Ak'la bella doo

"Ak'la bella doo" was a Klingon love song, which Jadzia Dax taught to the Klingon Chef whose restaurant was on Deep Space 9's Promenade. He was amazed that the Trill knew a song of which he had never heard. (DS9: "Playing God")

The Star Trek Encyclopedia, 4th ed., vol. 1, p. 13 described the Ak'la bella doo as a Klingon folk song.

According to the script, this was "...the kind of song Nelson Eddy would have sung to Jeanette MacDonald if they had been Klingons..." [1]

Listen to the Klingon chef and Jadzia sing "Ak'la bella doo" ^{file info}

Lyrics

Ak'la bella doo-oo-oo-oo...
Bella ak'la doo-oo-oo-oo...
La suhm ... La suhm...
L'kahtra ...La suhm...
Ak'la bella doo-oo-oo-oo!

Klingon spelling

'agh la', bel la', Du'
bel la', 'agh la', Du'
la' Sum....la' Sum...
lIqat ra'... la' Sum...
'agh la', bel la', Du'

English translation

The commander displays. The commander is pleased. The farm.
The commander is pleased. The commander displays. The farm.
A nearby commander, a nearby commander.
The commander accompanies you all with instrumental music. A nearby commander
The commander displays. The commander is pleased. The farm.