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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/9/2017 6:40 PM, Jeremy Silver
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<pre wrap="">A literal translation (without attempting to reproduce the poetry):
*vI'laS HuDmey bIr Hay HopDaq
wutlh pa'mey jaQDaq DIS qanDaq
'IDnar qol'om wov wInejmeH malengnISchoH qaSpa' jajlo'.*
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<pre wrap="">That's a very good start I think.
But it's not merely poetry, it's a song that needs to rhyme and fit the music.</pre>
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<p>Poetry includes rhyme and meter. I was explicitly translating
into prose.</p>
<p>I actively dislike rhyming in Klingon, since you're mostly just
repeating or rhyming suffixes. I prefer alliterating, though
making sure the stress falls on the alliterating syllables is
tough with <b>qaghwI'</b> stealing the stress all the time.</p>
<p>I have yet to find a poetic form that especially suits Klingon.<br>
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