tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Dec 05 23:27:47 1995
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tonSaw' Hos
- From: Chester Braun <[email protected]>
- Subject: tonSaw' Hos
- Date: Tue, 05 Dec 1995 23:18:12 -0800
- Organization: BSE, Inc.
Well I'm going to get brave and try my hand at something more complicated
(and more interesting) than what I've attempted so far. I'll include the English
because I doubt anyone will figure out my intention from *my* tlhingan Hol
renduring.
The original is a, Chinese origin, bit of internal martial arts wisdom:
The origin of strength is in the feet,
initiated by the legs,
directed by the waist,
and shown in the hands.
At first I tried a, more or less, direct translation:
yavDaq rar qamDu tonSaw HoS mung ej
vaj tagh uSDu ej
lurgh nob burgh yoS ej
HoSa ang ghopDu
but wasn't happy with the, rather sedate, sound of it and the awkward sentance
constructs. For my second attempt I took the essence of the lesson and tried to
add a Klingon attitude:
HoSqu ghajbej tonSaw
pevIl yavDaq rar qamDu ej
vaj HoS tagh uSDu ej
HIv burgh yoS ej
jaghpu Qaw pachDu
Hopefully it comes back around in English something like this:
Klingon fighting must have strength.
Forcefully feet connect to ground
then legs initiate strength,
waist attacks, and
claws destroy enemy.
Personally I like this last attempt best. I'd love to have comments,
corrections, objections, etc..
Have at it warriors!
Qapla'
QetaH
(Chet Braun)