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November 18, 2019 at 12:03 pm (This post was last modified: November 18, 2019 at 12:06 pm by Athene.)
(November 18, 2019 at 9:59 am)AtlasS33 Wrote:
(November 11, 2019 at 4:11 am)Athene Wrote: ...
For example:
"Dimelo (which translates to "Tell Me") sounds lovely in Spanish, but it would make for an awkward, somewhat nonsensical song in English.
"Do You Know?" however, makes absolute sense in English while maintaining the essential "spirit" or meaning of the Spanish version.
So they're effectively the same song...only kinda, sorta, not really, technically.
With a poem, there is no accompanying soundtrack in which to convey sentiment though; Which would make pulling off that sort of feat much more difficult, I would think.
Seriously ? Enrique?
Thena is
Yeah well, people who like The Ting-Tings probably shouldn't throw stones.
Just for doing that, you're getting another one: The English version of "Ritmo Total".
Enjoy!
(November 18, 2019 at 11:10 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Well, there's also the fact that certain words and concepts don't always translate well. For example, the Dutch word 'zwaffelen' means to strike your penis repeatedly against an object. I'm almost certain that it would be difficult to accurately translate this in a poem or song and keep the correct rhythm.
Boru
Isn't "humping" or "fucked the shit out of..." an accurate translation?
And you can arrange both in a poem:
I fucked the shit out of a nordling
Humped repeatedly from night to the morning.
...eh
No, they're not accurate at all. Suppose you hold your penis in your hand and thump it up and down on...I dunno...a pastrami sandwich. You're neither humping nor fucking the sandwich. You're just hitting it with your wang. Your translation doesn't capture the meaning of the Dutch word. In any case your translated poem doesn't scan, since 'zwaffelen' has three syllables and your poem translates it into five.
Or have a go at 'sgbiog', a Gaelic word that means, 'that itchy feeling you get on your upper lip just before you take a sip of whiskey'.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
(November 18, 2019 at 9:59 am)AtlasS33 Wrote: Seriously ? Enrique?
Thena is
Yeah well, people who like The Ting-Tings probably shouldn't throw stones.
Just for doing that, you're getting another one: The English version of Ritmo Total.
Enjoy!
First I'm not a "Ting Tingest" or whatever the "Ting Tingers" are called, I liked one song for them and mainly because the clip was cute !
Second, I must throw rocks at Enrique fans ! take it as a rule of thump: famous people are hated..especially latin men who kiss a lot of hot girls.
Third, don't start a videoclip fight with me because you will fail miserably, here's a song to erase his latin man carrying hot girls in his suitcase trail:
November 18, 2019 at 1:32 pm (This post was last modified: November 18, 2019 at 1:43 pm by Athene.)
(November 18, 2019 at 12:24 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote: First I'm not a "Ting Tingest" or whatever the "Ting Tingers" are called, I liked one song for them and mainly because the clip was cute !
Second, I must throw rocks at Enrique fans ! take it as a rule of thump: famous people are hated..especially latin men who kiss a lot of hot girls.
Third, don't start a videoclip fight with me because you will fail miserably, here's a song to erase his latin man carrying hot girls in his suitcase trail:
Meh..Canon in D still sounds much, much better with orchestral instruments if you ask me.
As far as the rest of the post goes--OMG. Quit hating on the man just because he's a panty-dropper, AtlasS!
You could probably be one too if you closed your eyes and started singing to chicks all soulfully and stuff, like so:
RE: Any of you attend a Christian University/high school. What were your thoughts?
November 18, 2019 at 1:55 pm
A couple years ago, I decided to translate "The Book of Love" into German, which I barely speak.
Alex changed some of the words, and here's what I'm left with:
Das Liebesbuch ist sehr langweilig
Es is zu gross zu heben
Es is voller Fakten und Zahlen
Wie auch Tanzanweisungen
A...ber ich, Ich liebe wenn du mir vorliest
Und Du... kannst mir alles vorlesen
Das Liebesbuch enhaelt Musik,
Tatsaclich, Musik ward so geboren
Mansche Musik ist transzendentale
Mansche Musik ist sehr nuechtern
(Chorus, as before, except "vorliest" is replaced with "Vorsingst")
Das Liebesbuch ist sehr langweilig
und wurd' vor langer Zeit verfasst
Enthaelt Blumen, Herzen, und Sachen
Wir sind viel zu jung, zu wissen.
