From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Mon Dec 11 11:13:20 2006 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:13:20 -0800 (PST) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GtqaC-0001FO-QE for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:13:00 -0800 Received: from rlpowell by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1GtqaC-0001FH-HW for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:13:00 -0800 Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:13:00 -0800 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: cipni secau lo jamfu Message-ID: <20061211191300.GU31052@chain.digitalkingdom.org> Mail-Followup-To: lojban-list@lojban.org References: <492596e80612102127s5cc364b8u60f2e18187e6fe20@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <492596e80612102127s5cc364b8u60f2e18187e6fe20@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) From: Robin Lee Powell X-archive-position: 13337 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 01:27:40PM +0800, Wang Xuerui wrote: > Here's my recent translation, {cipni secau lo jamfu} > > .i ti'e lo cipni goi ko'a cu zasti secau lo jamfu I hear there's a bird without feet. > .i ko'a .uu kakne po'o lonu ze'e vofli Poor bird, able only to always fly. > .i ba lonu ko'a co'a tatpi ku ko'a sipna tu'i lo brife After it starts to get tired, it sleeps on the wind. > .i ko'a paroi lambi'o le terdi It once went to ground. > .i loza'i go'i ku cumki ba lonu ko'a co'i mrobi'o This was possible after it died. > Is it correct? I have no idea; I've never read the original. What it *is* is fucking depressing as hell. You should put up a warning. :-( -Robin -- http://www.digitalkingdom.org/~rlpowell/ *** http://www.lojban.org/ Reason #237 To Learn Lojban: "Homonyms: Their Grate!" Proud Supporter of the Singularity Institute - http://singinst.org/ To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.