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Translation - Yslands-Engels - Sjáum yfir rá Sjóinn skerum frá Við siglum mastri...Current status Translation
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Category Essay This translation request is "Meaning only". | Sjáum yfir rá Sjóinn skerum frá Við siglum mastri... | | Source language: Yslands
Sjáum yfir rá Sjóinn skerum frá Við siglum mastri trú Seglum þöndum Við stýrum að à brú
Við siglum à land à stórgrýti og sand Við vöðum à land Ófremdarástand Já, anskotann
Feginn fann ég þar Þökkum ákaflega à skjóli neyðarhúss Og við sváfum Stórviðri ofsaði út |
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| We are looking over the rudder | TranslationEngels Translated by pias | Target language: Engels
Looking over the rudder Cut off from the sea We are sailing by the mast Stretching the Sails We are heading towards the jetty
We are running aground Up on the large rocks and the sand We wade ashore What a mess Damn it, yea...
And there I found myself Endless grateful Sheltered in a makeshift house And we slept As the storm abated |
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Laaste geakkrediteerde redigering deur lilian canale - 14 November 2008 14:03
Last messages | | | | | 28 October 2008 23:33 | | BamsaNumber of messages: 1524 | | | | 29 October 2008 07:53 | | piasNumber of messages: 8113 | Tack Bamsa, den versionen är nog bättre! | | | 11 November 2008 03:38 | | | We look over the rudder
Cut off the sea
We sail by the mast
Stretch the sails
We steer towards the bridge
We sail ashore
Up on the large rocks and the sand
We wade ashore
What a mess
Fuckin’ yeah!
There I found myself
Endlessly thanking
Sheltered in a makeshift house
And we slept
As the storm died down
Pia, this is a hard translation and you've done a great work, however there are some differences in meaning for the vocabulary used in each version that we must make clear.
For example: Is it a bridge or a jetty?
sail ashore or running aground?
large rocks or big cliffs?
temporary or makeshift house?
| | | 11 November 2008 09:54 | | piasNumber of messages: 8113 | Hello Lilian
brú - bridge
stórgrýti - large rock
siglum à land - sailing to land
neyðarhúss - I don't understand the difference between temporary and makeshift house, isn't both about a temporary accommodation?
I think I missunderstood a lot, the one Bamsa found is better. Can I use it?
| | | 11 November 2008 10:39 | | | Well Pia, I don't know Icelandic, you'll have to decide about the correct words to use. I don't think you misunderstood anything, but there are a few thing that in the other version sound better. Also some words sound better in yours.
The only "corrections" would be:
Some continuous tenses into simple
endless ---> endlessly
Bamsa, could you help us define the vocabulary?
CC: Bamsa | | | 13 November 2008 12:56 | | | | | | 14 November 2008 00:59 | | BamsaNumber of messages: 1524 | Ok. In my opinion there is "jetty" and not a "bridge", "running aground" and not "sail ashore", "large rocks" because it is about the rocks on a beach over which the people have to step and, finally, I would use "makeshift house" because I believe is more appropiate than temporary.
With other words: the poetry is about a boat that comes ashore looking for shelter against the storm. They step on the land over the rocks on the beach and the walk is difficult. And than they are grateful of finding a temporary shelter in a house.
A little bit difficult to find the right translation when there are lyrics to be translated. | | | 14 November 2008 01:38 | | | Thank you Bamsa
Now Pia, what do you think? Will you edit anything? I don't even think we'll need a poll for it. | | | 14 November 2008 10:59 | | piasNumber of messages: 8113 | I'm a REAL beginner on Icelandic ...so I trust Ernst a lot, thank you! I'll change to "large rocks" and "makeshift house" Lilian. |
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