[Tlhingan-hol] wedding vows - heartbeat?

[Steven Boozer]

Felix:
> In paq'batlh, {joq} is used to refer to the beating of hearts:
> 
> =======================
> Suto'vo'qor botlhDaq
> pe'vIl joqchu'taH
> quvbogh 'ej valbogh tIqDu' tIQ
> =======================
> SIqral bIQtIqDaq
> joqtaHbogh molor tIqDu' qem qeylIS
> bIQ DoqDaq tlhabmoH
> =======================

{joqtaHbogh molor tIqDu'} "Molor's still-beating hearts" (PB)

Another example from paq'batlh:

  Hay'chu' luneHqu'
  vaj pe'vIl joqqu'
  cha' tlhIngan tIqDu' 

  Both Klingon hearts beat, 
  At their strongest, 
  In lust for blood. (paq'raD, Canto 23, p. 167)

N.B. {pe'vIl} used twice with {joq} and in all three examples: {tIqDu'} - Klingons have two hearts!


> So, "my heart beats only for you" could perhaps be translated with
> {tIqwIj DajoqmoH SoH neH}.

"Only you cause my heart to beat"

Why not translate it literally if we can:

  SoHvaD neH joq(taH) tIqwIj
  my heart beats only for you


--
Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons