anelvdodanete hnadvga utli-iyosdv
sinv nasgidv hnadvgise,
adelisgananedi hawina kanohesgi vhnai.
ᎠᏯ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ,
ᎠᏁᎸᏙᏓᏁᏖ ᎿᏛᎦ ᎤᏟ-ᎢᏲᏍᏛ
ᏏᏅ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎿᏛᎩᏎ,
ᎠᏕᎵᏍᎦᎾᏁᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎥᎿᎢ.
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
aya uwasa gesvase asgaya / ᎠᏯ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ
aya uwasa gesvase asgaya,
anelvdodanete hnadvga utli-iyosdv
sinv nasgidv hnadvgise,
adelisgananedi hawina kanohesgi vhnai.
ᎠᏯ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ,
ᎠᏁᎸᏙᏓᏁᏖ ᎿᏛᎦ ᎤᏟ-ᎢᏲᏍᏛ
ᏏᏅ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎿᏛᎩᏎ,
ᎠᏕᎵᏍᎦᎾᏁᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎥᎿᎢ.
anelvdodanete hnadvga utli-iyosdv
sinv nasgidv hnadvgise,
adelisgananedi hawina kanohesgi vhnai.
ᎠᏯ ᎤᏩᏌ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ,
ᎠᏁᎸᏙᏓᏁᏖ ᎿᏛᎦ ᎤᏟ-ᎢᏲᏍᏛ
ᏏᏅ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᎿᏛᎩᏎ,
ᎠᏕᎵᏍᎦᎾᏁᏗ ᎭᏫᎾ ᎧᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎥᎿᎢ.
Gymnosophia LIII - I cannot Take Responsibility (+translations)
I cannot take responsibility
for all that those
of my gender have done,
or my country,
or my ethnicity.
I am only a man,
trying to do better
than they have done,
in spite of history.
[portunhol surenho]
Non posso assumir responsabilidade
por tudo o que aqueles
do meu género fizeram,
ou meu país
ou minha etnia.
Eu só sou um homem,
tentando fazer meshor
do que eles fizeram,
apesar da historia.
[español]
No puedo asumir la responsabilidad
por todo lo que aquellos
de mi género han hecho,
o mi país,
o mi origen étnico.
Solo soy un hombre,
tratando de hacerlo mejor
de lo que han hecho,
a pesar de la historia.
[français]
Je ne peux pas prendre la responsabilité
pour tout ce que ceux
de mon genre ont fait,
ou mon pays,
ou mon appartenance ethnique.
Je ne suis qu'un homme
en essayant de faire mieux
qu'ils ont fait,
malgré l'histoire.
for all that those
of my gender have done,
or my country,
or my ethnicity.
I am only a man,
trying to do better
than they have done,
in spite of history.
[portunhol surenho]
Non posso assumir responsabilidade
por tudo o que aqueles
do meu género fizeram,
ou meu país
ou minha etnia.
Eu só sou um homem,
tentando fazer meshor
do que eles fizeram,
apesar da historia.
[español]
No puedo asumir la responsabilidad
por todo lo que aquellos
de mi género han hecho,
o mi país,
o mi origen étnico.
Solo soy un hombre,
tratando de hacerlo mejor
de lo que han hecho,
a pesar de la historia.
[français]
Je ne peux pas prendre la responsabilité
pour tout ce que ceux
de mon genre ont fait,
ou mon pays,
ou mon appartenance ethnique.
Je ne suis qu'un homme
en essayant de faire mieux
qu'ils ont fait,
malgré l'histoire.
Here are the all-time top ten posts in this blog:
Title Date Published No, of Visits
Prayer for the World 19 July 2017 110
Arcanum Zero 30 Sept. 2017 94
Morning Sky 28 May 2018 91
Gymniad XXIII - I Do My Best 4 Jan. 2018 87
gado-usdi aya 11 May 2018 84
Rumer 8 Oct. 2017 82
I Will Be Guided 13 Oct. 2017 80
Happy Birthday 5 Oct. 2016 79
Gymniad XXX - Reflection 12 Jan. 2018 79
Gymniad LI - Ancestral Campfires 24 Jan. 2018 73
This morning I reviewed these posts, looking for commonalities or a pattern, whether in the poems or the illustrations. As to subject matter, these are all over the place. Prayer for the World and I Will Be Guided, both sound rather religious. The former, one of my own favorites, is illustrated with a scene from nature, and the latter with a photo of a Durga statuette. Prayer has translations, while Guided has only a Hindi translation.
Arcanum Zero is political, illustrated with a Tarot card, and no doubt appeals to the hope that the current nightmare will soon end, as it predicts.
Morning Sky is a very dramatic photograph--no poem needed.
The Gymniad series, which is about nudity and its significance in my life and for the world, is represented by three posts. XXIII, I Do My Best, is accompanied by a quite immodest, but natural, nude selfie. XXX, Reflection, is illustrated by a not-very-revealing nude selfie, and LI, Ancestral Campfires, has another immodest nude selfie. The poems, it seems to me, are of average quality, and were probably boosted by the subject or the illustrations. The last two are accompanied by translations. Of the many poem series in the blog, Gymniad has been the most popular. I'm relieved that it is not more dominant in this list than it is.
"gado-usdi" is in Udugi, not accompanied by a translation. Personally, I think the high number of visits was a fluke. The illustration is a photo of Native American jewelry/craft items. Fluke or not, I've been surprised by the warm reception the Udugi language has received, both in the US and in Europe.
Rumer is one of my own favorites, so I'm glad it's on the list. It has translations, and is illustrated by a nice beach photo.
Happy Birthday has been on the top-ten list ever since the blog was started. The poem is nice enough, but I think the success of the post is mostly due to the illustration, a lovely photo of my mother when she was in her twenties. My mother was quite a looker when she was young, and was often compared to movie stars of the time, such as Maureen O'Hara and Rita Hayworth. Some of these visits were, no doubt, from family members.
The blog posts have had 42,537 visits, and there are 1,116 posts, so the average number of visits per post is about 38. I'm hoping that this number will go higher. Thanks to all of you for your interest and support.
Title Date Published No, of Visits
Prayer for the World 19 July 2017 110
Arcanum Zero 30 Sept. 2017 94
Morning Sky 28 May 2018 91
Gymniad XXIII - I Do My Best 4 Jan. 2018 87
gado-usdi aya 11 May 2018 84
Rumer 8 Oct. 2017 82
I Will Be Guided 13 Oct. 2017 80
Happy Birthday 5 Oct. 2016 79
Gymniad XXX - Reflection 12 Jan. 2018 79
Gymniad LI - Ancestral Campfires 24 Jan. 2018 73
This morning I reviewed these posts, looking for commonalities or a pattern, whether in the poems or the illustrations. As to subject matter, these are all over the place. Prayer for the World and I Will Be Guided, both sound rather religious. The former, one of my own favorites, is illustrated with a scene from nature, and the latter with a photo of a Durga statuette. Prayer has translations, while Guided has only a Hindi translation.
Arcanum Zero is political, illustrated with a Tarot card, and no doubt appeals to the hope that the current nightmare will soon end, as it predicts.
Morning Sky is a very dramatic photograph--no poem needed.
The Gymniad series, which is about nudity and its significance in my life and for the world, is represented by three posts. XXIII, I Do My Best, is accompanied by a quite immodest, but natural, nude selfie. XXX, Reflection, is illustrated by a not-very-revealing nude selfie, and LI, Ancestral Campfires, has another immodest nude selfie. The poems, it seems to me, are of average quality, and were probably boosted by the subject or the illustrations. The last two are accompanied by translations. Of the many poem series in the blog, Gymniad has been the most popular. I'm relieved that it is not more dominant in this list than it is.
