[kj] Killing Language

[Nika]

I know what you mean. I once translated the whole Fire dances album 
into Czech for a friend who speaks nearly no English at all. It 
looked quite nice on paper, but when we actually got to sort of 
singing it along to the tunes I knew I wouldn't make a career 
translating. It was funny, but I guess I pretty much ruined the 
lyrics for my friend.
Nika in Prague
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> Od: sade1 <saulomar1@yahoo.com>
> Komu: gathering@misera.net
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> Datum: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:22:18 -0800 (PST)
> Předmět: Re: [kj] Killing Language
>
>  That's one of my fave-hilarious things to do when there's
> nothing else to do, sing the lyrics from your favorite songs
> into an(y)other language. I usu. do it from engl to spanish and
> in high school to Deutsch also. Try when drunk, add 2-3 friends,
> and stir vigorously, it's a riot. My faves to do are kj, iron
> maiden, Dio, the cure, pearl jam and STP. I imagine jane's
> addiction would be fun too. 
> 
> saul
> 
> --- Tom Foolery <the_hum@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> An open question for all non-native English speakers onlist- how
> important are Jaz's lyrics to you and how much do you
> understand? 
> 
> The reason I asked is that during a prolonged attack of ennui I
> translated the titles of all the songs on the first 3 albums
> into finnish, and realised how far the literal translation was
> from the meaning of the song. "Fall Of Because" was a particular
> pain in the arse 'cos it doesn't make sense LITERALLY in any
> language, so I settled for "Järkeilyn Kukistuminen" (The
> Overthrow of Reasoning).
> luv from
> Stimro
> 
> 
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>   I want to be
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