tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 23 15:35:57 2003
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Re: Duytvoqtah - hui wat fuern tach!
Voragh wrote:
>Of course, you
>know that {poH} does not mean the abstract concept of time, or time in
>general, but merely a period of time. (But it's the closest we have and,
>as you say, it's just a song.)
Yes, indeed. I think there is not that many people who will notice this kind of "mistake".
Question: what does the verb {poH} "time" mean?
>but your version {yabmo'} "because of the mind/intellect" works too if you
>want to keep the /mo-/ sound:
>
> yabmo' SaHtaH
I think the closest to the original is a mix of the above:
{yabmo' SaH poH}
"because of the mind, time is present"
The image is a bit different, but the idea is the same.
The author would like to keep at least the refrain [is this english? or is 'chorus' better?] as it was in
the first version -- maybe he likes the sound of it, or because the song is "known" like this...
> "The verb {Dach} literally means 'be absent', but when applied to a person
[kgt...]
> 'absent-minded', which involves forgetfulness. Rather, it means that the
The verb for "absent-minded" is {jeH}
Quvar
ghojwI'pu'lI' tISaH.