A Klingon Surprise

And now, a small surprise both for this blog and for followers of Klingon Teachings.

tlhejwI', qoch - A Klingon Love Poem

Companion, Partner - translated from the original Klingon

Viva Voce, 2013 05 22, 20:00

The last Viva Voce open mic poetry recital of the 2012/2013 season is tonight, at Saith Seren, Wrexham, at 20:00. I could be persuaded to recite poetry in Klingon tonight.

More information after the event. Watch this space.

Companion, Partner

She is one who is dear to me;
Companion, Lover and Partner.
With an unbroken chain of devotion,
We have chosen one another.

My Companion's smile excites
And fascinates me.
Filling my heart with her light.
Fanning the flames
Of fanatical ferocity.
We will never fall out of
Love for one another.

When we are together,
All alone
In the passionate night,
Beneath the naked stars,
She ignites my soul.
She makes me to speak
True words
With a voice of power,
And I am not ashamed to show her
The face of my fear.

In case you were wondering: the Klingon version came first.

tlhejwI', qoch

bangwI' ghaH.
tlhejwI'wI', bangwI',
qochwI' je.
mIr ghorbe'lu'bogh
nurarchuqbogh 'oH
parmaqmaj'e'.
mawIvchuq rIntaH.

montaHvIS muSeymoH,
muvuQtaH je.
tIqwIj teb wovDaj.
matlhejtaHvIS
jIngotlhchoH
'ej jIqu'choH.
not mamuSchuqchoH.

qaStaHvIS ram nong,
Hovmey leghlu'taHvIS bIngDaq,
matlhejchuqtaHvIs,
mamobtaHvIS,
qa'wIj meQmoH;
parmaqmajmo'
mu'mey teH vIbom,
'ej ghogh HoS vIlo'.
jIghIj 'e' vI'anglaH
'ej mutuHmoHQo'.

Edit: I wrote this for one of the radio interviews I did recently. I wrote it in the studio just before the interview, in sight of the show's producer, much to his amazement.

I've since edited and improved upon it.