Notes from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Inside the commercially available script for you won't find much Klingon. The lines designated to be spoken in Klingon appear, parenthetically, in English. During the making of the film Marc Okrand created notes and tapes for the Klingon actors to work from in preparing their lines. Some samples of these appear below; the scene number refers to the version of the script in use when the actors were given the Klingon material, and does not precisely correspond to the numbering of the final script.

Scene 32 This portion of the scene in which the alien ambassadors meet was apparently cut from the final film. It's unclear from materials at hand if Korrd's lines were to be subtitled in English or not.

Korrd Romulan women belong on their backs! {Dung-Daq legh 'ej Qot-nIS-taH ro- mu-luS-ngan be'-pu'}

Korrd The only thing I want you to open is your blouse. {yIv-beH-lIj neH Da-poS-moH vI- neH}

Korrd I've heard Romulan women are different {pIm-law' ro-mu-luS-ngan be' porgh}

Scene 45 Vixis Captain Klaa, we have a target in sight. A probe of ancient origin. {tlh'a' HoD, DoS wI-puS-taH. nej- wI' tIQ 'oH}

Klaa Difficult to hit? wI-qIp-meH Qatlh-'a'

Vixis Most difficult. Qatlh-qu'

Klaa Good. maj

Scene 48 Klaa Shooting space garbage is no test of a warrior's mettle. I need a target that fights back. {logh veQ-Daq bach-chugh, yoH 'e' tob-laH-be' Suv-wI'. mu-Suv-bogh DoS vI-poQ}

Vixis Captain, we are receiving a priority message from Operations Command. {HoD, yo'-SeH yaH-nIv-vo' potlh De' wI-Hev-taH}

Klingon Commander "Captain Klaa, proceed to Nimbus III. A criminal has succeeded in taking hostages. One hostage is a Klingon diplomat. One is a Terran. One is a Romulan. Do not delay. Alter your course now. Defend the Klingon race with honor. Success." {tlh'a' HoD, nIm-buS wej yI-ghoS. vub-pu' jon-ta' HeS-wI'. wa' vub ghaH tlhI-ngan ghar-wI'-'e'. wa' ghaH te-ra'-ngan-'e'. mIm-Qo'. DaH He-raj yI-choH. batlh tlhI- ngan Segh yI-Hub. Qap-la'.}

<[Note that the Klingon rendering leaves out any mention of the Romulan captive -LMS]>

Vixis One of the hostages is a Klingon. tlhIngan ghaH wa'

Klaa And the others? latlh

Vixis A Terran and a Romulan. {wa' te-ra'-ngan je wa' ro-mu-luS- ngan}

Klaa That means the Federation will be sending a rescue ship of its own. Plot course for Nimbus III. I've always wanted to engage a Federation ship. {vaj toD-Duj-Daj ngeH-bej DI-vI'. nIm-buS wej ma-ghoS, He yI-nab. reH DI-vI' Duj vI-Suv vI-neH}

Scene 64 Vixis We've just received an encoded message on the Federation frequency. The Starship Enterprise has been dispatched to Nimbus III. {DI-vI' Se' wI-'Ij-taH-vIS DaH ngoq- De' wI-Hev-ta'. nIm-buS wej-Daq 'ej-Do' ''en-tep-ray' ngoH-lu'pu'}

Klaa Enterprise? That's Kirk's ship. ''en-tep-ray'-'a'. qIrq Duj 'oH

Vixis "There will be no peace as long as Kirk lives." Our Empire's highest bounty has been placed on his head. {yIn-taH-vIS qIrq DuH-be' roj. jon- lu'-meH wo'-maj pop tIn law' Hoch tIn puS}

Klaa James T. Kirk. I've followed his history since I was a boy. A man to admire... and hate. If I could defeat Kirk... {jemS tIy qIrq. loD-Hom jIH-DI' qIrq qun vI-qIm-choH. ghot-vam Ho'-lu'. 'ej muS-lu'. qIrq vI-jey-laH- chugh...

Vixis You would be the greatest warrior in the galaxy. {qIb-Daq Suv-wI'-'e' SoH Dun law' Hoch Dun puS}

Klaa Maximum speed! Success! nom yI-ghoS-qu! Qap-la'

Vixis Success, my captain. Qap-la', HoD-wI'

Scene 122 Vixis Estimating attack range in 8,000 kellicams. {chorgh-SaD qe-lI'-qam HIv-chuq 'e' vI-noH}

Klaa Stealth approach. Slow to one- quarter impulse power. Prepare to cloak. Engage cloaking device. {ghoS-meH yI-pegh. cha'-maH-vagh vatlh-vI' Hong, QIt yI-ghoS. yI-So'- rup. So'-wI' yI'chu'}

Scene 127 Klaa Kirk! He's on the shuttlecraft! qIrq. Duj-Hom-Daq ghaH-taH

Scene 134 Klaa Stand by to de-cloak and for firing. yI-So'-Ha'-rup, yI-ghuS

Scene 142 Klaa Bear on Enterprise ''en-tep-ray' yI-ghoS

Scene 144 Vixis Enterprise targeted. ''en-tep-ray' 'oH DoS-'e'

Klaa Firing! vI-baH

Scene 146 Klaa Track her course! He-Daj yI-qIm

Damn he's good. ghuy' po'-qu'

Scene 174 Klaa Plot course 0.0.5.6.0.6. {He pagh-pagh-vagh-jav-pagh-jav yI-nab}

Vixis But, Captain, that course will take us into the Barrier as well. It's certain death. {'ach, HoD, Hev-vetlh wI-ghoS- chugh veH tIn wI-'el maH-'e'. ma- Hegh-bej-qu'}

Klaa Where Kirk goes, we follow. qIrq wI-tlha'-taH-qu'

Scene 252 Vixis Enterprise defense systems are down. Captain, they don't know we're here. {'en-tep-ray' Hub pat-mey lu-chu'- be'-lu'-pu'. HoD, na-Dev maH 'e' lu- Sov-be'

Klaa They will in a moment. tugh lu-Sov-bej

Scene 269 Korrd Release him. yI-jon-Ha'

Scene 269 Korrd Enjoy yourselves. That's an order. We're here. pu-tIv-'egh. qa-ra'-qu'