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Category Poetry - Arts / Creativity / Imagination | Bardzo śmiesznie jest umierać... | | Source language: Polish
Bardzo śmiesznie jest umierać
Kiedy żyć byś chciał
Nosić miano Olivera
Kiedy jesteÅ› Brown
Jak zabawnie chcieć i nie móc
Lub nie chcieć i móc
DziÅ› Romulus - jutro Remus
Jutro trup - dziś wódz
Chciałbyś lecieć za widnokrąg
Miasto Ci się śni
Czemu żyć chcesz Pinokio
W korowodzie złych dni
Bardzo śmiesznie wstawać rano
Kiedy spać byś chciał
I z twarzyczką zapłakaną
Wychodzić na raut
Jak zabawnie myśleć o czymś
Kiedy braknie słów
Prosto z pełni w sen wyskoczyć
W roześmiany nów
Chciałbyś słońca musisz moknąć
Myśląc w to mi graj
Nie umieraj Pinokio
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| It is pretty funny to die | TranslationEnglish
Translated by  Aneta B. | Target language: English
It is pretty funny to die
When you want to live
To be called Oliver
while you are Brown
How funny to be willing while you are unable
Or not to be willing while you are able
Today Romulus - tomorrow Remus
Tomorrow cadaver- today commander
You would like to fly over the horizon
You are dreaming of a city
Why do you want to live Pinocchio
In the parade of bad times
Very funny to get up in the morning
When you really need to sleep
And with a little face in tears
Just to go out and party
How funny to think of something
When you have no words
To jump out of the full moon into a dream
straight into the laughing new moon
You need the sun - you get wet
Thinking "it's fine by me"
Do not die Pinocchio
Hold on one more night |
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7 July 2012 15:07 | | | Hi Edyta,
Could you have a look at this translation and give your input? We won't have many votes for it.
CC: Edyta223 | | |
7 July 2012 16:08 | | | Hi Lilian!
The translation looks good. I want to change:
today cammander - today commander
"play it to me" - i'm feelin it
Edyta CC: lilian canale | | |
11 July 2012 21:15 | | | Hi girls,
Yes, "commander" of course! 
But I'm not sure about "I'm feelin it".
"W to mi graj" is a Polish phrasal verb and it probably could be translated into English in more than one way. I translated literally, but it may not be good.
My Polish friends who know English very well suggest:
"Like it's fine by me" (the most likely)
"I'm satisfied"
or
"It couldn't be better"
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11 July 2012 21:50 | | | I have read that it depends on a context how we should translate the phrase. If it has a negative sens people can say ‘ In a pig’s eye/ear I will’ or ‘I don’t give a diddly-squatâ€
In positive sens we can translate it: ‘ Groovy, let’s roll’ or "it’s fine by me".
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I think it is negative meaning in the poem.
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12 July 2012 11:11 | | 
LeinNumber of messages: 3389 | disable -> unable, I think | | |
12 July 2012 21:28 | | | Oh, thanks Lein. You're probably right. "Disable" seems to be too much associated with "disabled people"...  |
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