[kj] Killing Language
Gabriella Wingårdh
gathering@misera.net
Thu, 27 Nov 2003 11:17:14 +0100
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Well, if you translate say Beatles songs*, or any other say English text =
literally, you do get some hilarious results :-D
(* Don=B4t know if you speak any Swedish, but let=B4s say "Twist and =
Shout" literally, would be something like "Skruva och skrik", which in =
English, translated back, could result in something like "Screw and =
Scream")
Well, well ;-)
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From: Tom Foolery=20
To: gathering@misera.net=20
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 3:21 PM
Subject: [kj] Killing Language
An open question for all non-native English speakers onlist- how =
important are Jaz's lyrics to you and how much do you understand?=20
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 =
"J=E4rkeilyn Kukistuminen" (The Overthrow of Reasoning).
luv from
Stimro
"Mummy, what's a Killing Joke?"
"A Whoopee cushion packed with Semtex"
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, if you translate say =
Beatles songs*, or=20
any other say English text literally, you do get some hilarious results=20
:-D</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(* Don=B4t know if you speak any =
Swedish, but let=B4s=20
say "Twist and Shout" literally, would be something like "Skruva och =
skrik",=20
which in English, translated back, could result in something like =
"Screw=20
and Scream")</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, well ;-)</FONT></DIV>
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<P>An open question for all non-native English speakers onlist- how =
important=20
are Jaz's lyrics to you and how much do you understand? </P>
<P>The reason I asked is that during a prolonged attack of ennui I =
translated=20
the titles of all the songs on the first 3 albums into finnish, and =
realised=20
how far the literal translation was from the meaning of the song. =
"Fall Of=20
Because" was a particular pain in the arse 'cos it doesn't make sense=20
LITERALLY in any language, so I settled for "J=E4rkeilyn Kukistuminen" =
(The=20
Overthrow of Reasoning).<BR><BR><BR></P>
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<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif">luv=20
from</FONT></P></DIV>
<P><FONT face=3D"Arial Black">Stimro</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT face=3D"Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><EM>"Mummy, what's a =
Killing=20
Joke?"</EM></FONT></P>
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<P><EM>"A Whoopee cushion packed with Semtex"</EM></P>
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