tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Apr 21 06:15:38 2003
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Re: Tao Te Ching Chp. 33
- From: "Agnieszka Solska" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Tao Te Ching Chp. 33
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 11:09:55 +0000
chup ghunchu'wI':
>>latlh Sovchugh vay' val.
>>Sov'eghchugh vay' jIvHa'...
>>Those who know others are clever.
>>Those who know themselves are enlightened...
>All of these seem weaker to me than phrasing them to mirror the English:
>
> val latlh Sovbogh vay'.
> jIvHa' Sov'eghbogh vay'...
I've rephrased the lines the way you suggest:
val latlh Sovchugh vay'.
jIvHa' Sov'eghchugh vay'.
HoS latlh charghchugh vay'.
nIv chargh'eghchugh vay'.
mIp yonchugh vay'.
ngoQ ghaj pe'vIl Duvchugh vay'.
taH yaHDaj choSbe'chugh vay'.
yIntaH Heghchugh 'ach lojbe'chugh vay'.
Hmm, I'm not sure if I like the new wording of the last line but I don't
think I can completely rely on my intuitions here. vuDlIj HISovmoHneS!
chup je:
>>pe'vIl tlhetlhchugh vay' ngoQ ghaj.
>>Those who move ahead boldly have purpose.
>Consider {Duv} instead of {tlhetlh}, and/or {ghoS} instead of {ghaj}.
toH bIchup: {pe'vIl Duvchugh vay' ngoQ *ghoS*}
The English word "purpose" collocates with lots of words, e.g:
to accomplish
to achieve
to attain
to fulfil
to have
to seek
to serve
etc.
Would {ngoQ ghoS} really make a good phrase in Klingon?
What would it mean?
'ISqu'
www.geocites.com/taoteching_klingon
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