How do you say, “To Hell with you, Woundwort!” in lupine?
It would make a nice bumper sticker.
“My Chief Rabbit has told me to stay and defend this run, and until he says otherwise, I shall stay here.”
And Woundwort just shits his pants, because he had assumed that Bigwig was the Chief Rabbit, being the largest and strongest of the warren.
It’s on page 120 of my copy of WD; the rabbits think Bigwig is dead even though they just freed him from the wire snare. It’s a rabbit proverb, sort of a prayer for the dead. I had it engraved on the plaque I commissioned for my second rabbit when he died. It’s also in the original animated film at the same spot.
I’d go with
Silflay embleer hraka fu Inlé, Woundwort
eat stinking SHIT and go die (approximately)
Thanks, I don’t have a copy of Watership Down handy - I think I’ll have to suck it up and re-read the book, now.
Very nice. That might be better than the one from the book: Silflay hraka, u embleer rah!
When I was a rebellious teen who wished she’d been born in time to be a hippy, I carried my sisters dog-eared copy around. Never read it. Then I found hippies were stinky and germy. That phase ended.
Should I read it?
Absolutely.
Yes.
Read it.
It is one of the greatest novels of the 20th century.
It us about life, sacrifice, leadership and myth. It is about rabbits. It is well worth reading.
Yes, you should absolutely read this book. I’ve read it 2-3 times, but the last time was probably in the '80s or '90s. (I first read it back in the '70s!) Nevertheless, it must have stuck with me, because I easily read si_blakely’s Lapine text in post #44 without needing the translation. 
I will. Thanks.
(Sorry, *Carni, didn’t mean to hijack your thread)
*nickname
Another “yes”. Absolutely one of the greatest novels I’ve ever read, and I’ve read thousands.
I liked it, but I may have an interest because Mrs. Plant (v.3.0) enjoyed it.
Out standing!
Yep, it’s in my top three of all time.
It fits within their religion. it’s just another series of tricks that they have to outwit.