tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 13 07:32:48 2000
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Re: limerick attempt: cha' be'nI'pu' / KLBC
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- Subject: Re: limerick attempt: cha' be'nI'pu' / KLBC
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 10:30:43 -0500 (EST)
> ja' peHruS:
> >lI'mer'IQvam vItIvchu'. majQa'! mu'tlhegh QavDaq mu' {HoH} yItam! mu'
> >{luHoH} yIlo'. ghIq pup lI'mer'IQlIj pabDaj je. qaDmey DIHev 'e'
> >vItul.
"loDpu'" vIHech, 'ach *syllable mI'mo' vIlo'be'.
jatlh ghunchu'wI':
> The grammar of the last line seems fine to me -- it implies that the
> "killed" men are plural, which is quite appropriate. It's the *first*
> line that requires the {lu-} prefix, unless somehow the sisters manage
> to reside in more than one "First City".
HIvqa' veqlargh!
bIlugh, "luDab" vIlo'nIS. pIj "lu-" moHaq vIlIj. (I always forget
this because it's the only one in the "it/them-it/them" combination
requiring a prefix.)
vaj, *limerick-wIj vIqonqa':
cha' be'nI'pu'
==============
veng wa'DIch luDab cha' be'nI'pu',
reH chaH leghDI' vay', jatlh: 'IHqu'!
jagh HoHmeH SuvwI''a'
betleHDaj lo'nISba',
'ach loDpu' HoH be'nI'pu' mInDu'.
(Okay, the syllable count is now a bit off, but I'll just attribute
it to poetic license.)
> -- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh
tuqeSmo' Satlho'.
= Thanks y'all for your advice.
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