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[lojban-beginners] Re: "tavla lo na'e te djuno", talking to the unknown, an accidental poem (with translation)



 It is... but what does "you are what and loved?" mean other than "what are you other than loved?"
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ --gejyspa


On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Luke Bergen <lukeabergen@gmail.com> wrote:
.ui .u'a. I'm a little confused about the last line though. Why do you translate {gi'e} as "other than"? I thought that {gi'e} was an afterthought "and"?

- Luke Bergen



On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:32 AM, Stela Selckiku <selckiku@gmail.com> wrote:
mi'e la stela selckiku
I'm the Lock Key-Opened.

doi na'e te djuno do mo .i do mo
To the Unknown, who are you? ÂWho are you?

.i do mo ca le nu cerni cikna
Who are you when you morning wake?

.i do mo ca le nu nicte sipna
Who are you when you nighttime sleep?

.i do mo doi na'e te djuno do'u
What do you do, O Unknown,

gi'e se prami
Other than be loved?

mu'o
Over.