I changed some of the words and I'm kind of afraid I lost some of the poetry.
By contrast, a bit later, I decided to translate this song:
Some of you might recognise this as "My Way." It turns out that when Paul Anka translated it, he changed EVERYTHING about the lyrics. On a whim, I decided to try and (using a combination of my own writerly ear and Google Translate) gave it new, more faithful lyrics:
I wake
And brush your skin
You stay asleep
The same as always
And then,
I pull the sheets
You won’t get cold
The same as always
My hand
It strokes your hair
Reflexively
The same as always
And then
You turn away
The same as always
So, I
Put on some clothes
I start the day
The same as always
Alone
I drink a cup
I think I’m late
The same as always
Doors close,
I’ve left the house
The world is grey
The same as always
It’s cold
I zip my coat
The same as always
The same as always
It’s every day
I’ll play the game
I’ll make believe
The same as always
I’ll make a smile
The same as always
I’ll even laugh
The same as always
And I’ll go on
The same as always
And then,
The day will end
I’ll come back home
The same as always
And you
You won’t be there
You’ll be there soon
The same as always
Alone
I’ll lie alone
In this big bed
The same as always
My tears
They’ll stay discreet
The same as always
It’s the same as always,
Even each night
I’ll play the game
I’ll make believe
The same as always
You’ll be back soon
The same as always
I’ll wait for you
The same as always
You’ll smile at me
The same as always
The same as always
You’ll drop your clothes
The same as always
You’ll get in bed
Yes, the same as always
We’ll start to kiss
The same as always
The same as always
We’ll make believe
The same as always
We’ll make our love
Yes, the same as always
We’ll make believe
The same as always.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
November 19, 2019 at 3:03 am (This post was last modified: November 19, 2019 at 3:06 am by WinterHold.)
(November 18, 2019 at 1:32 pm)Athene Wrote: Meh..Canon in D still sounds much, much better with orchestral instruments if you ask me.
As far as the rest of the post goes--OMG. Quit hating on the man just because he's a panty-dropper, AtlasS!
You could probably be one too if you closed your eyes and started singing to chicks all soulfully and stuff, like so:
Oh, my..I think I'm gonna...
Lol!
You proved that you have a brain damage just like most girls who are into Enrique, I hate his type because it's the type husbands find naked in their bedrooms after returning from work; fucking the wife.
My reason for hating him is noble, justified and humane !! or do you secretly agree with wives cheating with Enrique's likes?
Like this man:
"Alekhandro ! what are you doing in my kitchen? is that pussy juice from my wife in your fingers???"
November 19, 2019 at 9:03 pm (This post was last modified: November 19, 2019 at 9:06 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
If you catch somebody fucking your wife...you're fucking up. It's not exactly his fault that you're an unsatisfying bore with poor taste in women, now is it?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
November 19, 2019 at 9:14 pm (This post was last modified: November 19, 2019 at 9:25 pm by Rev. Rye.)
(November 19, 2019 at 3:03 am)AtlasS33 Wrote: You proved that you have a brain damage just like most girls who are into Enrique, I hate his type because it's the type husbands find naked in their bedrooms after returning from work; fucking the wife.
My reason for hating him is noble, justified and humane !! or do you secretly agree with wives cheating with Enrique's likes?
Come on, you gotta love a sex symbol who’s actually open about his foot fetishism, and can thus help normalize a largely harmless sexual aberration:
(November 19, 2019 at 9:03 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: If you catch somebody fucking your wife...you're fucking up. It's not exactly his fault that you're an unsatisfying bore with poor taste in women, now is it?
Or you’re in an open relationship. And now, I find myself fantasizing about the day Mark Neveldine and Alison Lohman announces they’re in one... Alison, some day, you’ll be mine. Or maybe I should just commission a body pillow for that.
Comparing the Universal Oneness of All Life to Yo Mama since 2010.
I was born with the gift of laughter and a sense the world is mad.
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