Genesis 1

The schuppin o' the Warl.

(translation by Henry Paterson Cameron, 1921)

I' the ingang God schuppit the hevin and the erd. And the erd wes wust and vide; and the mirk happit the face o' the depe: and the Gheist o' God steerit apo' the face o' the watirs.

And quo' God, Lat thar be licht: and licht wes. And God saw the licht, that it wes guid: and God sinder't the licht frae the mirk. And God ca'd the licht Day, and the mirk He ca'd Nicht. And thar wes e'enin and thar wis mornin, ae day.

And quo' God, Lat thar be a lift i' the mids o' the watirs, and lat it sinder the watirs frae the watirs. And God schuppit the lift, and sinder't the watirs whilk war aneath the lift frae the watirs whilk war abune the lift: and it wes sae. And God ca'd the lift Hevin. And thar wes e'enin and thar wes mornin, a saicond day.

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A Blood elf rogue-ninja-thing tries to kill Lady Onyxia. Boy, I wish it was possible to do that in-game. Niiiiinjas! Also, that song, which is not my taste in music at all, seems stuck in my head now.

Ok. Back tae Scots leid. (Also: I found an example to use in my talk. MelodeonJohn on YouTube is a Scots-speaking user who uploads videos almost daily. I am thinking about using this poem as an example, as his other entries are longer and sometimes express rather odd views. I'm putting far more work into the preparation for this talk than I should, but it's just too much fun to resist!)