tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat May 24 20:06:19 1997
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Re: Treasure Island
>> > qoror here. I was watching an adaptation of Treasure Island just
now,
>> >and someone said something that sounds good for Klingons as well. I
don't know
>> >whether it was in the real book or not. Here it is:
>>
>> > "Gentlemen of virture never turn back."
>>
>> > and my stab at it:
>>
>> > "Qu'chajvo' not tlhe' ghob SuvwI'pu'."
>"Turning from duty" strikes me as to English a metaphor. The most literal
>meaning of "turn back" is probably "chegh", "surrender". Thus:
> "not chegh ghob SuvwI'pu'."
>SuSvaj
May I suggest that, in order to reflect this as a tlhIngan sense, that you eliminate
"Gentlemen" and insert "Warriors?"