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Quote from: Scarb on October 19, 2010, 05:59:45 AM
buwad danggit nga may silik fah? 

Basin wa pud kuhai sa tinai? 

Quote from: Scarb on October 19, 2010, 05:59:16 AM
Shakoy ra lagi gi tamoz²  

He he, shakoy nga daghang ugat²...  

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 10:11:32 PM
dumdum ko mang drayd pis kong basabasa daw sobrang parat

Hala makataas ra ba nag bladprisyur...

Quote from: wolfpack823 on October 19, 2010, 08:12:55 AM
Bakak makahilo gayud kana, maskin sakit angay isulti ang kamatuuran. The truth will set you free.

Free as a bird maoy akong pilosopiya, free as a bird nga mangiti sa naghangad nga nagnganga...

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 06:19:36 PM
ganahuwam mang si sir hubag sang kopokopo ko, to bol.  indi pa niya ginauli kay indi nalabhang gid pa.

Indi ba nahibiling man to nimo, Ms. Isle, kadtong nagdali kang sumibat bitaw... 

Quote from: islander on October 19, 2010, 08:16:52 AM
hahaha!  scarbzy ra gyod... mangutingkay, magpabanhaw.  mora tuod ug naa miy kaparehaan ni lorenz ug mistel mugtay, gawas sa nagpanghiping valencia namo.  kun unsa man galing na, morag nalubong pa sa akong cabeza, di pa tantong maaninaw.  morag nagkinahanglan kog tabang sa duha aron matuzok sa akong alimpatakan kun ano ba ini.

Hehe, kababs diay mong tulo, Ms. Isle? Bantog ra... Bwahaha! 

Quote from: bugsay on October 17, 2010, 09:26:34 PM
niay klaro sa TB...

dili tanang newbie bag-o sa TB.

Quote from: Scarb on October 19, 2010, 06:10:01 AM
klarex na..karaang sidhan 

Kinsa kaha ani nila? Hmm, apil ba ang Fan na karon?   

Quote from: wolfpack823 on October 19, 2010, 08:04:24 AM
Ginagmay nga opinion is also food for the brain, ayaw lang tuo sa tanan.

Tanan nga madunggan o mabasahan kinahanglan asinan (taken with a grain of salt, he he) aron dili ta malanag sa lansis ug bakak.

Quote from: Scarb on October 19, 2010, 03:18:35 AM
when i think of you, i always wonder why³ ?

Nganong ang baka miunganganga ug ang kabaw galawaywayway? 

Quote from: wolfpack823 on October 18, 2010, 11:01:47 PM
Hehehehehe...too technical for me.

Wa ni kalainan sa akong Inilonggo nga tinumotumo... 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 10:38:24 PM
hiraptir

He he, sunlogan kagid, ang hiraptir ayhan kay para sang nagpanakayon sang iban nga kalibutan bla.

Quote from: islander on October 19, 2010, 12:33:52 AM
ugma may sagbot ug buli sa ilonggo, bohl2 ug lobot kuno na sa ato.

Ato lang tingaling hatagan og higayon nga maulian ang nangayabag, naa baya pud tay nakat-onan ginagmay. 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 09:09:53 PM

manog uli na ako mga utod ko man may ara pa gid pag agiang si toto na lamao ya magnogbalik lang ko gid kong tapos na gid ya

Malain nga bata, indi ka man lang nagbabay sang nga tiya mo bla. 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 08:54:42 PM
ang ginatangdayang kag ginahambing nga unglang ni madam scarb may panahong na mababha gid bla maski unsaong gid sang kipikipi gid ya

He he, mababha gid? Ngaa man, asidik gid ba ang balhas nang miga mo bla?

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 08:56:42 PM
tiratira mingtras ga domboldombol sang tako gig

Nagbilyar ka bla kag nag-TB man?

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 08:47:14 PM
may nomero gid akong ginapaghunahuna gid subong  para tri dijik mao ni man na nomerong...... ( ç ª  ó  ) baratoham mo na lang gid koing ningyo

Ano gid nag tip mo to, hindi man klaro gid.

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 08:48:35 PM
scarbem bakokarms e vos livimos enyos coconerts

Bwahaha, bantay, Bay Bolbs, Scarbem Bakokarms Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus. 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 08:38:54 PM
tiratira

Sira gana gid ba ina?

