Re: Fear Is the Mind Killer

I too have found great enjoyment in Frank Herbert's Dune, and so I
decided to use this passage as a translation exercise for my newest
language. I apologize ahead of time as I have not had time to
translate it to X-Sampa or something like but you can check the
conlang out at: http://www.ibebop.com/conlang/Zordhah

The Fear Mantra is at: http://www.ibebop.com/conlang/ZFear

-- Patrick

On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:11:59 -0000, caeruleancentaur
<caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:
> Many years ago I enjoyed Frank Herbert's "Dune."  I saw a movie
> version of it yesterday afternoon for the umpteenth time on AMC.  I
> was always impressed by the "Fear is the mind killer" passage.
>
> I must not fear.
> Fear is the mind killer.
> Fear is the little-death that btings total obliteration.
> I will face my fear.
> I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
> And when it is gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
> Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
> Only I will survive.
>
> In Senyecan:
>
> vììða ne mucéla.
> to-fear not I-must
>
> tan vììðan tun miinórgun nésa.
> the fear the mind-killer it-is
>
> tan vííðan tan yan tam sólam £éqïam navérca møÞlan
> nésa.
> the fear the which the total obliteration it-brings ittle-death it-is
>
> mùµam vííðam mánta.
> my fear I-face
>
> mum ùpa tèrcöacöe nam mélca muvúnda.
> me over through-and it to-pass I-permit
>
> yum namemélca, nàµom ámßom ócöa tom énrom
> ócöom mupélça.
> when it-has-passed, its path to-see the inner eye I-turn
>
> yu tan vííðan naáta, nècöon váála.
> where the fear it-has-gone, nothing there-is
>
> sóólun mun mutí£a.
> only I I-remain
>
> £ = /l_d_0/
> ç = /ts)/
> ß = /dz)/
> µ = /m_0/
> q = /j\/
>
> Charlie
> http://wiki.frath.net/user:caeruleancentaur
>