Re: A short poem in Lassaptakl

On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Sally Caves wrote:

> This little Lassaptaki poem by Ryokan would have made
> a great poem for a Relay Translation Game:
> short, rational, beautiful... and it still would have changed.
>
> Translated into Teonaht:
>
> Celil   tesa li             korhily tambojo;
> in-the  city the (non.vol.) flute   drum-and;
>
> Naril  elmen    idpporot li            htilio.
> on-the mountain of-pine  the (non.vol) whisper
>
>         In the city the flute and drum;
>         On the mountain the whispering of pine.
>
Oyod.yo             zi.tarin.nuno terta.nuno ga
captital_city.INESS AUG.flute.DUR drum.DUR  NOM
In the capital there is [always] piping and drumming

(First I had _zitarin y terta ga_ 'There are pipes and drums')

Barushes.yülish tan weimun sasa    ga
mountain.SUPER  RTV tree   whisper NOM
On top of the mountains there is the whispering of the tree.

What a very, very Charyan sentiment, this! Especially when
taking into account all the various connotations of flutes,
drums and trees.

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

(Who's still working on Kura....)