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 08:39:45 PM
koradang sang panahom man mong man madam islex

Kuradang kag turagsoy man. 

Gitikin mo ako! 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 08:19:41 PM
langbada sir hubag bohol ayo gid ini na sayaw gid bla sang togtog kag sonata namit gid sang pangminawong

Ingon ani diay...

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 08:16:13 PM
indi lang ginagpala kag ginagpiko sir hubag bohol ginagboldos pagid

He he, bitaw, gina-backhoe gid man.

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 08:00:37 PM
indi gid puro basabasa masadya may na man gid pod nagabatyag gid sang kaguol

Indi tanan magahud masadya bla.

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 07:51:06 PM
ambot gid bla kung maubos na gid sang asukar kay sang amon diri indi gid manogubos daw sobrang damo gid sang tobo kon maubos man sugot man gid ko epanghalad gi ning akong solong shakoy mag pamangkot lang kamo andam gid si utod toto bla

He he, Ginapala kag ginapiko gid ang asukar sa aton bla... 

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 07:37:12 PM
ala man ko kabalo nga naa diay tyming.. morag tiktaktok sa magbaZaL..? 

He he, morag waltz ba... 

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 07:23:38 PM
karaang bungoton diay ka? 

Mao ni akong hitsura kaniadto...

A married man was talking to his buddy, and he said, "I don't know what to get my wife for her birthday, she has everything, and besides, she can afford to buy anything she wants, so I'm stumped. "His buddy said, "I have an idea, why don't you make up a certificate saying she can have 60 minutes of great sex, anyway she wants it... she'll probably be thrilled." So the fellow did. The next day his buddy said, "Well? Did you take my suggestion?" "Yes, I did," said the fellow. "Did she like it?" His buddy asked. "Oh yes! She jumped up, thanked me, kissed me on the forehead and ran out the door, yelling 'I'll be back in an hour!!'"

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 07:25:06 PM
nazud-ipan sa azukal rah 

He he, wa tingali matayming ang pagginhawa... 

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 07:20:17 PM
lupig pay kalag nga wla mahimutang..aZa moturok..> lugas sa buhok nga mituzkig sa hangin  

He he, dili tanang motuskig, moturok...

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 07:14:00 PM
ba da bom ba da bom uhm om..na sunod 

Bantay, basin mohatsing ka kay gigitik imong ilong... 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 07:00:06 PM
sir hubag bohol kag sir bugsay daw utod diring tb kag iloy nilang madam islex

Islex ang iloy? Maakig gid si madam sang hambal mo subong!

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 07:01:53 PM
diladilaan mo lang 

Unsaon man kung natilok na ang asukar bla.

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 05:53:33 PM
Tyahahaha morag ma vision nako ang lugas sa buhok nagpa palid² sa huyuhoy nangitag KATUROKAN..! gigitik jud ko 

He he, mora diayg nagkondenar...

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 06:18:11 PM
serpente gid bla indi mo mang mapigilan kog manog shomoy nang sang bagtinganang sang kastilo daw pesta intero barangay

Barangay sa amon kay mag-ampo man sang birhen nga isaylo-saylo sang mga balay.

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 06:06:13 PM
dayon nabuwazot, kay nasaypan nga pedeztall ang inodoro.

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 06:29:53 PM
Ug..adto na sad motiwas ag kizi²..haskang tiki-ah..! 

Pastilan kaninyo...

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 06:33:53 PM
Nindot pod nga design..pulang-pula pa loi..!

He he, pwede pud i-negative aron molutaw ang paborito nimong kolor! 

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 06:38:04 PM
duga.. dahon sa badiang di ba makasayaw na syag tinikling dli oraZ..ugh§

Bwahaha! Katunga tinikling, katunga kuradang! 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 06:12:20 PM
daw manog sama gid sang kopokopo sang rikrato nig madam islex

Bwahaha! Kag indi gid manog lain ang mga dulunggan bla! 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 06:10:42 PM
naga panghungawng sayang ginagkayabkayab sang hanging manogkita ang kastilyo

Kastilyo gid nga damo ang hilamon sang pwerta kay may naa serpente sang atubang.

Mao unya ni ang template sa tabanog ni Bay Bugs...

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 05:48:35 PM
Mo kizi² sa lipsaw? 

Mangigkig dayon mopatong sa pedeztall... 

