tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Nov 12 11:03:45 1996
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Re: a proverb
> From: [email protected]
> To: Multiple recipients of list <[email protected]>
> Subject: a proverb
> Date: Tuesday, November 12, 1996 1:34 AM
>
> Tony Pierce wrote:
> >bInajtaHvIS qeylIS Daghomjaj
>
> wa'logh jInajtaHvIS qeylIS vIghompu'
> betleH chenmoHmeH lo'lu'bogh mIw mu'ang
> HoSghaj naj
> reH najvetlh vIqaw
My attempt at translation
**
Once, while I was dreaming, I met Kahless.
He caused a batlith to form and proceded to instruct me in its use.
Dream of strength
I always remember the cockroach-dream
**
I felt comfortable with the first 2 lines. The 3d line was a bit
hazy; and the last line made no sense to me at all. Could the
reference to "cockroach" be analagous to "grasshopper" (ie, in the
Kung Fu series?)
K'Pach