Amazing Klingon Singing

Excerpts from "The Way of the Warrior, part 1" (DS9s4e1), "Soldiers of the Empire" (DS9s5e21) and "Once More Unto the Breach" (DS9s7e7).
Lyrics and translations are as follows:
Klingon Drinking Song:
'ej HumtaH 'ej DechtaH 'Iw
'ej Doq SoDtaH ghoSpa' Sqral bIQtIq
'e' pa' jaj law' moch jaj puS
jaj qeylIS molar mIgh HoHchu'qu'
And the blood was ankle deep.
And the River Skral ran crimson red.
On the day above all days.
When Kahless slew evil Molor dead.
The Warrior's Anthem (sung when going to battle):
Qoy qeylIs puqloD.
Qoy puqbe'pu'.
yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI'
Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw.
maSuv manong 'ej maHoHchu'.
nI'be' yInmaj 'ach wovqu'.
batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma' DImuv.
pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'.
mamevQo'. maSuvtaH. ma'ov.
Hear! Sons of Kahless.
Hear! Daughters too.
The blood of battle washes clean
The Warrior brave and true.
We fight, we love, and then we kill.
Our lives burn short and bright,
Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where
we battle forever, battling on through the Eternal fight.
Ballad for the Dahar Master (the name I invented) has no lyrics know to me.

[@raggarbergman]

Who need to raise your glass in a toast when you can simply headbutt eachother? ;)

[@Lee67001]

Probably the most touching moment in the DS9 series at 0:56, when they salute Dahar Master Kor. It never fails to send a shiver down my spine.

[@weldonwin]

Kor got the chance to go out swinging, to have one last blaze of glory and die a legend, rather than a broken old man. The last of the old guard, the last of the three, Koloth, Kang and Kor, together again in Stovokor...

[@walteranders9396]

If they succeed, drink to their courage..... If they should fail, drink to their courage 🥃🥃🥃🥃

[@mandyfox9376]

Jadzia would be proud

[@AlyssMa7rin]

The 6 volunteers will only be remembered by their friends and families... then again, that's more than some can hope for.

[@shireyed]

@@AlyssMa7rin hard to imagine in a warrior culture such as theirs they'd not spread the story of their bravery and sacrifice to others allowing it to be recorded and become a legend of the war.

[@jaimealbiter1973]

Singing to kor and the 6 volunteers sacrifice always hits you hardest right in the feels.

[@robertschmidt7879]

Don’t ever try to match a Klingon drink for a drink unless you have three days leave coming up to recover

[@seand.g423]

Or three years... depending if their prized targ gets involved...

[@black10872]

And an emergency hospital team nearby to treat you for alcohol poisoning.

[@edwardpate6128]

Or if you are a US Navy sailor, plenty of training there!

[@christianresel8051]

Or your Archer, dude tanked them bloodwine as if it where nothing XD

[@davesnothere.]

I'd do it the Sisko way.

[@I_am_Diogenes]

By far my favorite episode . The old warrior wisdom imparted by Kor is entirely too truthful to be on television . :)

[@LGranthamsHeir]

0:55 - 1:43 A fitting tribute to Dahar Master Kor, the finest Klingon warrior in the 23rd & 24th centuries. May he rests in Sto'vo'kor 🖖🖖

[@kevlarchicken]

once more unto the breach was my favourite episode of ds9 so memorable

[@Tkhaikovski]

Yeah, for all its flaws, DS9 had some truly awesome Klingon episodes. This being one of them.

[@MicrosoftPaintOfficial]

@@Tkhaikovski what were ds9’s flaws

[@Tkhaikovski]

@@MicrosoftPaintOfficial Well, I may have exaggerated that. As sci-fi and a tv show in general, DS9 is well above average. It just wasn't as much Star Trek as TOS, TNG and VOY was. Star Trek shouldn't depict warfare (although done expertly in DS9). It is all about optimistic view of the future and presenting and solving moral dilemmas while presenting solid arguments for all sides of the issue. On the other hand, DS9 was more character and story driven as opposed to more classical Star Trek approach. Plus, they didn't handle character development of Gul Dukat very well towards the end. His nervous breakdown was a very strong moment but after that all went south. The Waltz episode was a character stopper for Dukat. Following this, his whole religious fanaticism story arc felt really out of place in a Star Trek show. And Ezri Dax is a weak character. All in all, I can't say DS9 is bad. It just isn't as Star Treky as I'd wish.

[@MicrosoftPaintOfficial]

@@Tkhaikovski I completely agree with all of that. The whole Dukat pagh wraith storyline was a little boring and it’s hard to believe that someone who hated the banjo rims would suddenly embrace their gods.

