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Hwar is þu nu? (Gothic) [STTZ Ancient Tongue]

Gothic is an extinct East Germanic language, known primarily from a 4th-century Bible translation by Bishop Wulfila. As the oldest Germanic language with a substantial surviving text, it offers a fascinating window into the ancestral roots of modern Germanic languages like English, Dutch and German. -------------------------------------------------------------- Triwa... kalds winds... ik aina. { Trees... cold wind... I alone. } { Bäume... kalter Wind.. ich allein. } Ne... waurda þlihand... { Nay... words flee... } { Nee... Wörter fliehen... } Siggw! Siggw nu! { Sing! Sing now! } { Sing! Singe nun! } In skadau undar triwam sita ik aina, { In shadow under trees I sit alone, } { Im Schatten unter Bäumen sitze ich allein,} Kalds winds waieiþ, aþþan saurgandei ik qaina. { Cold wind blows, but sorrowing I mourn. } { Kalter Wind weht, aber sorgenvoll ich klage. } Sair in hairtin meinamma, gaggis þu fairra, { Pain in my heart, you go afar, } { Schmerz (Soor) in meinem Herzen, du gehst fort, } Wopja in naht, jah baira meina saira. { I call (you) in the night, and bear my pains. } { Ich rufe (dich) in der Nacht, jäh ertrage [ich] meine Schmerzen. } Stibna þeina sokiþ mik in naht, { Your voice seeks me in the night, } { Deine Stimme sucht mich in der Nacht, } Liuhaþ filhiþ sik, ni aiga maht. { Light hides itself, I have no might. } { Licht versteckt sich, ich habe keine Macht. } (in naht... ni aiga maht...) { in the night... I have no might... } { In der Nacht... Ich habe keine Macht } Hwar is þu frijonds? Hwar is þu nu? { Where are you friend? Where are you now? } { Wo bist du, Freund? Wo bist du nun? } (hwar is þu?) { where are you? } { wo bist du? } Hairto mein sokiþ þuk in aglom! { My heart seeks you in shame! } { Mein Herz sucht dich in Scham! } Laþoþs du haifstai fram þiudana, ju { Laden (summoned) you are out from the folk, yes } { Geladen wirst du heraus vom Volke, ja } Aþþan ik greita in diupaim saurgom! { But I weep in deep sorrows! } { Aber ich weine in tiefsten Sorgen! } Sunno skeineiþ, winds ni slepiþ, { The sun shines, the wind never sleeps, } { Die Sonne scheint, der Wind schläft nie, } Ahwa rinniþ, hairto greitiþ. { The water/river runs, the heart weeps. } { Das Wasser/Fluss rinnt, das Herz weint. } Aþþan nahts in mis is diupa, { But the night in me is deep, } { Aber die Nacht in mir ist Tief, } In skadum saurgos ik sliupa. { In shadows of sorrow I slip. } { In Schatten aus Sorgen falle (schlittere) ich. } Stibna þeina sokiþ mik in naht, { Your voice seeks me in the night, } { Deine Stimme sucht mich in der Nacht, } Liuhaþ filhiþ sik, ni aiga maht. { Light hides itself, I have no might. } { Licht versteckt sich, ich habe keine Macht. } (in naht... ni aiga maht...) { in the night... I have no might... } { in der Nacht... Ich habe keine Macht...} Hwar is þu frijonds? Hwar is þu nu? { Where are you friend? Where are you now? } { Wo bist du, Freund? Wo bist du nun? } (hwar is þu?) { where are you? } { wo bist du? } Hairto mein sokiþ þuk in aglom! { My heart seeks you in shame! } { Mein Herz sucht dich in Scham/arg! } Laþoþs du haifstai fram þiudana, ju { Laden (summoned) you are out from the folk, yes } { Geladen wirst du heraus vom Volke, ja } Aþþan ik greita in diupaim saurgom! { But I weep in deep sorrows! } { Aber ich weine in tiefsten Sorgen! } Ik slaha harpa, hairtoba wopja, { I strike the harp, heartily I call, } { Ich schlage die Harfe an, herzlich rufe ich,} Namo þeinata in nahtim hropja! { Your name in the night I cry out! } { Deinen Namen in die Nacht rufe ich! } Und þatei dags þeins wairþiþ bairhts, { And that your day becomes bright, } { Und dass dein Tag werde hell, } Jah wigs þein du mis wairþiþ raihts! { And your way to me becomes right! } { Und dein Weg zu mir wird recht! } (wairþiþ raihts...) { becomes straight... } { wird recht... } Hwar is þu frijonds? Hwar is þu nu? { Where are you friend? Where are you now? } { Wo bist du, Freund? Wo bist du nun? } (hwar is þu?) { where are you? } { wo bist du? } Hairto mein sokiþ þuk in aglom! { My heart seeks you in shame! } { Mein Herz sucht dich in Scham! } Laþoþs du haifstai fram þiudana, ju { Laden (summoned) you are out from the folk, yes } { Geladen wirst du heraus vom Volke, ja } Aþþan ik greita in diupaim saurgom! { But I weep in deep sorrows! } { Aber ich weine in tiefsten Sorgen! } (diupaim saurgom!) { deep sorrows! } { tiefe Sorgen! } Triwa... { Trees... } { Bäume... } Kalds winds... { Cold wind... } { Kalter Wind...} Ik aina. { I alone. } { Ich alleine. } (ik aina...) { I alone... } { Ich alleine... } [Disclaimer] AI-generated: This song was created using Suno, an AI music generation tool, in accordance with Art. 50 EU AI Act.