tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Jun 27 21:52:18 2009
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Translation of short poem.
- From: "qa'vaj" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Translation of short poem.
- Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:51:00 -0500
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I'm working on translating two short poems, one is famous, the other less
so. I've reached the endpoint of my own ideas for the first so here it is:
weQwIj'e' er'InDaq megh'anDaq je meQtaH
qaSpu'pa' ram lojba'
'a juppu'wI' petu' 'ej jaghpu'wI' peSaH
wovtaHvIS qu' HoSna'
original:
My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-
It gives a lovely light.
-- Edna St. Vincent Millay
I decided to not be too literal with 'lovely'.
--
qa'vaj
qo'lIj DachenmoHtaH