[@nikosr265]

@@MicrosoftPaintOfficial Dukat never hated the Bajorans though, he loved one and had children with her. He also tried to woo Mayor Kira

[@LGranthamsHeir]

After watching SNW's musical episode, I concluded these are the REAL Klingon drinking songs, not some K-Pops 🖖

[@connarcomstock161]

I honestly love how the Klingons have so many woman as warriors.

[@BobbyCoolBreeze]

I wish we could get a Klingon show about the great houses! They are such a passionate warrior race.

[@NoahLodell-nk8nj]

DS9 Klingons are like if Tolkien got to make a species in Star Trek lmao

[@RS250Squid]

I should probably drink less. I spent Christmas 2018 singing this.

[@ingwiafraujaz3126]

More bloodwine!

[@robertwhitehead4531]

Christmas 2018 was a great vintage!

[@bigtony4930]

NONSENSE, WARRIOR! LET THE BLOODWINE FLOW!

[@zalz82]

I do believe Klingons would adore the band Heilung. I personally love Heilung.

[@ingwiafraujaz3126]

Klingons are very much like the ancient Germanic peoples in many ways.

[@patrickmcclintock3791]

I love Heilung!

[@mickeysmagic89]

And here we have a beautiful example of that further cements my concept of D&D orcs. I can imagine an orc bard singing these ballads and operas and stirring the hearts and souls of those who hear.

[@Doyoulikeadacheese]

It's funny how you mention Orcs, because there are actually a lot of similarities and even equivalents between Star Trek races and classic races from D&D. Of course you have your standard Humans, but you also have everyone else, such as: Vulcans - Elves Romulans - Dark Elves Klingons - Orcs Tellarites - Dwarves Ferengi - Goblins Cardassians - Yuan-Ti Catians - Tabaxi And so much more.

[@Zellig]

Klingons always reminded me of more aggressive sci-fi LOTR dwarves.

[@mikegallant811]

With a little bit of Rohan added to the mix.

[@Nefylym]

@@mikegallant811 and just a sprinkle of Murder! i mean Mordor

[@lutzderlurch7877]

Dworf

[@jayjason2517]

There was also an episode where Martok and Worf singing by a fire at Worf's bachelor party.

[@Tkhaikovski]

Really? Thanks for mentioning it.

[@jayjason2517]

Season 6 Episode 7 "You Are Cordially Invited"

[@Tkhaikovski]

@@jayjason2517 Thanks. I had a feeling it might be this one;)

[@ytafan4068]

Honoring Kor at the end - Kor, Kang, and Koloth were perhaps the closest thing the Klingons had to the Three Musketeers. With the three of them at the head of the charge, victory was guaranteed. Once separated by death, now reunited in death to join the Black Fleet and aid them to eternal victories.

[@leonconover7296]

Mark cha !!!!!!!!!

[@simbatron99]

My favourite race from Star Trek

[@LGranthamsHeir]

0:02 - 0:20 Also sung by the Doctor and Seven of Nine in "Voyager" S6E03 ("Barge of the Dead") Lyrics (in English) And the blood was ankle deep. And the River Skral ran crimson red. On the day above all days. When Kahless slew evil Molor dead.”

[@blackjac5000]

I think that was first published in the novelization to "Way Of The Warrior."

[@VeniVidiVici911]

Oh wow the doctor and 7 of 9 sang this song in s6 e3 of star trek voyager. I knew it sounded familiar lol

[@Sithvulcan76]

You know you have to stop for a minute and realize the so.e writer had to come up with this stuff! No doubt somehow this is based on some cultural or folklore in the world somewhere and they made some changes for TV. Amazing.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

0:27 - 0:51 Had Pike saw the Klingons on the bird-of-prey bridge singing this song (instead of some K-Pops), he would've ordered the Enterprise to get out of that sector of the galaxy in maximum warp instead of scoffing and mocking at them 😉

[@323guiltyspark]

It looks like Worf and his friend are drinking out of spray-painted Penzzoil bottles.

[@danielhaire6677]

The pennzoil would be weaker

[@fridayray8891]

aaaaahhhh....the Glorious Days

[@rogergraf1634]

Thorin and his Dwarves can go Home.

[@PhillipLemmon]

Thank you for this!

