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Anonymous
August 22, 2013

Phonetics

Can someone translate the Skyrim main theme, Dragonborn, into English phonetics? Like a pronunciation guide.

Category: Grammar


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paarthurnax
Administrator
August 22, 2013

Someone just asked this in the forums so I'll post my answer here as well:

Doe-vah-keen, Doe-vah-keen
nal oak zeen low-s vah-reen
wah die-n voe-kool mah-fae-rock ahst vaal!
arc feen no-row-k paal graan
foe-d noost hoe-n zeen-dro zaan
Doe-vah-keen, fah heen koe-gaan moo draal!

Hooz-rah noo, kool doe ode, wah on bow-k leen-grah voe-d
Ahrk feen tae, bow-zeek foon, doe feen guy-n!
Woe low-st froe-n wah nae doe-v
ahrk feen ray-leek doe jool
voe-th on sool-aek wah row-neet faal cry-n!
Ahrk feen Kel low-st proe-dah,
doe ved veeng koe feen krah,
Toll foe-d zae-mah ween kai-n maze foon-die-n!
Al-doo-een, fane doe joon,
kroo-zeek voe-koon staad-now,
voe-th on bah-low-k wah dee-voe-n feen lie-n!

Nooz on sool, fent alow-k,
foe-d feen vool doe-vah no-k,
fen koe-s nah-low-t mah-fae-rock ahrk rooz!
Paaz Kai-zaal fen koe-s steen no-l by-n Al-doo-een joe-t!

Doe-vah-keen, Doe-vah-keen
nal oak zeen low-s vah-reen
wah die-n voe-kool mah-fey-rock ahst vaal!
arc feen no-row-k paal graan
foe-d noost hoe-n zeen-dro zaan
Doe-vah-keen, fah heen koe-gaan moo draal!


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Nahvultoor Lot Dovah
July 17, 2014

What about the extended version? I know most of it but some bits I screw up. Like Rok Drey Kod He did wield. I usually make it sound like Rok dey krod XD