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KLBC: Sto-Vo-Kor lojmItmey
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- Subject: KLBC: Sto-Vo-Kor lojmItmey
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 08:51:28 -0500 (EST)
This story is about the famous Zen master Hakuin and a samurai
named Nobushige. It's a very Klingon story. (Can anyone tell
I've been into Japanese literature lately? =) ) I have taken
some liberties with equivalent concepts in the Klingon, for
example I have used <tlhIngan SuvwI'> for "samurai", <pujwI'>
for "beggar" (I couldn't find a word for "beg" in the sense
of for money, but presumably Klingons would consider beggars
to be weaklings).
Again, please tell me if there are better ways I could've
expressed things.
Here goes...
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*Sto-Vo-Kor lojmItmey*
= "The Gates of Paradise"
*Hakuin-vaD yu'meH Such SuvwI'. SuvwI'vaD *Nobushige ponglu'.
jatlh SuvwI': "Sto-Vo-Kor ghe'tor je lutu'lu''a'?"
= A soldier came to question Hakuin. The soldier's name was
Nobushige. He asked, "Is there a paradise and a hell?"
ghel *Hakuin, "'Iv SoH jay'?" jatlh.
= Hakuin asked him, "Who (the #$%$) are you?"
jang SuvwI', "tlhIngan SuvwI' jIH!" jatlh.
= The soldier replied, "I am a Klingon warrior (samurai)!"
*Hakuin merlu'law'. jatlh: "SuvwI', SoH? yaSDaj DaDa 'e' laj
ra'wI' Dogh neH. pujwI' qab 'oH qablIj'e'."
= Hakuin looked surprised. "You, a warrior? Only a fool would
have you for an officer. Your face looks like that of a
weakling (beggar)."
QeHqu'choH *Nobushige vaj betleHDaj ngol SuvwI',
= Nobushige became very angry, and lifted his bat'leth to strike
(i.e. He drew his sword - you know, the way samurai do. Did MO
give us a verb "to unsheath a sword"?)
'ach jatlhtaH *Hakuin: "vaj, 'etlh Daqeng! nachwIj teqlaHbe'law',
jejHa'qu'mo' 'etlhlIj!"
= but Hakuin continued, "So, you carry a sword! The blade is
probably much too dull to cut off my head!"
(I hope I have the words and grammar right, but I think that this
phrase translates *really* nicely into Klingon culture. Ouch!
What an insult!!! mu'qaD veSvaD pupqu'!)
joptaHvIS *Nobushige, mu'meyvam ja' *Hakuin:
"DaH ghe'tor lojmItmey lupoSmoHlu'!"
= As Nobushige was about to strike, Hakuin said these words:
"Here open the gates of hell!"
mu'meyvammo' ghojmoHwI''a' Sun ghovchu' SuvwI', vaj HIv
'e' mev 'ej vuvmo' DoH.
= Because of these words, the warrior recognized the
master's discipline, so he stopped his attack and
backed off out of respect. (i.e. He bowed to the master, in
the traditional Japanese manner. I hope I got the meaning
across.)
jatlh *Hakuin: "DaH Sto-Vo-Kor lojmItmey lupoSmoHlu'."
= Hakuin said, "Here open the gates of paradise."
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I think this story translated rather nicely. Many Klingon concepts,
especially the warrior ethics, are similar to those of the Japanese
samurai. Nobushige had to defend his honour when challenged, and
yet has to yield to Hakuin's clearly superior discipline and
fearlessness.
Hakuin, in addition to being a great teacher, is evidently also
a master of cursing. A true Klingon gentleman! tlhIngan SuvwI''a'
ghaHna'!
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De'vID
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