[@Tkhaikovski]

Glad to be of service;)

[@mr.martinez6932]

not that I'm saying "you gotta update the clip" but: in Lower Decks S1 E2, we briefly see Ensign Mariner and Klingon General K'orrin sharing a fun, lively drinking song

[@martinmeise5201]

Klingonen stimmt alle ein,für KOR,dem Dahar Meister und Krieger bis zum Ende Quapla

[@ianmetcalfe7389]

Love the warrior anthem. No idea what they're saying lol but very catchy

[@Tkhaikovski]

Qoy qeylIs puqloD. Qoy puqbe'pu'. yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI' Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw. maSuv manong 'ej maHoHchu'. nI'be' yInmaj 'ach wovqu'. batlh maHeghbej 'ej yo' qIjDaq vavpu'ma' DImuv. pa' reH maSuvtaHqu'. mamevQo'. maSuvtaH. ma'ov. Translation: Hear! Sons of Kahless. Hear! Daughters too. The blood of battle washes clean The Warrior brave and true. We fight, we love, and then we kill. Our lives burn short and bright, Then we die with honor and join our fathers in the Black Fleet where we battle forever, battling on through the Eternal fight.

[@ianmetcalfe7389]

​@@Tkhaikovski tyvm hope this wasn't to hard to find out.

[@Tkhaikovski]

@@ianmetcalfe7389 Not really. It's on Memory Alpha, the dedicated Star Trek wiki. And you're welcome.

[@casualtuber89p40]

It's like that scene in Hunt for Red October. Klingons do it better.

[@momokochama1844]

@@casualtuber89p40 let them shing

[@Anomen1010]

Profoundly amazing !! Feeling proud !!

[@Tkhaikovski]

Thanks. Qapla'!

[@LateNiteBreaks]

That same Klingon song came into my head and it starts the video!

[@omaha3545]

22 seconds in, one of the few times I've seen Worf laugh.

[@jhj9296]

Makes the blood run hot and crave battle

[@jesusmartinez1358]

this song was very devoesque,Weird Al is immortal, him and his surrounding Talent are absolutely amazing, I must have laughed for 5 minutes,almost as long as what I see in my own mirro😊r account

[@fandomvault4901]

Kor would have been proud to be so honored

[@chrismc410]

RIP Commander/Dahar Master Kor

[@mikael7963]

Needed to revisit this after watching discovery.

[@TheMugenmunster]

martok hated him but he did right by him at the end

[@rcslyman8929]

Martok didn't hate him... just thought he was way overrated and had no respect for him. A Dahar Master is practically its own antithesis. A Klingon warrior reaching such old age would either be so good in battle as to rival Kahless, or was only good at avoiding true battles that would have sent an old warrior to Sto-vo-kor. Martok obviously felt the latter applicable in Kor's case. After all, "Look around you. There are no old warriors." "No sir, I'm sure they all died with honor." "Exactly. You may live long enough to learn about us."

[@robertwhitehead4531]

Mi' qul qar'a' 'ej Do' QI' la' QI' DO' Sum, qarI' Do' QI'la' Sutem pa' rI' tlho' mara' 'e' qor rI'qa' rI'qa' rI'qa' DaSo' pa qareH QI' ro'qa' ro' qa' ro' qa' ro' qa' See the number of fires burning clearly Good fortune for the mighty Commander Great luck, I discipline my hails of fortune to you, Commanders Hail appreciation through your silence Our Commander Kor Hail again Hail again Hail again You always cloak it thereabouts the Fist of the Commander's hits the Fist of the Commander the Fist of the Commander the Fist of the Commander Not my direct translation (I tried, and fucked it up). SilentRebel83 and CherryCrush. Glory on their houses!

[@sebastianmelmoth9100]

The Klingons are like WWII Russian soldiers who fought like demons in human waves against the Nazis, shouting “OoRah!” and singing their traditional songs while loaded with vodka.

[@levongevorgyan6789]

As they invaded Finland, Poland, and other free nations, subjugated Eastern Europe, and subjected the Ingrians, Chechens, Ingushetians and others to genocide. The Soviet Imperialists were demons in another form.

[@edwardpate6128]

The remind me more of Vikings.

[@christianresel8051]

Safe that Oorah is from the Marine Core of the US originaly. Also Klingons are more like vikings than soviet scum (Thou we all know they originated because cold war soviets and all). Still, their vikings, able to head into battle blade on when its ANTIMATTERRIFLES TIME! Also they usualy raid convoy's and planets for honor , fame and dilithium. They only droped this in TNG when they where allied to the fedeartion wich sadly didnt hold out forever (See STO for answers). Thou realy if the borg threaten the alpha and beta quadrant they join forces like nothing happened XD Wich was badass. You get to the point where you have to fight the borg finaly in STO and what happens? SPECIAL FORCES COMPOSED OF KLINGONS AND FED MACO!

[@liamanderson4992]

I was thinking Mongols with technology. The Russians are as motivated by fear as by courage, that's why they have a second wave of barrier troops to shoot the first wave if they run or try to join the enemy. The Russians also dishonour their own dead, I heard that Ukeainuan soldiers can smell rotting Russian corpses in Bakhmut because they don't bury their fallen, and Putin had the Wagner cemetaries covered in concrete and grave markers removed. There is no honour in Russia.

