Re: [Translation] The Litany Against Fear

(I've been meaning to do this for some time... Using Shreyas' msg. as
source-- I assume it represents the original text, which has appeared here
before, but I couldn't find it in the archive....)

> I must not fear.
> Fear is the mind-killer.
> Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration.
> I will face my fear.
> I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
> And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
> Where the fear has gone there will be nothing.
> Only I will remain.
In Kash:

ta macayito maliris.
e andiris na ya, yarungombra haniyun.
e andiris na ya, akrakorecu, yarumek re me catakale yuno-yuno.  caçakrum?
macati-manjatito andirismi.
mambuto re yavalin ri vitayemi, ri ciniyemi.
i anju mende yavalin, ma-turn-to içun haniyunimi vara tikas vununi.
riyurun are andiris yu mende yacosa riyun, ta yaleto tape-tapes.
unayo mam naponi

Interlinear:
ta macayito maliris.
   ma.cayi.to ma.liris
not I-must-FUT I-fear (future reinforces the necessity)

e andiris na ya, yarungombra haniyun.
  añ-liris FOC PART ya.rum.kombra haniyu.n
DEF NOML.fear 3s-CAUS-kill soul/mind-ACC
(cleft S, 'it is fear that kills...)

e andiris na ya, akrakorecu,
  añ-liris FOC PART añ-kra-korem+çu
  NOML.fear   NOML-PEJ-death-DIM/PEJ
DEF fear, (bad-)death-little  (another cleft S)

yarumek re me catakale yuno-yuno.
it-cause THAT ls-DAT ACCID-not.be REDUP-all

macati-manjatito andirismi.
I-confront-FUT fear.my

mambuto re yavalin ri vitayemi, ri ciniyemi.
I-permit-FUT THAT it-pass LOC above-DAT-my, LOC middle-DAT-my

i anju mende yavalin, mamaçando içun haniyunimi
and when PERF it.pass, I-turn-FUT eye soul/mind-GEN-my

vara matikas vununi.
in.order I-see course/direction-its

ri yurun are andiris yu mende yacosa riyun, ta yaleto tape-tapes.
LOC place REL fear that PERF it-go there(far), not there.is-FUT
nothing-at-all

i unayo mam naponi
and remain I(emph) the.only

Two new words came about as a result: cati 'to face, come before (of anim.,
esp. humans)' (related to kati 'the face') and derivs.: compd. verb+mañ-verb
is reciprocal-- go face to face, confront, and _tracati_ (lit., un-face) to
avert one's face/gaze, turn away from

And a by-product: candri 'to face (of inanim.)' e.g. puna yu yacandri ures
'that house faces west' (related to kandi 'front')

And I've never been happy with _ri cini-_ 'LOC middle...' for 'through', but
nothing better has presented itself.
(Hoping that with all the cut/pastes and corrections, the text and inter.
match up :-)))) )

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