Notes from
Inside the commercially available
script for
Frontier 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'.
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 receive 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
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
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