The Warrior's Anthem

"The Warrior's Anthem" was a traditional piece of music sung by Klingon warriors on their way into battle.

The crew of the sang the song on a mission to locate the  in 2373. 



Klingon lyrics (by Mark Okrand)
Klingonese 
 * Qoy qeylIs puqloD.
 * Qoy puqbe'pu'.
 * yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI&#39;
 * Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw.
 * maSuv manong 'ej maHoHchu'.
 * nI'be' yInmaj 'ach wovqu'.
 * batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma' DImuv.
 * pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'.
 * mamevQo'. maSuvtaH. ma'ov.



English translation
English language

Original Lyrics (by Hilary Bader)

 * Hear! Sons of Kahless.
 * Hear! Daughters too.
 * The blood of battle washes clean
 * The Warrior brave and true.
 * We fight, we love, and then we kill.
 * Our lives burn short and bright,
 * Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where
 * we battle forever, battling on through the Eternal fight.

Literal translation

 * Hear! sons of Kahless.
 * Hear! daughters.
 * The battle blood perfectly cleans
 * the warrior who is brave and loyal.
 * We fight, we're passionate, and we kill perfectly.
 * Our lives are not long, but they're very bright.
 * We certainly die, and we join our fathers in the Black Fleet.
 * There we always really continue fighting.
 * We won't stop. We continue fighting. We compete.

Background
The "Warrior's Anthem" was originally created for the Star Trek: Klingon CD-ROM computer game. The English version was written by Hilary Bader and translated in Klingonese by Marc Okrand, and the music was written by Keith Halper.