìlorä:

saw tìlorä oer yemfpay si
saw tìlorä oeru way si
saw tìlorä na 'ìheyu
saw tìlora ngapxaw li lu

(chant) spaw mì nì'aw taw a'aw

saw tìlorä na tsaheylu
saw tìlorä ayatan hu
saw tìlorä zo nìngay li
saw tìlorä leru mip mi

saw tìlorä fa tirea
saw tìlorä tsun tsive'a
saw tìlorä oer teya si
saw tìlorä slu txampayvi

saw tìlorä virä nìmwey
saw tìlorä txe'lanä rey
saw tìlorä na unil ngey
saw tìlorä frakrr sìlpey

[Sireayä mokri]

spaw mì nì'aw taw a'aw

What's mì for here? If you mean believe in, it wouldn't work like that, seems to me.

saw tìlorä läpu mip mi

I think <äp> in lu is incorrect. And really I see no need in reflective here at all.

The rest seems fine, I like it Poetry definitely is your field

[Alyara Arati]

spaw mì nì'aw taw a'aw

What's mì for here? If you mean believe in, it wouldn't work like that, seems to me.

The rest seems fine, I like it Poetry definitely is your field

I knew "believe in" wouldn't be as simple as translating the words, but I didn't know how one would say "believe in".  What do you think it should be?

[Kamean]

We have spivaw oeti for trust me. Maybe here should be - Spivaw nì'aw taw(ur) a'aw?

[eejmensenikbenhet]

A lot of saw tìlorä's... How do you call that, euhm, an anaphora if I recall correctly.
Slä sunu oer nìtxan!

[Kamean]

I forget to tell you ma Aylara, I like your song.

[Blue Elf]

Great job, ma Alyara. Nice and even with rhymes, that's really good!
Now let's hope that someone will sing it with music...

[Alyara Arati]

Great job, ma Alyara. Nice and even with rhymes, that's really good!
Now let's hope that someone will sing it with music...

Thank you!  Sadly, it won't be me that sings it unless what Inspirata means by "a genuine female voice" is someone completely untrained and only moderately above average as a singer.   But I'd like to hear my words put to music very much!

[Sireayä mokri]

We have spivaw oer for trust me.

It's sp(iv)aw oeti But I'm not sure at all if the same syntax can be used for believe in...

[Kamean]

We have spivaw oer for trust me.

It's sp(iv)aw oeti But I'm not sure at all if the same syntax can be used for believe in...

Srane, ngaru tìyawr. Ngaytxoa.

['Oma Tirea]

Great job, ma Alyara. Nice and even with rhymes, that's really good!
Now let's hope that someone will sing it with music...

Thank you!  Sadly, it won't be me that sings it unless what Inspirata means by "a genuine female voice" is someone completely untrained and only moderately above average as a singer.

What I meant is a sorprano (or maybe even an alto) that doesn't come from a male voice.

Kop, the lyrics are txantsan, but they aren't yet finalized.

['Oma Tirea]

Next songs I would suggest working on for lyrics (if anyone is interested): Atanhì and Txampay.

Etrìpa syayvi

[Alyara Arati]

Great job, ma Alyara. Nice and even with rhymes, that's really good!
Now let's hope that someone will sing it with music...

Thank you!  Sadly, it won't be me that sings it unless what Inspirata means by "a genuine female voice" is someone completely untrained and only moderately above average as a singer.

What I meant is a sorprano (or maybe even an alto) that doesn't come from a male voice.

Kop, the lyrics are txantsan, but they aren't yet finalized.

Yes, I knew that; I was only kidding.  But if you have a good voice, ladies, Inspirata is looking...  Also writing lyrics is kind of fun...

t.s.

saw tìlorä oey tsulfätu
saw tìlorä kím mì sìfnu
saw tìlora tsun 'ivefu
saw tìlorä ketsuktswa' lu

[Alyara Arati]

Atanhì (am I going in the right direction?)

txonä sanhì
mì sìvawmä
txayo apxa
lam, pxel aylrrtok oer
(ngahu)

pamtseo si
fo ayrolur
atxanatan
na, nìwotx kìfkey srew
(ngahu)

nawma utral
tsawl sleru hu
Na'vi a lu
ay-atokirina'
(ngahu)

fo txantslusam
lu luke krr
tengfya hangham
fo, pxel eveng tawä
(ngahu)



tute alu
mawey yesì
oe ke lu
oel, ayatanvit sutx
(ngahu)

ulte frakrr
zene oe
nì'aw nivong
fey, tìfyawusìntxut
(ngahu)

[Sireayä mokri]

na, wotxa kìfkey srew

Wotx is a noun. So you either need lewotx or something different.

[Kamean]

Txantsana tìrol!

[Alyara Arati]

I'm having a hard time getting a handle on Txampay, but maybe for those long notes near the beginning:

ay-fay-ì-va
sre-rew i-o te-ya
nì-txukx vit-ra

['Oma Tirea]

Here's what I've "heard" for Txampay so far: on the phrase without the bass, surrounding the downbeats with 16ths, is Txam-pay...Txam-pay..., and toward the end, slele is incorporated.

Nìmun, ngaru etrìpa syayvi.

[Alyara Arati]

Here's what I've "heard" for Txampay so far: on the phrase without the bass, surrounding the downbeats is Txam-pay...Txam-pay..., and toward the end, slele is incorporated.

Nìmun, ngaru etrìpa syayvi.

Drat, I really wish you could show me; I'm feeling very dense.  But maybe I get it...  I'll keep listening.

* Alyara Arati is wondering:  Txam-pay, txam-pay from 0:40 to 1:04?

['Oma Tirea]

Here's what I've "heard" for Txampay so far: on the phrase without the bass, surrounding the downbeats is Txam-pay...Txam-pay..., and toward the end, slele is incorporated.

Nìmun, ngaru etrìpa syayvi.

Drat, I really wish you could show me; I'm feeling very dense.  But maybe I get it...  I'll keep listening.

* Alyara Arati is wondering:  Txam-pay, txam-pay from 0:40 to 1:04?

From about 3:40 to 4:00.  The beginning is mostly instrumental.