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[Tlhingan-hol] Klingon Jabberwocky
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Svensson)
Sun Jan 26 02:55:44 2014
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 08:55:30 +0100
From: Richard Svensson <loneanimator@gmail.com>
To: tlhingan-hol@kli.org
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Hi!
I am a Swedish amateur filmmaker primarily working with stop-motion
animation interlaced with live-action (sometimes dubbed "Dynamation"). A
few years ago I made a video version of Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky" poem.
I'm now working on a Klingon version of the heroic nonsense poem, featuring
monsters and themes from Klingon culture.
BUT I need to find someone willing to help me out with the translation of
the poem into Klingon; not an exact copy with rhymes and the same rythm,
but rather its own version.
Is there anyone at the institute who would be willing to offer me this
help, or do you know of any other potential forum where I should ask?
Here's my adaptation of the "Jabberwocky" poem, as I think it could be
translated (alternative text passages are separated by slahes):
It was meal time
and the ChuSwI' were digging/burrowing.
Stirring/restless/unrestful were the blas rikas
and the targs were grunting/making noises.
=93Beware/be careful of/be wary of the Ja'poWech', my son,
the jaws that bite/its jaws bite
the claws that grip/catch/its claws catch/grip.
Beware/be careful of/be wary of the krencha
and the terrible/wild mll'oD.=94
He took his honourable sword in hand/he grabbed his honourable sword
And looked for his/the enemy.
He rested for a while/short time
and stood thinking/brooding.
While he was thinking/standing/brooding
the Ja'poWech' came/appered
with eyes as fire/with flaming eyes/with a wild stare/with staring eyes
shaking the ground/making the ground shake
and roaring terribly/making a horrible noise.
Again and again/over and over
with great skill
he attacked with his honourable sword.
With a mighty cut/strong cut/strong blow
he took its head/chopped off its head/cut its head
and returned home.
=93My son, you have killed the Ja'poWech'!
Come to my arms/let me embrace you/ let me give you honour.
We shall have a feast today/we shall feast/we shall celebrate.=94
Said his proud/happy father.
It was meal time
and the ChuSwI' were digging/burrowing.
Stirring/restless/unrestful were the blas rikas
and the targs were grunting/making noises.
Here's my old Jabberwocky video in Swedish. Unfortunately, alterations in
YouTube's video codex has made the image quality rather bad, but if you can
imagine this with slightly better visuals (as I've grown as a video maker)
and with Klingon animals, settings, etc:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DC4SwHTp8xRs
I appreciate any help!
Best regards
Richard
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n animation interlaced with live-action (sometimes dubbed "Dynamation&=
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ic nonsense poem, featuring monsters and themes from=A0<span class=3D"" sty=
le=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Klingon</span>=A0culture.</div>
<div>BUT I need to find someone willing to help me out with the translation=
of the poem into=A0<span class=3D"" style=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,=
204)">Klingon</span>; not an exact copy with rhymes and the same rythm, but=
rather its own version.</div>
<div>Is there anyone at the institute who would be willing to offer me this=
help, or do you know of any other potential forum where I should ask?</div=
></div><div style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Here'=
s my adaptation of the "Jabberwocky" poem, as I think it could be=
translated (alternative text passages are separated by slahes):</div>
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in-bottom:0cm">It was meal time<br></p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">and t=
he ChuSwI' were digging/burrowing.</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">St=
irring/restless/unrestful were the blas rikas</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">and the targs were grunting/making noises.</=
p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm"><br></p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">=93=
Beware/be careful of/be wary of the Ja'poWech', my son,<br></p><p s=
tyle=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">
the jaws that bite/its jaws bite</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">the claw=
s that grip/catch/its claws catch/grip.</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">B=
eware/be careful of/be wary of the krencha</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm=
">
and the terrible/wild mll'oD.=94</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm"><br>=
</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">He took his honourable sword in hand/he =
grabbed his honourable sword<br></p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">And look=
ed for his/the enemy.</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">He rested for a while/short time</p><p style=
=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">and stood thinking/brooding.</p><p style=3D"margin-b=
ottom:0cm"><br></p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">While he was thinking/sta=
nding/brooding</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">the Ja'poWech' came/appered</p><p st=
yle=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">with eyes as fire/with flaming eyes/with a wild s=
tare/with staring eyes</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">shaking the ground=
/making the ground shake</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">and roaring terribly/making a horrible noise=
.</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm"><br></p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">=
Again and again/over and over</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">with great =
skill</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">he attacked with his honourable sword.</p><p=
style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">With a mighty cut/strong cut/strong blow</p><p=
style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">he took its head/chopped off its head/cut its =
head</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">and returned home.</p><p style=3D"margin-bot=
tom:0cm"><br></p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">=93My son, you have killed =
the Ja'poWech'!</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">Come to my arms/l=
et me embrace you/ let me give you honour.</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">We shall have a feast today/we shall feast/w=
e shall celebrate.=94</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">Said his proud/happ=
y father.</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm"><br></p><p style=3D"margin-bott=
om:0cm">
It was meal time</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">and the ChuSwI' were=
digging/burrowing.</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">Stirring/restless/unr=
estful were the blas rikas</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">and the targs =
were grunting/making noises.</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">Here's my old Jabberwocky video in Swedi=
sh. Unfortunately, alterations in YouTube's video codex has made the im=
age quality rather bad, but if you can imagine this with slightly better vi=
suals (as I've grown as a video maker) and with=A0<span class=3D"" styl=
e=3D"background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Klingon</span>=A0animals, settings,=
etc:</p>
<p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm"><a href=3D"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D=
C4SwHTp8xRs" target=3D"_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DC4SwHTp8xRs=
</a><br></p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">I appreciate any help!</p><p sty=
le=3D"margin-bottom:0cm">
Best regards</p><p style=3D"margin-bottom:0cm"></p><p style=3D"margin-botto=
m:0cm">Richard</p></div></div>
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