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Why Do Translated Works Seem Most Beautiful/Poetic
Posted on 2/8/19 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 2/8/19 at 10:27 pm
Is it the simplicity of the translation that distills words and ideas into their most basic human form? Consider any of the famous literary works translated to English.
Here's a translated transcript from a reality tv show I recently watched of a Cuban mother and sister reuniting with their lost son and brother of 30 years:
Lazaro: How are you?
Odalys: You're so gorgeous!
Lazaro: I'm so happy.
Lazaro: Look I'm here now.
Odalys: You're gorgeous!
Odalys: Son, forgive me please.
Reyna: He forgives you.
Odalys: My son!
Odalys: Look at him, Reyna! He's so gorgeous. More gorgeous than all of you!
Reyna: Oh, stop it, don't say that!
Odalys: My beautiful son, this is a blessing!
Odalys: I can't believe I am here with you!
Reyna: Sit down, mom.
Odalys: I always thought about your face and thought of how you looked.
Here's a translated transcript from a reality tv show I recently watched of a Cuban mother and sister reuniting with their lost son and brother of 30 years:
Lazaro: How are you?
Odalys: You're so gorgeous!
Lazaro: I'm so happy.
Lazaro: Look I'm here now.
Odalys: You're gorgeous!
Odalys: Son, forgive me please.
Reyna: He forgives you.
Odalys: My son!
Odalys: Look at him, Reyna! He's so gorgeous. More gorgeous than all of you!
Reyna: Oh, stop it, don't say that!
Odalys: My beautiful son, this is a blessing!
Odalys: I can't believe I am here with you!
Reyna: Sit down, mom.
Odalys: I always thought about your face and thought of how you looked.
This post was edited on 2/8/19 at 10:28 pm
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Posted on 2/8/19 at 10:34 pm to shutterspeed
They don’t?
When I was younger, I thought that authors writing in other languages were idiots because their turn of phrase wasn’t nearly as elegant as what I was reading natively in English. It was years later that I understood the difficulty in translating something in a way that captures the literal meaning, the subjective connotation, and the lyrical nature of the words themselves.
When I was younger, I thought that authors writing in other languages were idiots because their turn of phrase wasn’t nearly as elegant as what I was reading natively in English. It was years later that I understood the difficulty in translating something in a way that captures the literal meaning, the subjective connotation, and the lyrical nature of the words themselves.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 10:37 pm to shutterspeed
I’m guessing the translator didn’t use slang and opted rather, for textbook in this case.
Some languages, say Latin based, do tend to use more poetic language as opposed to say German. There are plenty of famous works written in a English that are equally poetic.
Some languages, say Latin based, do tend to use more poetic language as opposed to say German. There are plenty of famous works written in a English that are equally poetic.
Posted on 2/8/19 at 10:50 pm to Celery
quote:I'm bagging this money, tea-bagging your honey, you thought I was fresh out the yard
There are plenty of famous works written in a English that are equally poetic
Don't cry to me dummy, you're a lightweight
They tell me you nice and I'm like, "wait"
Go get me a knife, you're looking like steak and when the stakes are high, I stake out for days
And when the water reside, you're Bobby Boucher
But we thirsty n---a, never alert me, n---a
I got a P89 in a suitcase
I know you heard me n---a, this is a burpee n---a
Lyrical exercise
Right now, homie, I'm in the extra vibe
Pipe down on the curb when you heard that I got these words to the upper echelon, that's excellent
Posted on 2/8/19 at 11:00 pm to Kafka
Looks like some of the words in those lyrics have been lost to history.
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