[@dumpsterchild5734]

Awesome times

[@Firehazard159]

Need a new version of this including SNW s3e9. XD

[@suzanneroberge494]

Good clip

[@Cuishi10]

I can fuck some shit up with these songs!!!!!!✊🏿

[@haakonstenseth]

Qapla' (Success)

[@davidreeves4556]

I challenge you all to drinking contest! may only the strongest survive!

[@greypilgrim2028]

David Reeves: I'm up for it.

[@chrismc410]

@@greypilgrim2028 we'll start with this: 25 year old Glenmorangie

[@jacquigriffin5973]

How does Worf know all these songs when he was raised by humans?

[@benlowe1701]

There's an episode with his human parents where they talk about how important it was to them, that he be raised Klingon, with a proper respect and appreciation for his true culture. They never wanted to raise a "Klingon Shaped Human". I'd say they did a pretty bang up job. In real life, its rather rare, but you do see it occasionally. I remember reading about a kid who was Muslim, but was later adopted by a pair of Christians. They emphasized how important it was to them, not to accidentally erase a child's culture and faith, even though they themselves didn't share it. They made sure he could still go to the local mosque, made the effort to teach him Arabic, etc. It would have been wrong to have a child you loved, and to erase the culture they were born into. Worf never talks about not feeling Klingon. Rather, he is sometimes out of place It makes his relationship with K'Ehleyr interesting, as she is Half-Klingon, who consciously dislikes her Klingon heritage, having little regard for Klingon traditions, and expressing dismay and dislike of her Klingon Half. Worf, by contrast, was raised entirely by humans, but with a firm grasp on his identity as a Klingon. There is no question that he is unklingon, and his respect and admiration for the Federation comes not from a place of indoctrination, but from having served Starfleet. His respect is earned, not owed. Its very interesting.

[@NozeDive]

plus he had Internet access on Earth

[@LegacyOfM]

@@NozeDive Plus I imagine the holodecks on the Enterprise had more than just battle programs and pain stick rituals.

[@christianresel8051]

Bloodwine has the answer to that XD I speek acceptable Polish if i drink Krupnik (Polish Vodka) with my polish friend XD Especiel them drink songs XD

[@Nefylym]

@@christianresel8051 no to swietnie! bravo koleszku, siemanko

[@knutclau705]

Klingons: poetry and subtle souls...😂

[@haakonstenseth]

Hey bartender this bloodwine is cold give me another one 😁

[@dkoz8321]

Klingon K;oncussion

[@martykarr7058]

The part from "Way of the Warrior", the tune part (not the lyrics) sounds a lot like the theme fro "Firefox"/

[@mandyfox9376]

Jadzia would be proud I love you Kor son of Rynar

[@KH4444444444N]

I love this shit.

[@haakonstenseth]

Look here ☺ Dirge for Kor the Dahar Master lyrics Klingonese Mi' qul qar'a' 'ej Do' QI' la' QI' DO' Sum, qarI' Do' QI'la' Sutem pa' rI' tlho' mara' 'e' qor rI'qa' rI'qa' rI'qa' DaSo' pa qareH QI' ro'qa' ro' qa' ro' qa' ro' qa' English See the number of fires burning clearly Good fortune for the mighty Commander Great luck, I discipline my hails of fortune to you, Commanders Hail appreciation through your silence Our Commander Kor Hail again Hail again Hail again You always cloak it thereabouts the Fist of the Commander's hits the Fist of the Commander the Fist of the Commander the Fist of the Commander

[@Chimera936]

what does Martok Yell durning the sons of Kahless song?

[@Tkhaikovski]

"Mahk-cha!" It means: Engage! By the way, Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki) gives the name of the song as the Warrior's Anthem.

[@Chimera936]

@@Tkhaikovski thnx ^^

[@Tkhaikovski]

@@Chimera936 No problem.

[@whattowatchrightnow]

those crazy russians

[@Ama-hi5kn]

I like it when Seven sings it. But she only has the doc to teach her. Not a real Klingon.

[@conanzimmermann4721]

A pity the English R's.

[@Maarrcco]

where i can see the star trek series?

[@aiosquadron]

CBs all access and Netflix should have them.

[@birdandcatlover5597]

Hulu basic plan has almost all Star Trek. TOS, TNG, DS9, VOY, DISC, ENT, and the movies

[@yonibecerro4216]

When I drink I sing this song all the times

[@Chrree]

Not as epic as boyband Klingons in Strange New Worlds.