HIchop! - Klingon Kiss Me

HIchop! A Klingon Karaoke Classic performed by Jen Usellis(www.jenusellis...., conceived and produced by the Improvised Star Trek(www.theimprovis...) comedy podcast.
Improvised Star Trek follows the voyages of the USS Sisyphus, a less enterprising starship via a biweekly podcast and a monthly live show at the iO Theater of Chicago. To listen on iTunes: bit.ly/improvst...
This song was originally recorded to accompany by Ep 59: Today is a Good Day to Cry, recorded January 13, 2013. goo.gl/KrUKY
It was translated by Robyn Stewart, Chris Lipscombe, Christopher Kidder-Mostrom, Jeremy Cowan, and Ali Kidder-Mostrom of the Klingon Christmas Carol. www.cbtheatre.o....
Footage from Gladiator, 2001, Beasts of the Southern Wild, and Star Trek VI:The Undiscovered Country. Music by Nick Wagner and KZbin User medalion.
For more details, check out the making of video: • Making of HIchop!

[@KlingonTeacher]

Congratulations! A very nice song - both grammar and pronunciation are perfect. I know what I'm talking about, I am your Klingon Teacher from Germany ;- )

[@PaiSAMSEN]

Glory to you, and your house.

[@autocon2002]

eyes POPPING OUT OF HEAD when you hit the "and your house". Just open those fuckers as wide as you possibly can.

[@hgross6867]

Your talent brings you much honor!

[@ragdyann422]

I'm an actor & performed in A Klingon Christmas Carol for 2 years in Chicago. We had in depth language lessons that included pronunciation and grammar. Improvised Star Trek contacted the Klingon Christmas Carol folks when they realized they needed the song translated for a (very funny) podcast episode. The list of translators is included in the "About" section. They in turn got in touch with me since I have the compatible skill set of semi-pro singer & Klingon pronunciation. :)

[@RavenBlaze]

And this just became the number one hit on Qo'noS!

[@Middlesex1957]

The English sub-titles... I had to watch this multiple times. Once for the wonderful literal translation sub-titles, once for her facial expressions which are pricelessly Klingon, once for the Klingon.... oh my - this is wonderful.

[@doctorraven]

Can we hear a version of "What does the Targ say?"

[@TenOfZero1]

oh wow, that would be amazing !

[@scottishdiva6715]

I thought this was either going to be really funny or so awful I’d have to stop it two seconds in. You gave me my laugh of the day!!!

[@kb3ojg461]

This is simultaneously amazingly strange and awesome!

[@Voivrenetwork]

This song is most glorious!

[@glennp2741]

I think I just found a new ringtone. The whole song. And I'm not answering the phone until it plays twice.

[@liranpiade4499]

You will dishonor the caller. The caller would rather die than be dishonored in such a manner!

[@antong3987]

L M A O

[@LexStudiosUK]

OMG.... Life doesn't get much better than this! What a brilliant idea, magnificently executed!

[@Sol-Invictus]

That's beautiful Klingonese!

[@MoodMan35]

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.

[@spacecowboy5000]

Next time my boss tells me to work overtime I'll just say, "HIchop!"

[@Ragnarok6664]

Oh yes 😂

[@alexhuje]

Such a beautiful language.

[@FirePuddles]

this is so pure

[@Ken19700]

The pet Targs are awesome!

[@Middlesex1957]

I thought I was going to have a heart attack. All the little "romantic" gestures... as it were and then the Kilingon equiv. of leaping deer... trotting targs.

[@TheSulross]

the eroticism of this music video is over the top

[@KdawgCrazyOutdoors]

How does this not have 5 million views? Come on trekies!!! TNG baby!

[@penguinYT1]

I can't stop watching this. So cool!

[@suzannelaforce6988]

Just great!!! Thanks for posting!!!

[@baronsengir187]

Love this still. And the hardest to sing sentence in music history

[@ragdyann422]

THANK YOU! :D I actually worked pretty hard on that pronunciation. You just made my day! :)

[@jdmcowan]

Oh yes! It was excellent! I was impressed! Thanks for putting in a strong effort and accomplishing so much!

[@peetey897]

THIS IS AMAZING.

[@thomasbarnett2425]

this is the best thing I've seen and heard in a while!!

