Translation of Anticure by Whitechapel (Includes gloss!)
Into a dream, from which we'll never wake up
Zu zenen po, jī wan za Mako ōshen myn
DIR n.dream LOC.V, REL which v.from 1PL.FUT.SMPL v.wake neg
Undo the changes that left us jaded
Te azké mazpa nes Mezūn kīsīma
for n.change-PL FUT-repair COMP.DIR 1PL.STL PST-harm
Let's never open our eyes
Mēko jōzēnx ga yēsrel.
1PL.PRS.SMPL eye-PL v.open conform-certain_way-NEED-PVM.NEG
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I'm sorry I have to let you know
Nedo, Mēne zu Vā vōdawūke
sorry, 1PS.PRS.SMPL DIR 2PS.STL MOD.must-v.say
They don't look at us the same
Shanke zu Mezūn baf jōs
3PL.PRS.SMPL DIR 1PL.STL n.different v.look
Their skin is burned,
Lāyōm Ke hyūs,
n.flesh 3PL.POSS NOMAD.burnt
Their mind is somewhere else (somewhere else)
Hama Ke baf zané po (zané po)
n.mind 3PL.POSS different n.place LOC.V (n.place LOC.V
What do you see that I don't see?
San Vāne jōs ne Mēne myn?
what 2PS.PRS.SMPL v.see COMP 1PS.PRS.SMPL neg?
This house is poisoned beyond repair
Lē ēsa sīkáno we, ne mazpåz bel
this n.house NOMAD.tainted COP, COMP fixable neg.
And the souls of our past lives
Ko payēn ha sare
conj.and previous gen soul-PL
Are trapped on the inside
Ēsa po chamo we
n.house LOC.V NOMAD.trapped EXIST
I know that you're unwell,
Mēne hama ne Vāne mas
1PS.PRS.SMPL v.know COMP 2PS.PRS.SMPL v.slighty.bad
But I'm turning my back on you
Jēdo Mēne zu Vā rekyalást
conj.but 1PS.PRS.SMPL DIR 2PS.STL v.abandon
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With you, it stays the same
Kēmo Vā, Nā madamé
with 2PS.STL, 3PS.PRS.SMPL.INAN v.equal
You run away…
Vāne aba…
2PS.PRS.SMPL n.all…
From everything
…za jōmo
…v.from v.run
For once in your life, listen to what I say
Te īkyo ha daz, zu wan Mes nūbu dé
for first gen time, noninterrogative.what 1PS.STL v.listen COMMAND
And we will fall
Ko Meyéna tōl
conj.and 1PS+2PS.FUT.SMPL v.fall
Into a dream, from which we'll never wake up
Zu zenen po, jī wan za Mako ōshen myn
DIR n.dream LOC.V, REL which v.from 1PL.FUT.SMPL v.wake neg
Undo the changes that left us jaded
Te azké mazpa nes Mezūn kīsīma
for n.change-PL FUT-repair COMP.DIR 1PL.STL PST-harm
Let's never open our eyes
Mēko jōzēnx ga yēsrel.
1PL.PRS.SMPL eye-PL v.open conform-certain_way-NEED-PVM.NEG
But our eyes are closed no matter what you've created
Jēdo jōzēnx henapo ko Vōne fā, watanu myn
conj.but n.eye-PL NOMAD.closed conj.and 2PS.PST.SMPL NOMAD.made, v.matter neg
I refuse control from a delusional sadist
Mēne za zenetán ko gege wakītyu'på myn
1PS.PRS.SMPL from conj.and n.manipulative n.crazy.person v.accept-'ABILITY neg
I refuse this relation
Mēne zu Vā vūsa myn
1PS.PRS.SMPL DIR 2PS.STL v.respect* neg
I'm above what you are; I'm a father's son
Amēne ze Sōláve, lú Vāne jawo
1PS.PRS.CONT similar.to pn.eldest.elder**, conj.but.opposite 2PS.PRS.SMPL EXIST.not
I'll cut our throat if you don't let me go
Mane zīpa Ūmstá sīma, Vāne kele dé!
1PS.FUT.SMPL n.neck 1PPL.POSS v.hurt , 2PS.PRS.SMPL v.release COMMAND !
I refuse this relation
Mēne zu Vā vūsa myn
1PS.PRS.SMPL DIR 2PS.STL v.respect* neg
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Undo these changes…
Te azké mazpa…
for n.change-PL v.fix…
That left us jaded…
zu Mezūn kīsīma…
DIR 1PL.STL PST-v.harm…
Into a dream… let's never open our eyes…
Zu zenen po… Mēko jōzēnx ga yēsrel…
DIR n.dream LOC.V … 1PL.PRS.SMPL n.eye-PL v.open conform-certain_way-NEED-PVM.NEG
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Into a dream, from which we'll never wake up
Zu zenen po, jī wan za Mako ōshen myn
DIR n.dream LOC.V, REL which v.from 1PL.FUT.SMPL v.wake neg
Undo the changes that left us jaded
Te azké mazpa nes Mezūn kīsīma
for n.change-PL FUT-repair COMP.DIR 1PL.STL PST-harm
Let's never open our eyes
Mēko jōzēnx ga yēsrel.
1PL.PRS.SMPL eye-PL v.open conform-certain_way-NEED-.NEG
But our eyes are closed no matter what you've created
Jēdo jōzēnx henapo ko Vōne fā, watanu myn
conj.but n.eye-PL NOMAD.closed conj.and 2PS.PST.SMPL NOMAD.made, v.matter neg
I refuse control from a delusional sadist
Mēne za zenetán ko gege wakītyu'på myn
1PS.PRS.SMPL from conj.and n.manipulative n.crazy.person v.accept-'ABILITY neg
I refuse this relation
Mēne zu Vā vūsa myn
1PS.PRS.SMPL DIR 2PS.STL v.respect* neg
I refuse this relation
Mēne zu Vā vūsa myn
1PS.PRS.SMPL DIR 2PS.STL v.respect* neg
* Respect is a very important value in the Rūsyege culture. Not respecting someone is one of the worst things you could ever do to someone. Thus, the line "Mēne zu Vā vūsa myn" is seen as vulgar to the people, even though we in our English/American culture see it as a much milder issue than refusing a relation. This song is made to capture both the meaning and the syllable count so that it is singable to both the Rūsu and us. I took into account many things when writing down my translations, but primarily the cultural weight of certain themes for the Rūsu.