tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post8918264218367383303..comments2023-10-12T04:34:45.547-07:00Comments on Unheard Melodies..: Of Literature and TranslationsRubyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-43459005506206596382014-10-31T10:27:53.757-07:002014-10-31T10:27:53.757-07:00Oh yes, having just started reading foreign author...Oh yes, having just started reading foreign authors translation, I am left frustrated that I am not multi-lingual :)Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-28985435911543249062014-10-31T10:22:53.730-07:002014-10-31T10:22:53.730-07:00Yes, Angela. Not to mention their excellent brains...Yes, Angela. Not to mention their excellent brains for acquiring competency in more than one language!Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-36190901506859740592014-10-31T10:21:50.954-07:002014-10-31T10:21:50.954-07:00Oh yes, sometime a book is so good that it takes s...Oh yes, sometime a book is so good that it takes several reads to get the complete meaning and all view points.Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-91723465981210338222014-10-31T10:20:52.926-07:002014-10-31T10:20:52.926-07:00Thanks ClikThanks ClikRubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-79923365356445539042014-10-31T08:41:36.464-07:002014-10-31T08:41:36.464-07:00I admire those who are multi-lingual. I am not pro...I admire those who are multi-lingual. I am not proficient enough in a language other than English to read anything more than relatively simple prose and certainly not enough to enjoy a complete novel with all it's nuances. So I rely on translations. Having read <i>War and Peace</i> in three separate English translations though I know that one may get a different view from each translation. Indeed the style of translation may well ruin the whole book for one.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-7144332517107634982014-10-16T19:25:00.822-07:002014-10-16T19:25:00.822-07:00So true.So true.Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-45576655011797074262014-10-16T19:23:42.834-07:002014-10-16T19:23:42.834-07:00I always translate the translation by google again...I always translate the translation by google again and even then sometimes, I dont get what it was originally meant :)))Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-50844340004111141212014-10-16T19:22:28.920-07:002014-10-16T19:22:28.920-07:00Of course! And in a good book, the ideas are great...Of course! And in a good book, the ideas are great.Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-34816434811836906132014-10-16T19:21:12.868-07:002014-10-16T19:21:12.868-07:00Thanks Bob!Thanks Bob!Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-73001690722194916582014-10-16T19:20:53.315-07:002014-10-16T19:20:53.315-07:00That's funny :)))That's funny :)))Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02988802569095580501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-26669677685845349722014-10-16T14:51:26.057-07:002014-10-16T14:51:26.057-07:00I like to read many foriegn writers and have to re...I like to read many foriegn writers and have to read them in translation,of course some translators are marvellous and some not so good.Poetry is especially difficult I think but thank goodness for the translators or we would not get to read so many different authors and poets. bright starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682079332831035081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-62285159205431984652014-10-16T11:22:11.667-07:002014-10-16T11:22:11.667-07:00Beautiful Post Ruby!Beautiful Post Ruby!Adrianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988145751910632239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-16191078792571611342014-10-15T03:16:30.737-07:002014-10-15T03:16:30.737-07:00You have raised some very valid points. Often it&#...You have raised some very valid points. Often it's difficult to fully understand all that is in a book, even when set in your own culture and language.Karen @ Pieces of Contentmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719349569606790410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-33675944915698495732014-10-14T03:30:25.767-07:002014-10-14T03:30:25.767-07:00There is little doubt about what you say. Aside, m...There is little doubt about what you say. Aside, maybe, from a few technical journals, if it's possible to read the actual words an author wrote ir will always be better.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-34203006639431307752014-10-12T14:18:07.764-07:002014-10-12T14:18:07.764-07:00I would tend to agree with you.
There are lots of...I would tend to agree with you.<br /><br />There are lots of people at my university who come from different countries. I often wonder how difficult it must be for the me to keep up since their native language is different. I can't imagine how hard and annoying it must be to have to translate everything all the time.sprinkleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081967372702276914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-70671513609533900052014-10-12T11:35:17.358-07:002014-10-12T11:35:17.358-07:00I guess how well or how poorly a translation turns...I guess how well or how poorly a translation turns out will never be known by the original author. Still, I'm glad for those that do translate. Better them than Google. ;)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-42782443903712955562014-10-11T02:43:09.793-07:002014-10-11T02:43:09.793-07:00。°°。✿⊱。
Bom fim de semana!
Beijinhos do Brasil°°。✿...。°°。✿⊱。<br />Bom fim de semana!<br />Beijinhos do Brasil°°。✿<br />。°°。✿⊱。Magia da Inêshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452079116590629237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-7253794392806823662014-10-10T23:26:44.020-07:002014-10-10T23:26:44.020-07:00The beauty of an original work does get lost in tr...The beauty of an original work does get lost in translation ... but then sometimes it's not possible to know the original language. A translated work helps that ways :-)Amrit Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-19972577383008088632014-10-10T18:11:20.754-07:002014-10-10T18:11:20.754-07:00The best translations may not be perfect but they ...The best translations may not be perfect but they are good enough to give us the main Ideas Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-60266527663166429392014-10-10T11:18:14.661-07:002014-10-10T11:18:14.661-07:00Oh Ruby, you are so right. Oh Ruby, you are so right. Bob Bushellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819577478571292055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6595879525623504454.post-40401236504005024042014-10-10T09:58:40.046-07:002014-10-10T09:58:40.046-07:00I used to read crime novels in French to my crew o...I used to read crime novels in French to my crew once a week and then translate it to English. It was always amusing but several times hilarious. I once translated Croque Mort as a dead cheese toastie on a motor bike with an apple green tank. Croque mort is French slang for a Hells Angel. <br />Silly me.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.com