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Translation - Portuguese-English - Senhor, tenha piedade!

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Title
Senhor, tenha piedade!
Text
Submitted by peixefruta
Source language: Portuguese

Senhor, tenha piedade!
Senhor, me dê visão.
Perdoem, senhores, tenham piedade.
Perdoem que a maldição se consagre por minhas mãos.
Remarks about the translation
Pequena oração através de afirmação pra si mesmo,
misturando o Deus cristão e os deuses gregos.
Gostaria de saber, se possível, como se pronucía.

Title
Lord, have mercy!
Translation
English

Translated by Lein
Target language: English

Lord, have mercy!
Lord, let me see clearly.
Forgive me, lords, have mercy.
Forgive me for my hands bringing about the curse.
Remarks about the translation
Last line: forgive me (for the fact) that the curse comes true through my hands.

'The curse' here doesn't refer to any specific curse, I think; rather to 'that which is bad'.

The requester explains in the notes that this is a little prayer in which the Christian God and Greek gods both figure. She would like to know the pronunciation, if possible.
Last validated or edited by lilian canale - 26 August 2010 17:50





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24 August 2010 18:00

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Hi Lein,

I think "give me vision" is more accurate.

24 August 2010 18:02

Lein
Number of messages: 3389
OK. It just sounds weird in English.

24 August 2010 18:10

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
I agree. What the original really means is "lucidity" or "clearness".

26 August 2010 17:29

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
What about: "discernment"?

26 August 2010 17:43

Lein
Number of messages: 3389
If we are going for less than literal, why not 'let me see clearly'?

26 August 2010 17:49

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
I think that might work

26 August 2010 22:58

peixefruta
Number of messages: 6
Well, if we go poetic, it would be .."wide my eyes ..."

26 August 2010 23:15

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
I'm afraid "wide" is not a verb. We could say:
"open my eyes wide". Is that what you mean?

27 August 2010 08:53

peixefruta
Number of messages: 6
yes, but when in a poem, I believe you can make an adjective, a verb...