[@karllydolly]

OMG!! I'm so in love with this

[@SeanPurdie]

OH... my gods!!! I think i love you!!! Fantastic pronunciation aside, you've actually got a great voice! Love everything about this!!

[@ragdyann422]

We interrupt this KZbin video for me to have a fangirl freakout. OMG. You're Klenginem. qatlhlo'!!! THANK YOU!!! I did my best to make the language experts proud. You ever need a Dido or Rihanna to your lyrical awesomeness, you just let me know.... ~jen~

[@tomhastain3386]

Outstanding!

[@brutalmajority]

Это невероятно! Восхитительно! (It's incredible! Adorable!)

[@SectorZeroOne]

That was so badass. It made my whole night lol.

[@Klenginem]

Oh, dear - this happens all the time, people mixing me up with my brother teaching Klingon! HARHAR. He decided to teach terrans how to speak klingon, wearing that strange tuxedo or what he calls it... ;-) Anyway, it's great to find other great Klingon musicians web doing really great klingon songs! So when I might do my next project, I will consider adding some nice vocals to my song! Qapla' - From The Real Slim Klenginem!

[@charissarenee]

My fiance, ngabwI', was the 12th or 13th Beginners' Grammarian for the Klingon Language Institute (depending on how you count). He was thrilled with this. He says the pronunciation and grammar are WAAAY better than almost all other examples of spoken Klingon extant. Did you work with a Grammarian? He says this is something "Rich (Qanqor HoD, Capt Krankor) would totally do!" Well done!!!!! {bIngDaq cha' rIlwI'}!

[@alexbrosef]

Jen has a really nice voice! Haha, this is pretty awesome!

[@unitearica]

Fantastic job. I think you nailed the ending as well. Will definitely been downloading and adding into my collection. Keep up the good work.

[@elchrist0]

This is awesome on so many levels. Great job!

[@WTLeroux]

This is awesome. Well done!

[@189shru]

That was amazing!! And Banjos! Yaay!

[@voxelectronica]

this is brilliant and well made. you've made my nerdy day.

[@dalebakerdrummer]

Awesome!

[@xstarwolfx]

Really nice work! And love the Song of Kayless at the end, should be in it's own video. It's that good.

[@abambiina]

This is the best thing I have ever seen. You're hilarious!!!!

[@silver90espio80]

This is the best thing ever

[@3OBTPA]

That was fun. Thank you for sharing!

[@aaronspain3387]

Back in the good old days when the outer blades of the bat'leth actually pointed TOWARDS your enemy.

[@SpectacularSapphire]

Wow... Finally, someone nerdier than me. And I mean that in the most complimentary way possible! :D You've just earned yourself a new subscriber!

[@ragdyann422]

Many thanks. :) It was so much fun to do. :) ~jen~

[@Xalgucennia]

Thank you, You made my day :D

[@leafwinterborn295]

Fantasic

[@KurtUssel]

That is funny. No doubt about, it is good to be a Trekkie :-)

[@josiahzabel8596]

Leigh Nash herself would probably think this is funny

[@eldritchedward]

This is sooooo awesome, thanks for this, me and my friends can't stop laughing :D

[@durass001]

So awesome!!!

[@alinanoack4827]

I'm in love 😂❤

[@SciFiFan2012]

Ok this was amazing, Klingon pop. MORE!

[@klingonpopwarrior]

Head over to my website: www.klingonpopwarrior.com - there's more!

[@giantred]

The love song I did not know I needed in my life xD

[@dyongemallo]

{tI SuD} "green vegetation" - {SuD} is an adjectival verb here. {SuDbogh tI SuD} "the green vegetation which is green" This corresponds to the English version, where it has "the green, green grass".

[@ragdyann422]

It is a very literal direct translation at that point. The original lyrics for the song were: "Nightly, beside the green, green grass" To remain true to the song, the translators purposefully translated the color into the song twice: "Every night, at the area by the green vegetation that is green" Personally, I found it funny. And I'm pretty sure that was the intention of the translators. They were also aiming to keep the syllables lined up as much as possible & succeeded overall. ~jen u-m.~

[@vinegarh2o]

Well, that's a very good question, my friend. Allow me to answer! In the Star Trek franchise, the Kilingons are a species and culture that highly value the warrior ideal. Their love of conquest often brings them into conflict with the United Federation of Planets. The creators of the show made up an entire language system for a fictional race. You learn something new every day!

