speak of another matter entirely:

{DaH may' bom pIm Dabom.}
Well, that's another matter altogether.

This is a line excerpted from a Klingon poem. Poetry plays a prominent role in Klingon mating behavior. The female typically roars, throws heavy objects, and claws at her partner. The male reads love poetry and, as Worf put it, "ducks a lot." This particular line is interesting because it reinforces the importance of song as a memory-triggering device. The literal, though less poetic, translation of the line is "When my blood sings, I remember you." Presumably the blood's song concerns the beloved individual.

Though the subtleties of Klingon music are not often appreciated by non-Klingons, songs are a very important part of Klingon culture, for it is through song that much history---both political and personal---is preserved. Great accomplishments are commonly immortalized in song, as are Klingon attitudes. Because songs are repeated, the same way proverbs are repeated, they help to preserve tradition as well as to teach the young. The singing of a song typically marks an occasion as momentous. Appropriately, Gowron tried to get Worf to join his cause by referring to this element of Klingon culture: "We will do great deeds in the coming days, deeds worthy of song." Klingons are also well known for their extensive collection of drinking songs.