Dragon Song (In Dragon Tongue)

Story by BeardyKomodo on SoFurry

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#1 of Bardic Nonsense

That I am a Elder Scrolls Nut is no secret, nor that I adore the Lore, style and language of the Dragons! I wrote this song a while ago, but never figured out what to actually DO with it. So when I was doing research for stories I work on right now, I realized that it could be fun to do two versions of it! One sung by Humans, one sung by Dragons! And how the message of the song warps between the two sides, kind of like the song "Age of Aggression/Oppression" being different from Emperials and Stormcloaks!

So I offer you a total of 3 versions of the same song! One raw Human version, one raw Dovahzul Version, and of course the direct translation of the prior one for those that does not speak the language of dragons fluently. Pff, noobs, I totally do that...

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Elder Scrolls Series is Copyright Bethesta.

Oh and a PS; the song's rythm is heavily based of "Ragnar the Red", which can aid in reading it :3

Oh and PPS; the translated version doesn't rhyme because it is a -direct- translation, it rhymes in Dragon Tongue.


Human Version;

T'was an era of war, cut wounds in our lore,

in Skyrim they tore like a four-septim whore.

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Four sides so rash, Blades and Falmor would clash,

Stormcloaks would dash to Imperials slash.

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But then from the night, flight a monstrous blight,

we doubted our sight at the draconic might!

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From the ancient past, with wingspans so vast,

tail like a mast and breath filled of blast!

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Our swords they were dull, couldn't cut dragon hull,

the arrows we pull they resulted in null.

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But then stepping forth, like the powerful Njorth,

a legend from north who could dragons swarth!

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They were grabbed by the horn, from the skies they were torn,

as a voice full of scorn escaped Dragonborn!

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Clad in armour of old, so fair and so bold,

he resisted the cold and refused all our gold.

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For his purpose was true, and when he his voice threw,

the dragons they flew to fight dragonborn through.

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On the Dragonborn's list, we've come to the mist,

for he vanished our gist as if swallowed by grist.

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So we drink to his deed, how he came to our need,

to dragons none plead no we'll root out the weed!

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We stand now as one, our work isn't done,

but in spirit we've won and the dragons will run!

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So when your skies grow dark, and you hear fires spark,

recall Dragonborn stark and fight for your mark!

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Slaves or lords grab their swords in blood-bounded hordes!

For we hail from the fjords... Skyrim, the homeland of Nords!

Dragon Tongue (Dovahzul) Version:

Nii lost feln do kein, enook jul nau ok dein,

ko Keizaal nust Gegein, enook rahzun ahrk kinbokein.

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Hir reid fund grah, Dovahdaan ahrk Fahliil fund dilah,

Strundaam amativ dah wah Lokoltei dirkah.

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Nuz ruz nol vulon, bo lein ahvulon,

joor shook niist lon ahst dovahruv krilon!

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Nol kruziik ustiid, voth viingaal meyriid,

ok bosit uliid ahrk su'um med agiid!

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Niist zahkrii fund ni haav, vust ni vey dovah skraav,

faal Ronaaz nunon fadaav klus ko dovahro praav.

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Vokrii nol pogaankrii, dovah sos krelzahkrii,

zooruv uvokriin wo fund dovah krii!

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Voth zul med fusriin, voth gelahaan dwiin,

krif med Amokriin ful drey faal Dovahkiin!

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Gahrot qah ahrk jivon, nikriin ko vokun vonun,

nuz un su'um rok vogahvon ahrk gahrot pah un yuvon.

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Rok yah tir enook govoldeim, voth rot ful voheim,

dovah mein heim wah krif Dovahkiin zeim.

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Nu faal Dovahkiin tey, lost nid zos wah niil rahdey,

geh vognun rok drey wah fos mu wahl un beyl!

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Ful mu mirodah do un gloz, vir mu drove do dostoz,

dovah ontzos meyar oldoz ahrk mu fen rum tir veydoz!

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Mu bo zokah ahrk nonvul, to un paal tul lost vulz,

nu mu los gaar nol vul ful joor fen bovul!

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Rahn lost ahvosiik, joordro lokalaat bildiik,

velaaz voth bahlok do grohiik-okaaron ahrk orofaal un kruziik ziik!

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Fron ahrk fron nu fronmaar gron, Hokoron mah ahrk dovah Ahkron!

Orwahl lein Nikron, un meyr hofkiin do faal Bron!

Translated Version:

(It was an era of war, every man on his guard,

in Skyrim they United, every soldier and general.)

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(Four sides would battle, Blades and Elf would argue,

Stormcloaks forward push to Empire dice.)

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(But then from the night, fly the world assassin,

mortals shook their fist at the draconic confront!)

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(From the ancient past, with winged ancestry,

His tail swinging precise and breath like a burner!)

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(Their swords would not enter, could not cut dragon hull,

the Arrows only snuggle the skulls in the dragon's lair.)

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(Revived from the massacre, the dragon blood saber,

a legendary hypocrite who would dragons kill!)

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(With a voice like a shockwave, with enchanted steel,

fighting like a Gryphon so did the Dragonborn!)

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(Stolen armor and lace, a coward in the shadows unseen,

but our breath he resisted and stole all our gold.)

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(He sought out every fortress, with words so unschooled,

the dragons plans forged to fight Dragonborn through.)

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(Now the Dragonborns tale, has no more to its scripture,

yes vanished he did to which we raise our glass!)

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(So we sing of our grudge, how we drove of the fiend,

dragons again owns the horizon and we will root out the weed!)

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(We fly proud and noble, though our foes still have pulse,

now we are released from the dark so the mortals will flee!)

(Passed has the harvester, the mortal's beloved defender,

feast with the hunger of an orca and retake our ancient marks!)

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(Relatives and kin now kinship bind, Enemy falls and dragons Prevail!

Rebuild a world Unconquerable, our ancestory home of the North!)