[@strangekittyca]

You are pure awesome.

[@Pipsky12]

omg this is amazing

[@kaoson2K8]

The song makes me want to learn Klingon!

[@llintrek]

SO GREAT OMG

[@mythirdchannel]

funniest thing I've seen all day XD that's just great!

[@SamsajasHang]

Best I have seen on KZbin today. Todally made my day 😊

[@conrad4852]

This was amazing!

[@davidfgranger]

Well now I've seen everything

[@juliakp6405]

This is so amazing xD I love it!

[@Rag1ni]

The ending was perfect!

[@Goodcactusbread]

If you do Total Eclipse of the Heart next, see if you can do a full live action video for it. This is awesome.

[@peachbunneh]

i was laughing and enjoying myself with this. LOVE IT! make more pls =)

[@jdmcowan]

Bing's translator is still learning Klingon and doesn't do so great a job right now. And even if we can get it to speak excellent Klingon, it will never be able to translate a song, keeping rhythm, rhyme, and meter. It's best use right now is for the hilarity of having it translate something and then translating it back.

[@katherinewilson2325]

This is brilliant! I am amused :) Thank you

[@ThatTrekkieGirl]

Fantastic! Love this :)

[@sailor_corellia]

Aw, this is awesome and made my day. :)

[@llowket]

maj! Well done!

[@kzeeification]

breakfeast at quarks please !

[@cartweel]

The pronunciation is accurate! And there's a great rendition of Qoy qeylIS puqloD at the end! Awesome!

[@arcxjo]

More proof that EVERY great work of art sounds better in the original tlhIngan.

[@6Hellbilly6Deluxe6]

This is just damn awesome. Qapla'

[@CaptainGraviton]

Eurovision Winner!

[@TheRealSkycraft28]

What the fuck I MEAN, I love star trek, but does this need to exist. Actually thinking about it, yes, yes it is. This made my day

[@Hangmen13official]

I'm not even into Star Trek, but I think this is pretty cool.

[@robertdonnell8114]

Years ago the United States Army had long and awkward fire commands for tank crewmen, as a tank commander I thought that Clipped Klingon would be faster. About the time I translated the whole series of fire commands into Clipped Klingon, the US Army came out with "Abbreviated Fire Commands."

[@wolfie2k9]

Just go to Bing - and check out the Bing Translator. It now does Klingon

[@jackharkness8090]

ding ding! lol

[@leafwinterborn295]

Fantastic

[@dalehoppert]

Glorious! I will not kill you today.

[@bobtheduck]

Biting's excellent. It's like kissing, only there's a winner.

[@theBetaAlphaTheta]

These are the KLI's IPA pronounciation, but are inferred from what TKD says. The r is said to be "not like the r in American English" but "lightly trilled or rolled" This implies an alveolar trill. Likewise, D is supposed to be pronounced "between the teeth and the velum" implying retroflex, not alveolar. With q, "the tongue reaches for or touches the uvula" implying uvular, not velar. TKD does say an apostrophe is a glottal stop. So he has described sounds corresponding to those IPA symbols.

[@JCResDoc94]

*☼ je ghorgh chaH ghajta' fulfilled the jajmey, as chaH were returning!*

[@vinegarh2o]

Ok, A) that's a hilarious comment, and B) ZOMG COOP I love your icon.

[@melodylapier]

You should submit this to the producers of The Big Bang Theory and see if you can person it as part of the show. It would be a great addition to the story line and I'd love to see the cast members singing right along with you.

[@SiyabongaAfrica]

Slow clap* Well done m'lady. Well done.

[@KermitVonSchnitzel]

LOL!! So funny. Nice one :)

[@AmonDevilman]

There she Goes in Klingon! Pretty please?

[@charissarenee]

This is ngabwI'. I was BG during the qep'a' in Phoenix in 2004, when it actually rained. Bald guy. No, I don't believe Qov was a Grammarian, but she is certainly qualified! And again, I don't believe qurgh was, either. Her pronunciation was very, very good! Excellent work, all of you!

[@ThatTrekkieGirl]

Omigosh she should! That would be AMAZING :)

[@blazingmaple]

Qplach marvelous :D

[@palma4821]

This is art :')