tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jan 14 16:10:10 1997
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qul tuq
- From: McReynolds <[email protected]>
- Subject: qul tuq
- Date: Sat, 15 Feb 1997 17:50:42 -0800
While bored, I was trying to figure out just what the words to {qul tuq}
are, so I sat down and listened to it (on KCD) about ten times, five from
the scene at the {lopno'}, and five from the bar. I am fairly certain of
the first two lines, but the rest made no sense at all, at least to me.
I put other possible versions in paranthesis, because each of the dozen
or so actors seemed to have their own unique pronunciation. Here's what
I got (mostly phonetic, based on pronunciation):
'oH meQ qul
'oH meQ chal
reSov taq yoS (re Sov taq yaq)
bo 'ej qoch bo (bo 'ej goq bal; bo 'ej ghoch mo)
ghojpu'
Obviously, the first two lines depend on the transitivity or lack thereof
of {meQ}. The "oh-oh" sound at the beginning may not have a meaning.
The rest seems to be a jumble of syllables, unless somebody knows what I
do not. Has anybody else even thought about this, so maybe we can
compare notes? I remember a long discussion about a year ago about the
"Klingon Anthem," but never this opera.
-mIqIraH