O Christmas Tree

O Christmas Tree is a German Christmas song, that was translated in many languages, including Klingon. This translation is written by Volker Tanger (Klingon name: QIb vestai yabHuj), a German Klingonist from Berlin. (1).

Lyrics

1st strophe

Klingon lyrics	English translation
QISmaS Sor quv, QISmaS Sor quv,	The Christmas tree gets honored, the Christmas tree gets honored,
choHbe'taH pormeylIj matlh.	your loyal leafs don't change.
qaStaHvIS DIS poH tuj, reH SuD,	during the warm season, always green,
SuDtaH bIrDI' 'ej peDDI' muD.	continously green, if it is cold and if it snows.
QISmaS Sor quv, QISmaS Sor quv,	The Christmas tree gets honored, the Christmas tree gets honored,
choHbe'taH pormeylIj matlh.	your loyal leafs don't change.

2nd strophe

Klingon lyrics	English translation
QISmaS Sor quv, QISmaS Sor quv,	The Christmas tree gets honored, the Christmas tree gets honored,
SoH 'IH law' Hoch Sor 'IH puS.	you are the most beautiful tree.
Hoch DIS chobelqu'moH net Sov,	Everyone knows, that you are making me happy the whole year,
DuwovmoHchu' Hoch ram maSwov.	every night the moonlight lets you glow perfectly.
QISmaS Sor quv, QISmaS Sor quv,	The Christmas tree gets honored, the Christmas tree gets honored,
SoH 'IH law' Hoch Sor 'IH puS	you are the most beautiful tree.

3rd strophe

Klingon lyrics	English translation
QISmaS Sor quv, QISmaS Sor quv,	The Christmas tree gets honored, the Christmas tree gets honored,
jIH mughojmoH je pormey.	also your leafs teach me.
jItullaH 'ej jImatlhlaH 'ej	I can hope and I can be loyal,
jISaHlaH 'e' mughojmoHbej.	I can be present, that is why they teach me without a doubt.
QISmaS Sor quv, QISmaS Sor quv,	The Christmas tree gets honored, the Christmas tree gets honored,
jIH mughojmoH je pormey.	also your leafs teach me.

See also

• Deck the Halls
• Songs

References

1 : (de) "klingonische Liedtexte" on Kriegerimperium.de, retrieved 22nd november 2015

Weblinks

• QISmaS Sor quv bom tlhIbaq on YouTube, sung by "Zwyback Ketszersult"