From robin@Bilkent.EDU.TR Mon Feb 22 02:36:03 1999 X-Digest-Num: 70 Message-ID: <44114.70.378.959273824@eGroups.com> Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 12:36:03 +0200 From: Robin Turner Subject: Is this translation OK? -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Bob's text Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 18:18:22 +0200 From: Robin Turner Reply-To: International Auxiliary Languages Organization: Bilkent University To: Multiple recipients of list AUXLANG References: <36CCC976.D699EC8@gci-net.com> <36CD7DD1.37DD5849@amu.edu.pl> Michael Farris wrote: [cut] > > De li caudardess que contracte-se desde nov verita > > De li pigress que es content con semi-veritas, > > De li arogantie que pensa it > > conosse tot li verita > > O Deo de Verita, ples liberar nos. > > --Ancian Oration > > >From the cowardess that withdraws from new truth, > >From the ----(poverty, ignorance?????)------ which is content with semi-truths > >From the arrogrance that believes it knows all truth, > O God of Truth, please free us. > -Ancient prayer. > > (IMHO It works better in English with the "O God please deliver us" at the > beginning. doi kamjetcevni ko bandu mi'a lenu to'erdarsi ninjetni rivbi .e lenu xabjetni sesmansa naldjuno .e lenu rojetni krici tcejgira co'o mi'e robin.