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Re: tlhingan bom, 3rd try.



Great song.

According to David Barron:
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 'etlh 'oH yIn'e'
> by David Barron  26jan'95
>  
>  
> tlhIngan maH 'ej maHemqu'            We are Klingon and we are proud
> cheSuvchugh vaj rejaychu'            If you fight us we will perfectly
> 		     ^				defeat you.

Spelling: rejeychu'

> jagh DaneHchugh naSbej maH           If you want an enemy we're surely fierce.
> jup DaneHchugh mamatlhtaH            If you want a friend we'll be loyal.

The parallel might work better if {naSbej maH} {manaS maH}.
Just a thought. Poetry probably makes it okay to drop the
prefix, though, being the grammatical stickler than I am...

> yIyajHa'Qo' yIn wImaS                Don't misunderstand, we prefer life,                       
> 'ach maHeghchugh 'ej manaS,          But If we die and are vicious,
> ghe''orDaq qa'maj ngevQo'            Our spirits won't be sent to Hell

Would it hurt much to slide a {-lu'} in front of {-Qo'}?

> nom QI'tu' DunDaq nuvo'              Quickly It will propell us to wonderful
> 						Paradice.
> batlh mayInDI' yIn tu'lu'            There is life when we live with honor
> 'ej                                     and
> batlh maHeghrup'a'? toH, lu'.        Are we ready to die with honor? Well yes!
>  
> baS 'oH yIn'e' mayInDI'              Life is metal while we're alive
> 'etlh moj yIn batlh maHeghDI'        and becomes a sword when we die with 
> 						honor.
> baS 'oH yIn'e' mayInDI'              Life is metal while we're alive
> 'etlh moj yIn batlh maHeghDI'        and becomes a sword when we die with 
> 						honor.


majQa'! majQa'! Dunqu'! batlhna' Data'qu'!

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It is difficult to express the degree to which this song
impresses the hell out of me. Meter and rhyme without
distorting the language....

Waaaaaaay coool.

charghwI'
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