tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 23 08:12:44 1997
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Re: Stomp Box
- From: Thornton Rose <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Stomp Box
- Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 10:06:37 -0600
> :I have been slowly learning Klingon and working on poems in Klingon
> :(with a preference for haiku and cinquain forms), but I just couldn't
> :keep myself from trying to translate the following song, because, for
> :some reason, it reminded me of Klingon. Your comments and translation
> :are welcome. Note, though, that I took some poetic liberty and used
> :clipped Klingon in a couple places.
> :
> :"Stomp Box"
> :by They Might Be Giants
> :
> :-- torroS
>
> So where is the original text?
>
> You can never assume that everyone on the list has even heard of your
> favorite poem/song, let alone that they know the words (as ~mark discovered
> with Shakespeare's Sonnet 123).
>
> Voragh
Voragh, you are right. I should have posted the English along with the
Klingon. So, here it is:
"Stomp Box"
by They Might Be Giants
*Stomp Box* qechwIj yIjatlh
"Stomp Box speak my thought"
ramvo' ghoghmeyvetlh yIwIb
"Vent these voices from the dark"
jach jach jach jach
"Shout Shout Shout Shout"
'oH yIjach
"Scream it out"
ghItlhlIj yIQaw'
"Blast your missive"
Qumghach mu'mey ghajbe'bogh yIja'
"Tell the wordless message"
*Stomp Box* mach
"Little Stomp Box"
tIqwIjvo' yIluH
"tear it from my heart"
*Stomp Box* ghum ghogh
"Stomp Box, voice of fear"
qoghwIjDaq tar yIchagh
"pour the poison in my ear"
HoH HoH HoH HoH
"Kill Kill Kill Kill"
DaH HIHoH
"Kill me now"
veqlarghvaD tlhab yInob
"Free the demon"
jachtaHghach mevbogh yIQoy
"Hear the ceaseless screaming"
*Stomp Box* mach
"Little Stomp Box"
tIqwIjvo' yIluH
"tear it from my heart"
> What exactly IS a Stomp Box, anyway?
>
> --
> SuStel
> Beginners' Grammarian
> Stardate 97062.4
I don't really know.
-- torroS