tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Feb 26 17:10:19 1997
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RE: Klingon national anthem
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Klingon national anthem
- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 97 23:03:56 UT
On Wednesday, February 26, 1997 11:23 AM, [email protected] on behalf of
Carey and/or Bryce Fields wrote:
> This is my very first submission so bear with me. I have a couple
> of questions. The first is that I've been trying to translate the Klingon
> National Anthem (would Imperial Anthem be better?) from the Klingon CD rom
> game, but the problem is that the actor's words are sometimes very hard to
> understand. I was wondering if anyone else has tried this and if they have
> a thlingan Hol transcript of the words so I could attempt to translate it.
> I've been able to do about 30% of the song myself, but some of the lines
> seem nonsensical, making me wonder if I heard them correctly. Any help
> would be appreciated.
Don't worry about it too much. It's a cool song, but I have yet to hear it
adequately translated. I don't follow what they're saying myself. I believe
Ken Traft has transcribed what he heard, though it is incomplete. You might
ask him for his attempt, or search the archives for it. Ken?
> Also, I've been learning thlingan Hol for about 3 months now. I
> have a strong desire to be able to speak this language fluently. Does
> anyone have any suggestions or tips to help me that would aid me in my
> learning?
Yes! Write! Talk to us. Use KLBC in the subject header, and you will be
conversing with other beginners (and I'll watch your grammar). Read the posts
of the more experienced speakers, and don't give up. When I was learning
Klingon, I spent hours struggling through charghwI' describing his rock
climbing, but I eventually got it down.
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
Stardate 97158.0