Buy'ce gal, buy'ce tal was a popular drinking song among Mandalorian soldiers. The song was cynical in nature, and was an expression of the common Mandalorian mercenary's wry pragmatism as they accepted that life could be fleeting and victories irrelevant.^[1]

The ChantEdit

In Mando'aEdit

Buy'ce gal, buy'ce tal

Vebor'ad ures aliit

Mhi draar baat'i meg'parjii'se

Kote lo'shebs'ul narit.

Phonetic pronunciationEdit

BOO-shay gahl, BOO-shay tahl

Vair-BOR-ahd OO-rees AH-leet

Mee DRAHR bah-TEE mayg-PAR-jee-SEH

Koh-TAY loh SHEBS-ool-NAH-reet

Basic translationEdit

A pint of ale, a pint of blood

Buys men without a name.

We never care who wins the war

So you can keep your fame.

Behind the scenesEdit

First appearing in the opening of the twenty-first chapter of Republic Commando: Triple Zero by Karen Traviss, the song was identified only as a nameless popular Mandalorian drinking chant. With the release of the article, The Mandalorians: People and Culture in Star Wars Insider 86, the song was officially deemed Buy'ce gal, buy'ce tal and a brief interpretation of its inherent meaning was provided. In the novel, the translation that is given in Basic is labeled as an "approximate" one, edited for strong language.

AppearancesEdit

• Republic Commando: Triple Zero (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

• "The Mandalorians: People and Culture"—Star Wars Insider 86

Notes and referencesEdit

See alsoEdit

• Naasad'guur mhi – Mhi n'ulu