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Translating Songs
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RE: Translating Songs
November 18, 2019 at 11:59 am
(November 18, 2019 at 11:10 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:
(November 18, 2019 at 9:59 am)AtlasS33 Wrote:

Translation usually neglect that side so the conclusion is a cold text stripped from any emotional side

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
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Translating Songs - by FlatAssembler - November 11, 2019 at 1:56 am
RE: Translating Songs - by Athene - November 11, 2019 at 4:11 am
RE: Translating Songs - by WinterHold - November 18, 2019 at 9:59 am
RE: Translating Songs - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 18, 2019 at 11:10 am
RE: Translating Songs - by WinterHold - November 18, 2019 at 11:59 am
RE: Translating Songs - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 18, 2019 at 12:06 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by Athene - November 18, 2019 at 12:03 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by WinterHold - November 18, 2019 at 12:24 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by Athene - November 18, 2019 at 1:32 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by WinterHold - November 19, 2019 at 3:03 am
RE: Translating Songs - by FlatAssembler - November 11, 2019 at 5:15 am
RE: Translating Songs - by Athene - November 11, 2019 at 7:04 am
RE: Translating Songs - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - November 11, 2019 at 7:14 am
RE: Translating Songs - by The Grand Nudger - November 18, 2019 at 11:57 am
RE: Translating Songs - by The Grand Nudger - November 18, 2019 at 12:00 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by WinterHold - November 18, 2019 at 12:03 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by The Grand Nudger - November 19, 2019 at 9:03 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by WinterHold - November 20, 2019 at 3:55 am
RE: Translating Songs - by Rev. Rye - November 20, 2019 at 12:04 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by WinterHold - November 20, 2019 at 12:36 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by Rev. Rye - November 19, 2019 at 9:14 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by The Valkyrie - November 19, 2019 at 9:45 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by Rev. Rye - November 19, 2019 at 9:47 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by The Valkyrie - November 19, 2019 at 9:50 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by Rev. Rye - November 19, 2019 at 9:55 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by FlatAssembler - January 16, 2020 at 2:59 pm
RE: Translating Songs - by FlatAssembler - February 24, 2020 at 7:44 am
RE: Translating Songs - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 24, 2020 at 8:00 am

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