Okay, so I've been wanting to do this for a very long time and finally have the time to properly edit my localisation.
Aventurine of Stratagem [Original English]
I come to bet. I come to game. I come to win.
I entrust fortune to fate... Risk it all in a single gamble... Walk the depth of death to reach light of light.
All for the Amber Lord.
Abenturino ng Artipisyo [Tinagalog]
Mamúmustá. Manlálarô. Mánanalo.
Ipináuubayà ang palà sa palad... Ináarisga ang lahat sa isang sugal... Nilalakad ang lalim ng lagím nang máratíng ang búkas ng búhay.
Ang Lahát sa Ambál Poón.
Jade of Credit [Original English]
I come to greet. I come to wine. I come to claim.
I grant poison for nectar... Sow in spring to reap in fall... Await wizened fruits to fill livened boughs.
All for the Amber Lord.
Jade ng Kredito (Panág-utang) [Tinagalog]
Mámamatì. Mángangalak. Mangángangkín.
Inihahandóg ang lason bilang pulót... Hinahasík sa tagsiból nang anihin sa taglagás... Inaabáng mamungang lamóg sa masisigláng sanga.
Ang Lahát sa Ambál Poón.
Pearl of Appraisal [Original English]
I come to appraise. I come to analyse. I come to render.
I weave the cosmos into brocade... Breathe soul into painted stones... Let the jewels of heaven rise as they will.
All for the Amber Lord.
Perlas ng Tasaról [Tinagalog]
Mánanasa. Mánunurì. Mánunulit.
Hinahabì ang santalaán sa brokada... Sinándíriwà ang pipintandong bató... Pinipermiso'ng mga hiyás na umangát sa kalangitán.
Ang Lahat sa Ambál Poón.
Sugilite of Levies [Original English]
I come to pardon. I come to levy. I come to reckon.
I bid the crowds to grovel... Take at will and wrest at whim... Render blood and sweat into a crown of gold.
All for the Amber Lord.
Sugilito ng Panágpataw [Tinagalog]
Mánanawad. Mámamataw. Manúnuós.
Ipinasusukot ang madlâ... Kinjkuhà nang bastá at inaagaw sa gustó... Sinusulit ang dugô't pawis sa koronang gintô.
Ang Lahat sa Ambál Poón.
Translator's Note:
— So one of the first things I noticed about the Chant is that all the "I come to..." format relates to a business term or jargon. In translating these to Tagalog, I was surprised at how many words directly correspond to a common word in the language. I honestly thought I'm gonna have to rely on uncommon ones.
— In translating the "I come to..." format I used a common word construction to convey the same meaning. The "Mang- + reduplication of the first syllable" best conveys that sentiment and since you can drop pronouns in Tagalog I manage to not elongate the sentence too much.
— I also decided to add diacritics in my translation as to not confuse the reader on what word I'm using.
— You might have noticed that the Amber Lord title is also translated. The words I used are "Ambál (Spanish ambár)" and "Poón (Lord)" but also because it sounds like "Ambâ Poón" meaning grandparent roughly in old Tagalog usually used as a title of respect.
– I added some of my own made-up words for this translation because it honestly keeps in spirit the way they localised the game into English.
— also let me know if you're confused or just have questions in general about my translations of the chant.
Thank you for reading!