wo' puqpu' chaH. SaHHa'ghach ghaH loDHomvam'e'. quvHa'ghach ghaH be'Homvam'e'. chaH Seghchaj je Daleghchugh yIHoj! 'ach loDHom Qob law' Hoch Qob puS, QuchDajDaq mu' <lot> vIleghmo'. vanglu'chugh neH ghItlhHa'luH . pe'vIl jIH Hoch maH je nu'uchqu' cha'  puqpu'vam. pagh ta'lu'chugh qaS bertlham!
They are the Empire's.  This boy is Apathy.  This girl is Corruption.  Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware the boy, for on his forehead I see the word "Catastrophe".  Only through action can it be erased.  These two children cling to me and to us all.  Do nothing about it, and bide the end! - The Ghost of Kahless Present, Klingon Christmas Carol.

 [qurgh, 9/01/2010 (via a Facebook mail from Okrand)]

At the qep'a' this year I asked Marc to ask Maltz for a few translations for the Klingon Christmas Carol play. This morning he sent me a message, and while there aren't any new words per se, I thought I'd share it with the group:

Here's what Maltz has come up with. He offers you choices!

[For] The Final Reflection, he suggests tonSaw' Qav "final fighting technique," since "reflection" is a maneuver in a game (is Maltz right about that?). But if "reflection," as in "image in a mirror" is needed, he offered neSlo' tonSaw' Qav.

For "apathy" and "corruption," since they're animals pulled out of a pocket, he went with:

"apathy" (or "apathy creature") - SaHHa'wI' "one who is not concerned" or pIlHa'wI' "unmotivated one"

"corruption" (or "corruption creature") - quvHa'wI' "dishonored one"

If it works better to have concepts rather than beings/animals for these words, he offered:

"apathy"      SaHHa'ghach ("disinterest")

"corruption" quvHa'ghach ("dishonor")

We went with neSlo' tonSaw' Qav for the title of the book, since "reflection", in this case, refers to version of klin zha that is played with a mirror.  

SEE

SaH               care for,  be concerned about (v)
SaHHa'ghach      apathy,  disinterest (n) (MO email to qurgh, [9/01/2010])
SaHHa'wI'           one who is not concerned (i.e. one who is apathetic)  (n) (MO email to qurgh, [9/01/2010])