On 3/9/2021 7:15 AM, mayqel qunen'oS wrote:
yoHbogh matlhbogh je SuvwI'
Say'moHchu' may' 'Iw
The blood of battle washes clean
the warrior brave and true. (Anthem)
Did 'oqranD write this?

He translated it for the Star Trek: Klingon game. It's unclear to me whether this text is a transcription by a Klingonist of what is sung or provided directly by Okrand. The actors were not coached on its pronunciation, so they pronounce it badly.


SuStel:
And it seems to be conjoined by a je, which is why I didn't bring it up.
It doesn't match what Qa'yIn is trying to do. If it had been yoHbogh matlhbogh
SuvwI', it would have been what he was asking about.
Yes, indeed. And this {je} confuses me; isn't the {je} supposed to be
joining only nouns? Or is it being intentionally misused for poetic
reasons?

On the other hand though, perhaps it's used with the "too" meaning of
{je} in mind; i.e. "a warrior who is brave and true too".

The grammar has not been explained to us.

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