tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 06 13:38:11 2000
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RE: Haiku attempt/KLBC
- From: "Andeen, Eric" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Haiku attempt/KLBC
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 14:39:39 -0700
jatlh De'vID:
> This is an attempt (my first, actually) at Klingon Haiku:
>
> ghol 'Iw tay'moHlu'
> Suvchu'taHvIS SuvwI'pu'
> juppu' moj jaghpu'
>
> A loose English translation:
> The blood of foes mix
> In a battle to the death
> Foes turn into friends
>
> The imagery that I am trying to evoke is that when
> warriors fight, they are spilling blood on each other, even
> between friends and enemies. Of course, only friends mix
> their blood, for example when taking a blood oath. Thus,
> when warriors fight, enemies become friends.
I won't comment on the quality of the Haiku - I'm not a poetry teacher, and
don't even know the correct syllable counts for each line of a Haiku. I will
comment on the grammar, though: maj. Everything looks good. I first read the
second line as <SuvchuqtaHvIS SuvwI'pu'>, but that was just my brain getting
ahead of my eyes.
pagh
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