Ma smuk,
Haykuri sna’o ayngeyä lor nìtxan lu nang! What a beautiful collection of haiku! I was genuinely impressed—and touched—by the effort and creativity that went into the submissions. Deciding on the winner wasn’t easy.
Here’s how I proceeded. First, I copied all 30+ poems into a separate document, completely anonymously, and printed it out. Then I went through each one carefully. I found myself writing Nice! in the margins many times, and Lovely! more than once. A few had minor grammatical problems, so I eliminated those from consideration. But I was still left with a large and wonderful collection. Most touched on nature, especially the images of falling leaves and approaching cold. Some seemed spiritual. Others were mysterious and thought-provoking. At least one related to the plot of Avatar. And many made me smile.
Although, as I say, the choice was difficult, in the end I chose this haiku for the purpose of today’s interview:
Srew, ma frapo, srew.
Au a’eoio.
Ftxozä sivi ko!Tìng mikyun
The author’s translation is:
Dance, everyone, dance.
Ceremonial drumming.
Let us celebrate!
(Mìftxele, notice that the English is a bona fide haiku itself!)
I especially liked this one for several reasons. It sounds great; the second line is the shortest of all but contains the most syllables (sìlronsem nìngay, kefyak?); it’s upbeat; and I won’t have too much trouble memorizing it. 🙂
Seykxel sì nitram to the author, Prrton!
And congratulations to everyone who participated. If you haven’t already, please take a good look at the impressive collection of submissions (link in the previous post). Once again, the Community has made me feel proud.
UPDATE Oct. 25: Ulte set . . . mokri ngopyuä! I’ve added Prrton’s recording of his haiku to the text. Enjoy!
Tewti! That surely is very impressive indeed! A great haiku, am’aluke. Seykxel sì nitram ma Prrton! Nga lu tsulfätu leNa’vi nìngay. 😀
Mllte ngahu nìwotx, ma Karyu.
Sna’o aywayä a plltxe rolo’eia oer nìtxan! We have so many talented and inspiring people in our community. Truely amazing!
Seykxel sì nitram, ma Prrton. 🙂
Tìftxey atxantsan ma Karyu – mllte ngahu nìwotx!
Ma Prrton – seykxel nìtramsì!
Ma frapo,
Ayngaru seiyi irayo, slä nìngay ke ’efu oe pxan, nìpxi aylaheto mìftxele ke lu pxan kaw’it. Hufwa txina säfpìl oeta a fìhaykuä lu fyin, tsalsungay ranìl tseyä oet vingkap nìfya’o a rì’ìr si wawer fì’uä a lu hapxìtu fìlì’fyaolo’ä. Tì’efumì oeyä, yueya frapo fratrr srew nì’it fa fwa za’u, pängkxo fìtsap, tìng, tel, srìn… Oeri, fì’it fìfnetìsrusewä leiu oeyk a fko ftxozä si nìtut.
Viveiar, ma frapo, vivar srivew ayoeng ’awsiteng nìNa’vi nìlkeftang…
Lora säfpìl nìngay, ma tsmukan apxan. Seykxel sì nitram. Ulte, rutxe ziva’u fte srivew mì Famrel nìNa’vi Nì’aw! 😉
Seykxel sì nitram, ma Prrton!
It was worth to take part in the contest; it is honour to be defeated by such great person 🙂
Seykel Sì Nìtram, Ma Prrten!
An excellent haiku! I hope I can catch the program when it’s released.
Kaltxì ma Prrton
Ngaru tsulfä nang ! ^_^
Eywa ngahu