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 05:46:16 PM
dok² sang bani saging haw..hampol imo tanulian nyahaha

Di ba kaha mas epektibo kon duga sa panyawan ang ipatulo sa samad...

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 05:23:05 PM
Its up to yah..what shall we do when we dont know? >Codigo..! 

What shall we do when we're masakpan.
Moambak sa tangkongan... 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 05:16:49 PM
say ka lang nang say gid  para manag emjoy

Kung diin ka sagya gid, subortahan ko mang ikaw.

Quote from: Alina008 on October 18, 2010, 04:44:28 PM
I am a exocentric girl. I like writing. Thank you for your cheap tiffany jewelry platform to provide a chance for me to say what I want to say!

Alina, Alina, ang abaw alhina
Arurot, arurot, ang abaw ingburot... 

Quote from: BolBuhol on October 18, 2010, 05:26:29 PM
mertiloyet hang pang hampol sang samag tanulian

Bastante na gid ang udrot sang biyabis bla.

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 05:29:36 PM
Segi bugzium ky manungkab zha pod ko 

Na hala, naay mohabhab, naay nag-nap, ug karon kami na lang ni Bay Bolbuhol ang magtrokis gali iban sang mga mulmol sang balatyagon sang hunasang sang hangurawan...

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 01:14:26 PM
opkors.  naa koy alkansiyang plastic baboy hapit na mapuno ug 10-peso coins.  kun mosukol kag huho, you'll have your chocolates and bubble gum.

He he, dili kaha mao ni ang imong piggy bank...

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 04:41:29 PM
ug didto mityabaw sa hilabihang kasuko "kulirez kang iringa ka, wa ba ka katoltol sa kasilyas!!!"......apan tungod sa kamapinanggaon, gihakgom kini niya ug gisapnay  sa hilabihang pagmahay:P

Ug mibanos ang kalinaw. Samtang naghapuhap sa iring inanay siyang giganoy sa mapinanggaong hagsa sa mga bawod paingon sa dagat sa katulogon diin sa makausa pa siya na usab mao ang idlas nga isda sa panumdoman... 

Quote from: islander on October 17, 2010, 11:15:46 PM
bawo ba uroy.  nahilom na man tong akong gipaabot nga mopapilit sa iyang pinutol nga nakalimtan ug tabon kadiyot.  shy diay to siya?

Shy? As in Bug-shy? 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 04:22:03 PM
ug didto sa pagbaklay nija's mahimayaong panganod...nikalit sija'g kahitakilpo....natindakan ang iring sa tumang panglimbasog nga maangkon ang gituaw sa kahiladman......meorkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!

Sa daotang kapalaran, nagpaminti siya sa kalagot kay wa jud molugti ang hugot nga kwerdas sa himaya; hinunoa, inanay kining milugak ug sa ngadtongadto mao na lay iyang nasimhotan ang nangantuhoy nga tinughong sa kahimangod.

Quote from: vhinz08 on September 29, 2010, 07:59:14 PM
Na hala, bisag gikan nig kanta ug sound of silence.     

Unya giugom ang microphone? 

Quote from: Scarb on October 17, 2010, 09:59:38 PM
Sama nila___? whopshala..!

Shall I round up the usual suspects? 

Quote from: Scarb on October 17, 2010, 07:54:11 PM
Nagsayaw pod chacha paglugwa sa langob    oh heaven !

Makasud-gawas na jud sa langob nga gamay! Ay, langit! 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 03:36:15 PM
gidagmalan sa tumang pagbati..

...ug bisan pa man sa iyang kahimtang--gidat-ogan sa daw puthaw nga balaod sa republika--ang iyang mga tuaw nanganawkanaw sa panghaw sa ikasiyam nga langit...

Quote from: Scarb on October 17, 2010, 07:58:37 PM
Warum? dirum labong§ kulotim? gigamitan tali lady shaver? nyahaha³ peace TigZum

Hmm, giupawan ang ubos? Tungod sa pagbangotan? 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 03:08:02 PM
ga dukdok o gidukdokan?

He he, gigamitan sa red-hot iron nga nag-uros-uros? 

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 02:30:18 PM
dili pod tanang bibingka sa mandaue pareha kadak-a sa imong ulo. 

Dili tanang sudlan sa akong ulo bibingka sa Mandaue... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 02:50:22 PM
ang sambingay?

