Star Trek Klingon Hamlet taH pagh taHbe' (To be or not to be)

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2092459/
Here it is! The premiere of Klingon Hamlet: taH Pagh taHbe', a Still Picture Production performed by Brian Rivera and directed by Amir Sharafeh. In honor of Star Trek, Klingons and lovers of the works of Shakespeare. We had to rush things (my fault), and this vid is a rough rendition that I need to tweak the conversion on, but nonetheless - Qapla'!

PS Among many others, many thanks of course to Nick Nicholas and Lawrence Schoen and the rest of the Klingon Language Institute. For further knowledge, please check out there website starting from here: http://www.kli.org/stuff/Hamlet.html

www.myspace.com/klingonhamlet

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[Villazonlover1]

Any chance of a script in Klingon???? pleeeeeease

[klingonhamlet]

@Villazonlover1 I would buy a full copy of the book or contact the Klingon Language Institute. I'm not saying this to be a jerk. You see, when I first heard of this translation, I looked everywhere for JUST a copy of this soliloquy, to no avail. I eventually caved in and bemoanedly bought a copy of the whole book. At the time, I was a little annoyed as I only wanted that monologue, but when I looked back, I realized it was important to support the KLI wiht my purchase for their hard work.

[klingonhamlet]

@Villazonlover1 I hope you understand. If anything, one of the chief translators, Nick NIcholas, posted half the soliloquy script somewhere online.

[rzbk]

jIHvaD bIDDaq tIq Dachevta'. Qapla'!!!

[klingonhamlet]

@rzbk Pardon my poor knowledge of the language, but...I broke your heart on half the screen? I hope in a nonlethal, adoring way. qatlho'!

[sketchbookessay]

Klingon sounds like a mixture of Polynesian languages, Native American languages, Dutch, and Korean.

[klingonhamlet]

@sketchbookessay And Vietnamese. Really.

[silverunya]

I was delighted when I found this video (probably a year ago) and in fact showed it to nearly all if not all of my friends.Incredible performance. I only wish there were more.

[ashamon69]

Okay this is just awesome! I would pay to see this thing completed...!

[IndigoGardenTribal]

Absolutely AWESOME!!! MAJ!!!!!!

[TheSvinjac]

you people are retarted...

[SteampunkPagan]

@jaspertjie

I used to learn Klingon but then I took a phaser to the knee

[JossJossJoss1]

crap, I'm in that part of youtube. again.

[FrankoLwizyann]

I'll take natlangs over conlangs anyday, and even though Klingon doesn't interest me all that much, this video is kind of cool. =)

[Reingur]

This is just the best!

According to Guinness Book of records from 2006; KLINGON is the most common non natural language on Earth. I think that Shakespeare would be pleased to know that we have spread his work across our galaxy.

[kpingvin]

he smashed it! xD

[jaspertjie]

I used to learn Klingon, like some of you. Then I took an arrow to the knee.

[KageNekoSekusu]

SoH 'oH Dun QaQ ta'pu' SoH qem quv Daq lIj tuq