Re: Bastet Relay Translation Web Finally Up!!

On Fri, 25 May 2001, Sally Caves wrote:

> Hello, Conlangers.  It was an unconscionable delay.  It was
> like writing and publishing a book.  I will never do it this way
> again.
>
Ah, but you did it! And well, too!

>
> I will also need the updated email addresses and websites (if
> any) for the people in the game so long ago.
>
denden.conlang.org doesn't work anymore; but everything is at
http://www.valdyas.org. Thus:

http://http://denden.conlang.org/~bsarempt/andal/peoples_and_places/charya/religion/temple_qunayir.html

becomse:

http://www.valdyas.org/andal/peoples_and_places/charya/religion/temple_qunayir.html


> Please let me know what you think of this joint effort of ours.
> At the very least it demonstrates beautifully that our conlangs
> are not relexes of English or other languages, but have their
> own idioms and registers that "don't quite translate."  Hence the
> transmogrification of the text.  In this one, a cynical little
> poem about not overhearing something, or not being a peeping tom
> turned into a vast Wedding Celebration of the Creator and His/Her
> Creation.  It's wonderful!
>
I can only agree to that.

> I've made a couple of .ra files for my contributions; I also have
> a link to the Proverbs of Bastet (selections)--on the website.
> If anybody else is so moved to put their texts to music, send me
> the file address and I'll link it.  Or even a non-musical reading
> of it.  We need more of this.
>
I'll try to get something recorded, but I haven't had much time for
conlanging lately. I've suddenly acquired interesting work, a small
practice as a technical writer and a real linguist who's using Kura
for real fieldwork!


Boudewijn Rempt  | http://www.valdyas.org

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