Re: vajpu' raSvamDaq, jIlDaj {lut machqu'}

[Jeffrey P Morgan <jmorgan@fas.harvard.edu>]

Nice story, but it seems to me that a Klingon tale should me more epic,
more mythical.

On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Ed wrote:

> 
> vajpu' raSvamDaq, jIlDaj  {lut machqu'}
> 
> 
> 
> 	lutvam veghtaHbogh yabwIj. lughoHlaw' jIlpu' mebma' jojmeychaj je. 
> 
> 	lulengbejta' jIlpu'Heychaj puHDaj. luwamqu' jIlvam yavmeyDajDaq.
> luboSta' mebma'vo' gheD puSlaw'. luDIlnISqu' bIH wemvamvaD. jIQoylaw'
> qabwIj mebma' jatlhta'.
> 	lutchajvo' vIQoylaw'ta' Suy vengDaq. jIghovDI' DoDmeywIj. vIja' mebma' 
> Qaghchajmo' 'ej vIpoQ muDIlbej. vIpoQmo' qabwIjDaq loDvetlhvo' temtaH.
> nupoQ qoH qabwIjvo' quvchaj yon. nujunQo' loD tuqwIj belna'Daj noblaw'
> je nuHutlhbe' loDvam jupmeyDaj. 
> 	nuba'taH mebma' porghDaj DoH raSmajvo'. mebpu' nuQublI'chugh vajma'.
> lutDaj nutaghqa' ghaH. 
> 	muloSbe'ba' neH qoHvam poHDaq lugh je DaH  mughoHnIS quvHa'wI'chaj.
> mutInlaw' DoghwI' qachDaq jupmeyHeydajvaD je. 
> 	Do' vIlo'be' vajma' tajDaj. HuchwIj muDIl HeghDaj. jISichbe'meH tajwIj
> poHvetlh nobmoH. vIjunbej rowIj tajDajvo' jop. lI'elbogh tajDaj qachvam
> chong 'ej mujuSpu'meH jIlDaj tajDaj Humta' qachDaq. vIwoHqu' DeSDu'wIj
> jIlwIj 'ugh je vIwoD jIlwIj jupmeyDajDaq. jIbotpu' jupDaj taj mach 'ej
> nujDaj jImupbej vIDIngtaH muyaH. vIghomHa' 'IwDaj pa'Daq Dech. vaj
> jIHIvchuq jIjop volchaHwIj burghDajDaq 'ej vImer jIraDta' jIteq tajDaj.
> vIqipqu' mebma' jIlqoq nachDaq. vIjotlhpu' ret'aqvetlhvo'  jIlqoq
> ravna'Daq. muQamqa' jIlwIj jItlhe'pu' jI'uchtaH taj tIqlu'. jInoblaHpa'
> qawlu'ghachvaD meq. luboSta' Depmeychaj lulay'pu' DIlqangwI' mumejtaH
> je.
> 	
> 	nujatlhta' mebma', nuDoHbe'lI' SIchlaw' tajDaj, 'ach neH HIvje'
> tlhutlhmeH. SatlhutlhlI' je.
> 	
> 	jISuqbeH jIH bal chu',Do' nutaghpu' latlh lutchaj mebma' jatlh.  
> 
> 
> ( jIghItlhpu' tIntIq )
> 
> 
> 
> Warriors at a table, His Neighbor {short story}
> 
> 
> 	The tale of a dispute between locals, has been coursing though my mind. 
> 
> 	It would seem that a neighboring house had strayed off their hunting
> grounds. They had collected several meals at our guest's expense, and he
> wanted his price for them. 
> 	He was at in a local merchants when he over heard the tale of the hunt,
> our guest recognizing the makings of the territory confronted this
> folly, But in  demanded retribution for for the theft. The neighbor,
> that poor fool denied his mistake and wanted only his honor satisfied,
> which suited the guest quit nicely, 
> 	As he sat back from the table, and scanned his compatriots, then
> continued on with his tale. 
> 	It would seem the fool did not want ot wait for a proper setting and
> decided to settle there, the other fellow the fool was larger and among
> friends, Our guest appears to have decided not to use his Knife but,
> trash the fool, as a dead man cannot pay,
> 	As fate, would have it, not reaching back left him the time to evade
> the on coming thrust, and the blade got lodged in the bench as it
> passed. He then  lifted the heavier man and through him back to his
> friends. They fell back to avoid their friend, then he quickly
> displaced, the lead man, knocking the blade away and firmly relocating
> his jaw to the far side of his face, which spun him away with the blow. 
> Then throwing his shoulder into the chest of the other fellow, firmly
> forcing him to the wall, and in the surprise managed to take his blade
> from him. Hitting the friend him with the handle, a blow to the scull
> strong enough to knock him to the floor.  Then turning to face his
> neighbor with the rather long knife. Where upon they collected them
> selves and promising to repay and left.
> 	he said leaning forward as if to draw his blade, but only griped his
> tankard to drink, and toast the other guests. 
> 	Another quest began to recant a tale, as I replaced the bottle of blood
> wine. 
> 
> 
> 
> ( written by Ed )
>