tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Oct 13 23:16:32 1998
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Re: DS9: "Shadows and Symbols"
Steven Boozer wrote:
>
> For those interested, here is the "Klingon" that Worf recited in this week's
> DS9 episode, "Shadows and Symbols." It looks as if the Paramount writers used
> TKD to look up some words and suffixes in an attempt to "translate" the
> lines. As usual, only the writers have any clue what this is supposed to mean
> since all we have is this phonetic spelling (presumably copied from the
> script) and Dorn's own unique delivery.
>
> Here are the Closed Captions as they appeared, screen by screen:
>
> (On the Rotarran, at the beginning of the mission to get Jadzia's spirit into
> Sto-Vo-Kor)
>
> JADZIA DAX VOND SHOO-VWEE-DUN
>
> MAHH-KEKH HUH-KOO-VAHM
>
> JEH YIN-MOJ MAH-MUKH.
>
> STO-VO-KOR PAH-DAHKH-TIN BAHT-LEH
>
> EL-EEGH-CHA YAY-MOJ.
>
> Martok: "We shed our blood to prove we are not frightened of death."
>
> Worf slits his palm and presses it against a box (?) with two candles in
> front of it. [Jadzia's coffin? Her ashes?]
>
> YUWEE-MODGE.
>
> BAT-LEH-MODGE.
>
> YAY-DODGE.
>
> (End of mission) Worf closes his eyes and recites:
>
> LOHM-ICT-LIHJ...
>
> POSH-MACCH-LODGE
>
> STO-VO-KOR...
>
> JADZIA DAX...
>
> PAY-LODGE PAY-DOCK-LIH DUN.
>
> SHOO-VWEE-VAHM BAHT-LEH PAY-LODGE.
>
> PAY-LODGE POH-HOKH-VAHD
>
> STO-VO-KOR.
>
> The annoying thing is that some of this actually makes sense (SuvwI' Dun,
> 'Iwmaj, batlhmaj, poSmoH loj[mIt?], SuvwI'vam, etc.). You know, sometimes I
> wish the writers would just make it all up without TKD if they're not going
> to bother to get it right!
>
> --
> Voragh "Grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons lis est." Horace (Ars Poetica)
One thing bugs me about that episode...When Worf cut his palm his blood
wasn't the lavender color like in the movie! Please explain this to me
cause I'm confused!
DeRf