[89556] in tlhIngan-Hol
ja' tlhIngon (was: Re: mu'mey chu': jul)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Gaerfindel)
Sat Sep 10 09:18:53 2011
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 09:10:17 -0400
From: Gaerfindel <gaerfindel@hotmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
In-Reply-To: <4E6A5589.9000500@trimboli.name>
Errors-to: tlhingan-hol-bounce@kli.org
Reply-to: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
On 9/9/2011 2:06 PM, David Trimboli wrote:
> ...We don't have any information on how Klingon written stories may
> differ from spoken stories, though we know that Klingons have a strong
> oral tradition.
Which *I've* always interpreted as parallel to the Norse & Old Saxon
oral traditions; histories rendered into poetry -- half sung, half
chanted. {Qoy qeyleS puqloD, Qoy puqbe' je'!} is such a great way to
call an audience to attention, I wouldn't be surprised if it was used
and reused in many a {bom}.
I wonder if there's more emphasis on alliteration, or rhythm rather than
rhyme?
~quljIb
