tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Oct 16 19:57:22 1999
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Re: tlhingan "haiku"mey ;-) [KLBC]
- From: SuSvaj <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: tlhingan "haiku"mey ;-) [KLBC]
- Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 22:16:32 -0500
At 11:15 PM 10/16/99 +0200, you wrote:
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>niteb Qam naHjej [a thistle stands alone]
>SuSHommo' joq Hoch pormey [due to the light breeze every leaf flutters]
A better English translation here would be "All leaves flutter." "Every
leaf flutters would be "joq Hoch por."
>SuS ghobqu' qoH neH [only a fool battles the wind]
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>I found no word for grass, but wanted some plant in an exposed position,
>seemingly unbending... therefore a single prickly Klingon plant.
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>Please criticize any mistakes I made... but remember the 5-7-5 restriction
>changes must fit into. Each set of syllables (does not have to be a complete
>sentence) must be selfcontaining, so sentences running across line breaks
>are not permitted.
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>tlhIngan Hol seems to be nicely suited to haikus - the choice between
>clipped and lengthy phrases along with all sorts of pre/suffixes helps
>in adhering to the pattern.
>Any thoughts on if "haiku"mey would be acceptable Klingon poetry?
>Further reference:
>http://www.faximum.com/aha.d/haidefjr.htm
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>Qapla'
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>taj'IH
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