ꔃꔷꕩꘋ ꔗꕃꔻꔪꘂꗡ ꕞ ꕶꗦꘋ 116

294557Sonnet 1161609 / 2022William Shakespeare, translated into Vai by Tombekai Sherman

ꔷꕩ ꕮ ꔳ ꗋꖺꕰꕊ ꔷꕩ ꕎ ꖏ

ꕉ ꘃ ꖷꔧ ꗏ ꕘꕞꘋ ꗱꗡ

ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꖏ ꕯꕮ ꗃꕎ ꕪꘋꗒ

ꖺ ꕉ ꗷꔤ ꖷꔧ ꕞꕊ ꕒꕡ ꖷ ꔷꕩ ꗞꗢ ꔇꔀ ꕧ ꖟꖕ ꕮ


ꔉꔒ, ꕉ ꔳꕩ ꖱꗏ ꗉ ꖏ ꕎ ꖏ

ꕉ ꗷꔤ ꖷ ꔇꔀ ꔲꔤꔲꔤ ꕭꕯꕊꔒ ꗏ ꕉꖷ ꕉ ꔇꔀ ꕮꕊꕮꕊ

ꕉ ꔳꕩ ꗛꔤ ꕪꘋꗒ ꕿꕱꕮ ꕎ ꖏ ꕉꔤ ꔈꔀꔤ ꕢꕮꔒꔀ ꖸ ꔰꔤ,

ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꕯꕘꕌ ꗞ ꔇꔀ ꖴꘋ ꕉ ꖬꕮꕊ, ꗪꖷꗨꗡ ꗞ ꖸꔧ ꕧ ꔳꘂ ꘃ ꖤꘋ ꕉ ꗏ.

ꔷꕩ ꕙꕌꔒ ꕮꕊ ꕎꕌꔳ ꕎ ꕮ, ꗪꖷꗨꗡ ꕩ ꕽꕇꔟ ꕞ ꕺꖃꔀ ꖸ

ꗪ ꔤ ꕔꘋꗣ ꖸꔧ ꕢꕹ ꕎ ꘃ ꕎꕌꔳ ꕪꘋꗜꖺ;

ꔷꕩ ꔇꔀ ꗏ ꕘꕞꘋ ꗱꗡ ꕌꕎ ꗅ ꗱꕞ ꗪ ꗓꖺ ꖸ ꕪꘋꗜꖺ,

ꘃ ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꗏ ꔬꕩ ꕎ ꘃ ꕍꕊꔷ ꕉꔤ ꔞ ꖏꔀ ꖸ ꕞꕊ!


ꔧ ꕉ ꘃ ꔳꕩ ꕧ ꗉꖺ ꕎ ꖏ ꕉꖷ ꔤ ꖴꘋ ꕉ ꔖꔤꕩ,

ꘃ ꕇ ꕗ ꘋ ꕮ ꖏ ꕢ ꗦ ꕺꖃ ꕮ ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꕯꕘ ꗪ,

ꕉꖷ ꕇ ꕗ ꗞ ꔰ ꕮ ꔳ ꗦ ꔷꕩ ꗏ.