Translation - Danish-English - Jeg vil ikke lÃ¦ngere stÃ¥ pÃ¥ kajen og vente pÃ¥...

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Title	Jeg vil ikke lÃ¦ngere stÃ¥ pÃ¥ kajen og vente pÃ¥...
Text Submitted by Minny	Source language: Danish Jeg vil ikke lÃ¦ngere stÃ¥ pÃ¥ kajen og vente pÃ¥ livet. Jeg vil leve det.

Title	quay
Translation English Translated by jairhaas	Target language: English I do not want to stand on the quay any longer and wait for life. I want to live it.

Validated by Lein - 5 February 2010 10:43

Last messages

	Author	Message
		2 February 2010 14:42
	gamine Number of messages: 4611	"waiting for life" seems more fluent in English. But I'm not an English expert.
		2 February 2010 23:57
	Sweet Dreams Number of messages: 2202	I agree with Lene.
		3 February 2010 14:24
	jedi2000 Number of messages: 110	I suggest to change the word "quay" (of a port/harbour) by "platform" (of a station).
		3 February 2010 16:48
	gamine Number of messages: 4611	It's written "quay".
		3 February 2010 17:19
	Minny Number of messages: 271	Meant is a quay (of a port)not a platform (of a station)
		4 February 2010 19:34
	Tg83 Number of messages: 29	Some times the words have to be switched around to give more mening or "sound better" when spoken. More correct would be: i don't want to stand on the dock, and wait for life any longer. I want to live it.
		4 February 2010 19:41
	pias Number of messages: 8114	I'm not a Dane, but I think "vil" is a stronger word than "wish", so maybe replace it with "want".
		4 February 2010 23:09
	gamine Number of messages: 4611	Agree with Tg33. If one turns it this way:"I don't want to stand on the quay waiting for life any longer. I want to live it.", In my opinion it would sound more fluent in English. CC: jedi2000 Tg83
		5 February 2010 09:49
	jedi2000 Number of messages: 110	"want" is stronger than "wish". In the context, I'd rather choose "want", because the will is more important.
		5 February 2010 11:43
	Lein Number of messages: 3389	Thanks all! I changed 'wish' into 'wait'. As for word order, especially since this is a more or less poetic formulation, I think your options are all correct but so is the original one. I think this is a matter of preference so let it as it was. Thanks again for your input!