Re: [lojban] Translation

[Gleki Arxokuna <gleki.is.my.name@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 12:14 PM, <bas@underware.nl> wrote:

Here are the 4 lines of text which I’m trying to translate in Lojban. The translator can take lots of freedom, as I can imagine a literal translation is not possible. The most important would be that the structure remains the same. (This project is a hobby which started out of curiosity, but meanwhile grew out of hand. I’ve got 80 translations of this short text, but Lojban would be a real challenge).

Thanks in advance,

Bas

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Don’t be a cuckoo if you’re a nightingale. 

Don’t be a nightingale or a flycatcher, if you’re a dog. 

But anyone can make sound. 

We are “Underware”. 

I'm not sure what is "Underware". The same as "underwear" or some pun intended? Then what is the context of "ware"? I used the translation of "underwear" here:

i ko na cipnrkuku fau lo nu do turdida

i ko na turdida ja sfani bo kavbu fau lo nu do gerku

i ku'i ro da ka'e bacru lo sance

i mi'a lai nenri taxfu

 

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