Kryptonian Translation: Jor-El's Blessing
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This one is off of the request board. It is the father's blessing spoken by Jor-El as he sends Kal-El away from the dying Krypton (as seen in Superman: The Movie [1978]).

Father's Blessing: Translation Notes

In the first line, the quote in English has "my little one" (first-person singular). Considering the next three pronouns are in the first-person plural ("we", "our", "our") it makes more sense that that first one would be as well. "My" was probably chosen here as "Our little one" sounds slightly odd in English. In Kryptonian it doesn't, so I'm going to go with the plural form. The same applies in line 4: "I bequeath you, my son."

The last line could be translated more exactly from the English, but the given translation is most likely the original Kryptonian construct (and is the most poetic form).

In the line about bequeathing, you can see the punctuation for a parenthetical phrase.

Lines two, five, and seven contain examples of adverbial clauses.

The whole translation is in the familiar voice.

Jor-El's Blessing

Superman: The Movie (1978)

Translation     Gloss: Open Pop-up
.DAgIË# 
.dhagieru /
[ ðæg.jer.u ]
travel+[Future]
wis 
/ wis /
[ wis ]
far
>q 
/ rrup /
[ rup ]
you
, 
, /
[   ]
,
us,J 
/ us,kah /
[ us kɑ ]
baby+our
 
/ kir /
[ kiɹ ]
little
You will travel far, my little one.
;zUnE 
;zuhne /
[  zʌne ]
but
AwUh# 
/ awuhkhu /
[ æ..xu ]
leave+[Future]
ZAdif 
/ zhadif /
[ ʒæ.dif ]
never
X 
/ kryp /
[ kɹɪp ]
we
W 
/ w /
[ wə ]
[Obj]
>q 
/ rrup /
[ rup ]
you
em 
/ ehm /
[ ɛm ]
[Adv.C]
duaz$ 
/ duahzes /
[ du.ɑ.zes ]
confront+[Pres.Prog.]
C 
/ kryp /
[ kɹɪp ]
us
W 
/ w /
[ wə ]
[Obj]
C 
/ kryp /
[ kɹɪp ]
us
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
[Poss.]
DëOGedo 
/ dhehraoghehdo /
[ ðɛɹ.a͡ʊ.ʝɛ.do ]
death+[Plural]
But we will never leave you, even in the face of our deaths.
.nim 
.nim /
[  nim ]
will be
X 
/ kryp /
[ kɹɪp ]
us
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
[Poss.]
ëoSo 
/ ehrosho /
[ ɛɹ.o.ʃo ]
life+[Plural]
wâlAGed 
/ wailaghehd /
[ wa͡ɪ..ʝɛd ]
richness
W 
/ w /
[ wə ]
[Obj]
>qVL 
/ rrutivehd /
[ ru.ti.vɛd ]
yours
The richness of our lives shall be yours.
.cADrEv^ 
.chadhrevodh /
[  ʧæd.ɹe.voð ]
bequeath+[Present]
>x 
/ khahp /
[ xɑp ]
me
W 
/ w /
[ wə ]
[Obj]
Luju 
/ gehduju /
[ gɛd.u.ʤu ]
thing+[all]
P 
/ to /
[ to ]
[RC]
kep$ 
/ kehpes /
[ kɛ.pes ]
have+[Pres.Prog.]
P 
/ to /
[ to ]
[RC]
AZUm( 
/ azhuhmahzh /
[ æ.ʒʌm.ɑʒ ]
learn+[Past]
P 
/ to /
[ to ]
[RC]
OvEm^ 
/ aovemodh /
[ a͡ʊ.ve.moð ]
feel+[Present]
>x 
/ khahp /
[ xɑp ]
me
]vøeduju 
]voiehduju /
[ vo͡ɪ.ɛd.u.ʤu ]
this+[all]
c 
/ chao /
[ ʧa͡ʊ ]
and
liZRom 
/ lizrhom /
[ li.ʒ͡rom ]
more
]>q 
]rrup /
[ rup ]
you
vEn 
/ ven /
[ ven ]
to
, 
, /
[   ]
 
us,J 
/ us,kah /
[ us kɑ ]
baby+[our]
All that I have, all that I've learned, everything I feel—all this and more, I bequeath you, my son.
.kegË# 
.kehgieru /
[  kɛg.jeɹ.u ]
carry+[Future]
>q 
/ rrup /
[ rup ]
you
W 
/ w /
[ wə ]
[Obj]
>x 
/ khahp /
[ xɑp ]
me
>q 
/ rrup /
[ rup ]
you
fis 
/ fis /
[ fis ]
inside
em 
/ ehm /
[ ɛm ]
[Adv.C]
>q 
/ rrup /
[ rup ]
you
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
[Poss.]
ëoS 
/ ehrosh /
[ ɛɹ.oʃ ]
life
:zetuju 
/ :zehtuju /
[ n̩.zɛt.u.ʤu ]
day+[all]
You will carry me inside you all the days of your life.
.panim 
.pahnim /
[  pɑ.nim ]
[Cause]+will be
>x 
/ khahp /
[ xɑp ]
me
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
[Poss.]
rOGRys 
/ raogrhys /
[ ɹa͡ʊ.ʀɪs ]
strength
W 
/ w /
[ wə ]
[Obj]
>qVL 
/ rrutivehd /
[ ru.ti.vɛd ]
yours
You will make my strength your own
;zov 
;zov /
[  zov ]
and
skilö# 
/ skiloru /
[ ski.loɹ.u ]
see+[Future]
W 
/ w /
[ wə ]
[Obj]
>x 
/ khahp /
[ xɑp ]
me
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
[Poss.]
ëoS 
/ ehrosh /
[ ɛɹ.oʃ ]
life
K 
/ ki /
[ ki ]
[Agent]
>q 
/ rrup /
[ rup ]
you
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
[Poss.]
givo 
/ givo /
[ gi.vo ]
eye+[Plural]
vaDa 
/ vadhah /
[ vɑ.ðɑ ]
[same as]
skilö# 
/ skiloru /
[ ski.loɹ.u ]
see+[Future]
W 
/ w /
[ wə ]
[Obj]
>q 
/ rrup /
[ rup ]
you
i 
/ i /
[ i ]
[Poss.]
ëoS 
/ ehrosh /
[ ɛɹ.oʃ ]
life
K 
/ ki /
[ ki ]
[Agent]
>xVL 
/ khahtivehd /
[ xɑ.ti.vɛd ]
mine
and see my life through your own eyes, as your life will be seen through mine.
.naZgen! 
.nahzhgehni /
[  nɑ.ʒgɛ.ni ]
become+[Fut.Prog.]
V 
/ tiv /
[ tiv ]
the
una 
/ unah /
[ u.nɑ ]
son
W 
/ w /
[ wə ]
[Obj]
V 
/ tiv /
[ tiv ]
the
ukr 
/ ukr /
[ u.kɹ̩ ]
father
Q 
/ zw /
[ zwə ]
[RC]
V 
/ tiv /
[ tiv ]
the
una 
/ unah /
[ u.nɑ ]
son
The son becomes the father, and the father the son