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Re: Who James Isn't (was:Re: New Castle Sucks (so far...)
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 17:41:35 GMT
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[discussing "99 Luftballoons"]
In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jasper Janssen writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Jasper Janssen writes:
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> > > That's because the translation is, if you'll pardon the expression, a
> > > load of donkey's faeces. It loses the story, and the emotional loading
> > > completely.
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> They sound very similar - but the english loses a few big parts of the
> story, and somehow it manages to convey pretty much no emoption at
> all.
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> I suspect the translation was done more on "scanning" well and
> sounding similar than on content.
I was curious and found a link that shows a side by side comparision
of the English version and a translation of the original German lyrics.
http://www.inthe80s.com/redger3.shtml#ref3
--
jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily"
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