Text for āto āto (2023) text + IPA + gloss + translation
The original text for āto āto is from a poem I wrote. Below is the text in its original language babā, in International Phonetic Alphabet notation (a standardized system used to describe sounds across all languages), in interlinear gloss (a literal, word-for-word translation with labels for grammatical features, some of which are not found in English), and a stylized English translation that more accurately captures the spirit of the original poem.
babā o āto āto a va āto āto
alun sādr-āto amis va ra
a didiŕēi āto sei amis sādr-āto
suran va musādr amis sa muva
o āto āto sei āto āto
a āto latun tsa sādr-āto rei va ido
o āto āto a va āto āto
adi va mu sei va āto āto
IPA Transcription /o/ /'ato 'ato/ /a va/ /'ato 'ato/
/alun 'sadɻ‿'ato/ /amis va ra/
/a didi'reɪ/ /'ato/ /seɪ amis/ /'sadɻ‿'ato/
/suɻan va mu'sadɻ/ /amis sa muva/
/o/ /'ato 'ato/ /seɪ/ /'ato 'ato/
/a 'ato latun t͡sa/ /'sadɻ‿'ato ɻeɪ va ido/
/o/ /'ato 'ato/ /a va/ /'ato 'ato/
/adi va mu/ /seɪ va 'ato 'ato/
Interlinear Gloss oh here~IDEO am I here~IDEO
are-FUT they here am-NOT I safe
are dream-PL here if are-NOT they here
think-CONT I happy-3POSS am-NOT it happy-1POSS
oh here~IDEO if here~IDEO
is here place that (are) they here so (am) I nothing
oh here~IDEO am I here~IDEO
am-IMP I happy if (am) I here
English Translation oh here here I am here here
they'll be here too so I'm not safe
dreams are here if they're not here
I think of their happiness it wasn't mine
oh here here if here here
here is place where they are here, so I am alone
oh here here I am here here
I must be happy if am I here
Additional Notes There is one line of text used in the song that is not found in this original poem, at m. 42-43.
ci amis sa tŕo but is-NOT it true
/ɕi amis sa tro/ but that's not true