tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Jul 29 10:07:24 2009
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RE: pIqaD bom
- From: "Michael Roney, Jr." <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: pIqaD bom
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:05:22 -0400
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While my wife has recently informed me of the similarities between this song and Twinkle, Twinkle; I have never compared the two in this manner.
I simply took each English letter as 1 syllable except for w which is 3 and matched the Klingon accordingly.
As mentioned ' is 2 syllables which leaves us 1 syllable short.
My song ends with "w x y & z" with only 1 &, not 2.
The 'o'megh is "Now I know my ABC's, next time won't you sing with me.
The DaH was moved up to cover the "missing" syllable, and I dropped the 'next time' concept in favor of syllable count.
Is this making more sense?
~naHQun
-Michael Roney, Jr.
Professional Klingon translator
http://twitter.com/roneyii
--Sent from my Palm PrÄ?Steven Boozer wrote:
>From Mark J. Reed's mobile device:
>Not getting the scansion. I learned the English as follows:
>
>A,B,C,D,E,F,G. (Twinkle twinkle little star)
>H,I,J,K,L-M,N-O,P. (How I wonder what you are)
>Q,R,S. (Up above)
>(and) T,U,V (the world so high)
>W,X and Y and Z (like a diamond in the sky)
>
>Which would map to something like this:
>
> 'at,bay,chay,Day,'et,ghay,Hay
> 'It,jay,lay,may,nay-ngay,'ot-pay,qay
> Qay ray Say
> tay tlhay 'ut vay
> way yay qaghwI' je. rIntaH.
Don't forget the {'o'megh}:
Now I know my ABC's. (Twinkle twinkle little star)
What do you think of me? (How I wonder what you are)
Which would be something like:
DaH pIqaD'e' vISov.
DaH vuDlIj'e' yIja'!
though a more Klingon approach would be:
DaH vuDlIj vISaHbe'!
--
Voragh
Canon Master of the Klingons