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But what if I used my mask of mind control?

The Legend of Mata Nui / Amaja Mata Nui - Matoran Language Translation

Hello and happy Bionicle Day! It's been too long since I posted a Matoric translation of some kind, so let's change that. Below you'll find an up-to-date translation of the "Legend of Mata Nui", as represented in the Mask of Light film.

A more specific reason for posting this today is the fact that musician and Bionicle fan Markle (@MarkleSnoppy on Twitter, @marklesmusic on YouTube) has produced a beautiful choral arrangement of part of this translation, set to an original musical score. You can catch the song during the Bionicle Day 2024 broadcast (Day 1), and it will also be available on Markle's YouTube channel (edit: check it out here!).

Click here for a document version of the translation, which also includes a full gloss and partial pronunciation guide.

Matoric Version:

Ro'o kai, te amaja boa-nikya o ideya anga.

Ivaha vahai, te Mata Nui ivo ya ohanu ya-oza Matoran ima nu. 

Ro okhu maikhu no nu, te Mata Nui oza taka ya nu haita kai te Kaita Maita Vaita no. 

Ro agua lega ya nu ta. Apu te ro ai-ru'o Mata Nui aro ya nu.

Heara'o mata ya ko nu ru. Haua ta ro ai Mata Nui te Makuta te upura yai. Makuta iza khu ya te olua ta Mata Nui ka usura a yai nu ta.

Makuta ta krah ai lutu yai vo te ai ulutu-za ya nu… 

English Version:

Gathered friends, listen again to our Legend of the BIONICLE. 

In the time before time, the Great Spirit descended from the heavens, carrying we, the ones called the Matoran, to this paradise. 

We were separate and without purpose, so the Great Spirit illuminated us with the three virtues: Unity, Duty, and Destiny. 

We embraced these gifts, and in gratitude, we named our island home Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit himself.

But our happiness was not to last, for Mata Nui's brother, the Makuta, was jealous of these honors and betrayed him, casting a spell over Mata Nui, who fell into a deep slumber. 

The Makuta was free to unleash his shadows . . . and unleash them, he did . . .

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The Matoran Language (Matoric) is a constructed language (“conlang”) set within the universe and lore of BIONICLE (a LEGO property). It is the language of the biomechanical species called Matoran, and it is also used as a lingua franca amongst many of the biomechanical inhabitants of the artificially-constructed Matoran Universe.

If you would like to learn more about Matoric, further documentation can be found in these posts: The Matoran Language [2021] and An Etymological Dictionary of Matoric, Third Edition.

The Matoran Language Resources page of this blog also contains a wealth of additional content and archival material.

I can't speak for everyone in the Helluva Boss/Hazbin Hotel fandom, but I objectively don't care if the Amazing Digital Circus got more views than either of Vivziepop's pilots. I like all three of them, and I wish the TADC and Lackacadaisy's creative team all the best. We're currently living in an indie animation renaissance, and I think it's awesome to see so many high-quality projects at once.

It's not a fucking competition, and more views =/= better.

if you don't do anything else today,

Please have a moment of silence for the people who were killed instead of freed when news of emancipation finally reached the furthest corners of the american south.

have another moment for the ledgers, catalogs, and records that were burned and the homes that were destroyed to hide the presence of very much alive and still enslaved people on dozens of plantations and homesteads across the south for decades after emancipation.

and have a third moment for those who were hunted and killed while fleeing the south to find safety across the border, overseas, in the north and to the west.

black people. light a candle, write a note to those who have passed telling them what you have achieved in spite of the racist and intolerant conditions of this world, feel the warmth of the flame under your hand, say a prayer of rememberance if you are religious, place the note under the candle, and then blow it out.

if you have children, sit them down and tell them anything you know about the life of oldest black person you've ever met. it doesn't have to be your own family. tell them what you know about what life was like for us in the days, years, decades after emancipation. if you don't know much, look it up and learn about it together.

This is Juneteenth.

white people CAN interact with this post. share it, spread it.

The Keeper

As the endless river of time flows, the Keeper watches as new stories unfold, each one linked to its past.

“Sunset of Reflection”

DeviantART: https://www.deviantart.com/crazyplantmae/art/Sunset-of-Reflection-784565031 Despite being scared than excited about new PvZ game, I better keep looking forward. In order to have pleasant and motivated mood, I draw something pleasant background based on the song “My Past is not today” that always lighten up my mood.

I gonna love to imagine Crazy Dave admitting his mistakes on how much regret because of his actions throughout PvZ events. He may be happy-go-lucky guy as you see, but he’s also something that anyone dislikes. You know him how much insane he brought to you. For me I always think of him something better than mistakes. Looks like I better made my headcannons about him right now rather than follow the theories and what’s something cannon, just to cope my trauma and depression as well as to balance the whole story. It’s a part of challenge.

The color background looks kinda plain and loose, because of the watercolors I used dries on the tip, even on the paper that dries faster. BTW, it’s because of vellum made. At least, I edited it out the effects while taking a photo on my phone to look something warm and bright.

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