tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri May 01 20:22:47 1998
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bom chu' vIqonta'
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: bom chu' vIqonta'
- Date: Fri, 1 May 1998 21:41:22 -0400
Having read "The Lays of Beleriand" by J.R.R. Tolkien last year, I found the
Old English alliterative verse fascinating and quite enjoyable. I thought
it would make an excellent poetic form for Klingon. I can't claim to
understand all of the nuances of this form of poetry, so what I present here
is merely a mimicry of it (and much shorter!). I would welcome any in-depth
feedback.
may' yIghuH
ghomuv, puqma'! pemoD! may'luch
wItay'choHmoH. ta'vaD tIHmaj tIq
ghIntaq je wIghuS ghol wIghatlhmeH
yoDmaj yap, yIntaHbogh yanmaj je;
HarghmeH HajmoHbogh HIp tunHa'
DIpoQ vaj pepaw! po pe'vIl
SuQachnIS; Qu'vam QaQ yIlujQo'!
nem law' wIqawlu', lutmaj le'
qawbej qun, qaDmaj qu'
SovnIS. SuH! SuSaH, Sub,
'ej wa'leS mawupchoH mawamtaHvIS, ghobwI'!
'ach DaH SuDoy'. Do' SuDumtaHvIS
yantaH yab; yovtaH 'ej yay
nejtaH bInajtaHvIS, noD 'ej nab.
peHoS'eghmoH, Hoch, tugh SuHIv 'ej SuHegh.
SuQongtaHvIS peQoj; tugh Qob wIQIH!
SuStel
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