The LCC2 Relay
Welcome to the LCC Relay! Use the navigation ring below to choose a destination:
Introduction | Rules | Participants | Summary | FAQ
Previous LCC Relays | All Previous Relays
15. Kamakawi by David Peterson
Texts
Previous (George Baker, Esperanto)
|
Kamakawi "E Leya Hala'i, Kala" A hala'imu iko ikeve'a uku i keve'ave'a. Ka olomo ei kana iolu a, kepe ewe'i i leya. Ae hekala leya, taketake hala'i, i'i ti: "Pu'uke! Ka itu ia i'i!" Ka ulaya ei i ika ti: "Ai hala'i oi oala ai, he leya ai? Inimana!" Ka kalaka amo ti: "Ea, a oala leya tou, evi keve'a neape." Ka ulaya ei i amo ti: "Ai hala'i ia ti kane ai?" "Ai he'ea ia ai? A kala ei i ia aele takeonono e he'ea." Kau tovukale oalala tie leya i'i kaepe lalau ie leya aeiu iolu poiu. Oku kae kala leya i'i okuka. |
Smooth English "The Living, Talking Rock" This strange tale occurred in the distant past. I was walking along the lake, when I kicked a rock. The rock, as if it were alive, said to me: "Stop! You hurt me!" I asked myself, "Do rocks live and talk? Impossible!" It replied, "Yes, rocks can talk, but only if we remember to." I aksed it, "How do you live your life?" "Are you listening? I talk to you because you agree to listen." The rock's words made me angry, so I chucked it into the lake. The rock has never spoken to me again. |
|
|
Smooth English Translation of the Esperanto Text "The Living, Speaking Stone" It happened long ago this strange story. I was walking there beside the lake when I kicked a stone. The stone, as if alive, said to me: "Halt! Stop that. That really bothers me." I asked myself: "The stone lives and speaks? Impossible!" It responded: "Truly a stone speaks, but only if it remembers to do so." And I asked it: "How do you live?" "Are you listening? I'm speaking to you because you agree to listen." The words of the stone made me angry, so I threw the stone into the lake. After that time the stone never spoke to me again. | ||
Website: http://dedalvs.com/kamakawi/