Saturday, November 21, 2020
Culture Complexity Lost In Translation Comments
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anchors a few hook words we could understand
if lucky we could read the poem in translation
a good translation from the original to our language
a good translation of accurate meaning is not poetry
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12/6/2025 3:55:08 AM # 1.0.0
Translation is an art and a skill for which you need to have a fair amount of knowledge of both the languages, cultural background of people at both ends plus a passion for words to find out the exact shade of expression. It should not be mechanical or imposed. Thanks.
Without German language and culture, both of which have changed since Heinrich Heine died, it was possibly to work only with poems in translation. Despite speaking several languages, and being familiar with a culture of wealth and privilege, Heine wrote in German and focused on nature and love. Therefore all poems I write inspired by Heine were direct reactions or inspirations to more easily translated themes.