Suddenly, Kahless

A song about Klingons in time for Dragon Con

Hi all, in preparation for Dragon Con here in Atlanta this coming weekend, I present "Suddenly, Kahless", a song to the tune of "Suddenly, Seymour" from Little Shop of Horrors. I wrote it during Dragon Con's "Klingon Karaoke" event last year, but didn't have a chance to sing it then — but I hope to do the first public performance during this year's Klingon Karaoke this Sunday. Note: you're unlikely to appreciate this song unless you're into Star Trek.

If you're interested in any of my other (non-academic) work, I recommend you look at my YouTube channel generally, "Honesta homo" (a film about Diogenes in Esperanto), "Palladio Shark", or the Sasha Reads playlist where I do readings of 50 of my favorite poems. Or, if law songs are up your alley, check out "I've Looked at Law from Both Sides, Now", "The Ballad of FDA v. Brown & Williamson", or "You Don't Need a Canon" (studio version and music video version).

Comments

[vinny]

Thank you for bringing a breath of fresh, quirky air to this blog 🙂

[Intelligent Mr Toad]

I also have sung in Klingon, long long ago, in a choir whose main funding source was a die-hard Trekkie. The climactic line translated roughly to : "Your sword-arms are weak and your tenors are flat!"

[ReaderY]

Hmmm…

Let’s just say I wouldn’t give up the day job just yet.

[jb156]

I've been following Volokh Conspiracy for over 20 years and attending DragonCon for 25+ years but I never realized you were a D*Con attendee. I'll keep an eye out for you there this weekend.