"gado-usdi" is in Udugi, not accompanied by a translation. Personally, I think the high number of visits was a fluke. The illustration is a photo of Native American jewelry/craft items. Fluke or not, I've been surprised by the warm reception the Udugi language has received, both in the US and in Europe.
Rumer is one of my own favorites, so I'm glad it's on the list. It has translations, and is illustrated by a nice beach photo.
Happy Birthday has been on the top-ten list ever since the blog was started. The poem is nice enough, but I think the success of the post is mostly due to the illustration, a lovely photo of my mother when she was in her twenties. My mother was quite a looker when she was young, and was often compared to movie stars of the time, such as Maureen O'Hara and Rita Hayworth. Some of these visits were, no doubt, from family members.
The blog posts have had 42,537 visits, and there are 1,116 posts, so the average number of visits per post is about 38. I'm hoping that this number will go higher. Thanks to all of you for your interest and support.
Monday, August 27, 2018
uyelvha agadohvsdi 11 - iga gesvase uwetsi-ageyv
iga gesvase uwetsi-ageyv ugitsisgv vhnai,
ale svnoyi, nasgi-ageyv ulv.
iga nvatsiyanodase vlenidohvne,
ale svnoyi iyadadvnedase ayohuhisdine.
aseno svnoyi tla galulogase noquisidine,
ale nasgidv yeli-tsulvsada
adasehedase nvnohine
nudale iga nahnai.
ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏪᏥ-ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᎩᏥᏍᎬ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᏒᏃᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ-ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᎸ.
ᎢᎦ ᏅᎠᏥᏯᏃᏓᏎ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᏒᏃᏱ ᎢᏯᏓᏛᏁᏓᏎ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏁ.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏒᏃᏱ Ꮭ ᎦᎷᎶᎦᏎ ᏃᏈᏏᏗᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏰᎵ-ᏧᎸᏌᏓ
ᎠᏓᏎᎮᏓᏎ ᏅᏃᎯᏁ
ᏄᏓᎴ ᎢᎦ ᎾᎿᎢ.
ale svnoyi, nasgi-ageyv ulv.
iga nvatsiyanodase vlenidohvne,
ale svnoyi iyadadvnedase ayohuhisdine.
aseno svnoyi tla galulogase noquisidine,
ale nasgidv yeli-tsulvsada
adasehedase nvnohine
nudale iga nahnai.
ᎢᎦ ᎨᏒᎠᏎ ᎤᏪᏥ-ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᎩᏥᏍᎬ ᎥᎿᎢ,
ᎠᎴ ᏒᏃᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ-ᎠᎨᏴ ᎤᎸ.
ᎢᎦ ᏅᎠᏥᏯᏃᏓᏎ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᏒᏃᏱ ᎢᏯᏓᏛᏁᏓᏎ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏁ.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᏒᏃᏱ Ꮭ ᎦᎷᎶᎦᏎ ᏃᏈᏏᏗᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩᏛ ᏰᎵ-ᏧᎸᏌᏓ
ᎠᏓᏎᎮᏓᏎ ᏅᏃᎯᏁ
ᏄᏓᎴ ᎢᎦ ᎾᎿᎢ.
Day Is the Daughter of the Dawn
Day is the daughter of the dawn,
and night, her sister.
Day recalls the course of life,
and night prefigures death.
But night is not without its stars,
which clearly point the way
into another day.
and night, her sister.
Day recalls the course of life,
and night prefigures death.
But night is not without its stars,
which clearly point the way
into another day.
Sunday, August 26, 2018
uyelvha agadohvsdi 10 - aya tla yeliquase unadvnelvdi
aya tla yeliquase unadvnelvdi
uwasa saquu ukadvdine,
saquu igohidane,
saquu hananine,
saquu vlenidohvne
equa elohi didla,
igvnisisgi ganvhidv igohida
aya adanitlvdise nasgidvne.
aya unadvnelvdose
ohisdidine,
ale anvdadisdose
nigadv walinohiyasgvne..
ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎤᎾᏛᏁᎸᏗ
ᎤᏩᏌ ᏌᏊ ᎤᎧᏛᏗᏁ,
ᏌᏊ ᎢᎪᎯᏓᏁ,
ᏌᏊ ᎭᎾᏂᏁ,
ᏌᏊ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏁ
ᎡᏆ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏜ,
ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎦᏅᎯᏛ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ
ᎠᏯ ᎠᏓᏂᏢᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏁ.
ᎠᏯ ᎤᎾᏛᏁᎸᏙᏎ
ᎣᎯᏍᏗᏗᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏎ
ᏂᎦᏛ ᏩᎵᏃᎯᏯᏍᎬᏁ..
uwasa saquu ukadvdine,
saquu igohidane,
saquu hananine,
saquu vlenidohvne
equa elohi didla,
igvnisisgi ganvhidv igohida
aya adanitlvdise nasgidvne.
aya unadvnelvdose
ohisdidine,
ale anvdadisdose
nigadv walinohiyasgvne..
ᎠᏯ Ꮭ ᏰᎵᏆᏎ ᎤᎾᏛᏁᎸᏗ
ᎤᏩᏌ ᏌᏊ ᎤᎧᏛᏗᏁ,
ᏌᏊ ᎢᎪᎯᏓᏁ,
ᏌᏊ ᎭᎾᏂᏁ,
ᏌᏊ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲᏁ
ᎡᏆ ᎡᎶᎯ ᏗᏜ,
ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎦᏅᎯᏛ ᎢᎪᎯᏓ
ᎠᏯ ᎠᏓᏂᏢᏗᏎ ᎾᏍᎩᏛᏁ.
ᎠᏯ ᎤᎾᏛᏁᎸᏙᏎ
ᎣᎯᏍᏗᏗᏁ,
ᎠᎴ ᎠᏅᏓᏗᏍᏙᏎ
ᏂᎦᏛ ᏩᎵᏃᎯᏯᏍᎬᏁ..
Gymnosophia LII - I Cannot Show (+translations)
I cannot show
only one face,
one time,
one place,
one life
to the world,
when for so long
I've been
collecting them.
I shall show
the best,
and remember
all the rest.
[portunhol surenho]
Non posso mostrar
só um rosto,
um tempo,
um lugar,
uma vida
para o mundo,
quando por tanto tempo
eu estive
coletando-os.
Vou mostrar
os meshores,
y lembrar
todo o resto.
[español]
No puedo enseñar
solo una cara,
un tiempo,
un lugar,
una vida
al mundo,
cuando por tanto tiempo
he estado
recogiéndolos.
Mostraré
los mejores,
y me acordaré
de todo el resto.
[français]
Je ne peux pas montrer
un seul visage,
un temps,
un lieu,
une vie
au monde,
quand pour si longtemps
Je les ai été
collectionnant.
Je montrerai
les meilleurs,
Et me rappellerai
de tout le reste.
only one face,
one time,
one place,
one life
to the world,
when for so long
I've been
collecting them.
I shall show
the best,
and remember
all the rest.
[portunhol surenho]
Non posso mostrar
só um rosto,
um tempo,
um lugar,
uma vida
para o mundo,
quando por tanto tempo
eu estive
coletando-os.
Vou mostrar
os meshores,
y lembrar
todo o resto.
[español]
No puedo enseñar
solo una cara,
un tiempo,
un lugar,
una vida
al mundo,
cuando por tanto tiempo
he estado
recogiéndolos.
Mostraré
los mejores,
y me acordaré
de todo el resto.
[français]
Je ne peux pas montrer
un seul visage,
un temps,
un lieu,
une vie
au monde,
quand pour si longtemps
Je les ai été
collectionnant.
Je montrerai
les meilleurs,
Et me rappellerai
de tout le reste.