He he, unsaon nga bisan nagduka na, namugos pa man jud og dukdok... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 02:46:32 PM
ondoy, kamo pagbantay, 'la natulog si inday!...

Inday, pag-nap na oi, basin imo na pud unya ming pahungawan... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 12:04:13 PM

Mao ba kaha ni sila ang tulo ka klase sa karaho diris TB?
Mao kaha ni ang ilang tagsa-tagsa ka kinaiya?

- Way hanaw
- Way uwaw
- Way gidulaw

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 01:22:12 PM
hehe, you're so right and unimpeachable in your concept of universal truths, sir hubs.  he's your twin, i suppose?

Right. But he's the well-preserved one... 

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 02:20:19 PM
ang ituslo sa mag-uros-uros nga pasumbingay kay ang moguwa nga red hot iron nga giuhaw kay nawad-an ug hot soup! 

HAYA, HAY! 

Hmm. Nahutdan og lubrication? Grabeha diay... 

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 02:22:36 PM
aw, suwayi bag sulod imong ulo sa bibingka sa mandaue.

He he, dili tanang bibingka sa Mandaue gamay og liki... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 12:21:40 PM

hmmm....maayo gani kay naay iring kapasumanginlan...

Bwahaha! Ka-imagine lang hinuon ko ni Ms. Isle nga nagsigig ngiyaw samtang gasunod-sunod sa iyang banana republic!   

Quote from: Scarb on October 17, 2010, 11:17:10 PM
in short KSP? so nagpapansin nimo,ninyo? chigig ngeoowrk§? tsk³

KSP? Kuwang Sa Pakong? 

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 01:43:49 PM
kaskas pang inka

Nindot ang nangka basta edaran
Ingon pang Inkang nangaskaskas

Pero puros naman linghod
Way kalahias’ plywood

Ay’g tuo anang sultisulti
Paminawag lanog ba

           GERARD Y. PAREJA
           Cebu City, Philippines

He he, angay ning himoong epigraph sa thesis on guitar-making in Cebu... 

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 02:08:31 PM
dili tanang moliki, ulo. 

Dili tanang liki angayan sudlan og ulo. 

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 01:46:07 PM
gi-ban na man sad nang malathion.  unsaon, gihurot na man ninyog palit ang law of supply and demand.

Gi-ban? Nakiglalis tingali... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 01:05:29 PM
kini mauy tinuod:

dili tanang opaw way buhok.

Dili tanang way buhok, ulo... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 01:06:30 PM
ang naha-una mauy mga pulong sa amahan?

Tekret. Manggihatagon ra gud ta...

Quote from: jorgeanna on October 16, 2010, 05:10:44 PM
Q. What is a terminal illness
A. When you are sick at the airport. (Irrefutable

Here's another irrefutable answer, this time in math:

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 12:24:09 PM
ahhh...girl scout

resourceful?

Resourceful, unya practical. Kahibawo siya nga bentaha jud kon arang-arang og hitsura ang iyang mga anak... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 12:31:07 PM
arrrgggh...

dili tanang danggit nagtakilid.

Dili tanang nagtakilid naay silik. 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 12:29:00 PM
atong tarungon:

ang red-hot iron ituslo sa pasumbingay aron moguwa ang nag-uros-uros nga hot soup sa kauhaw..

Bwahaha! Kana morag saktos taop.

Pero niay lukot pas gubot:

Ang red-hot nga pasumbingay ituslo sa kauhaw aron mag-uros-uros ang iron sa hot soup nga moguwa! 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 12:13:35 PM
lisod puy-an ning laing suok sa kalibutan nga wa kaila'g dominggo...pulos lunes..

Busy Monday diay permi. Unsaon na lang sa mag-aburido kon dili maka-nap... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 12:12:12 PM
inday karuruche may langgam tamsi, asa padulong?

Padulong adtos Carbon, unsay paliton, ginamos...

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 12:05:43 PM
kani lang...

dili tanang nag-ong-ong tobow...

He he... Kini pud:

Dili tanang giung-ongan kigow... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 12:08:17 PM
aron lang ingnon nga nagkugi sa niaaging 6 ka mga adlaw?

He he, lipat-lipat gigagmay. Wa na man lang jud tay trabaho... 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 11:53:54 AM
sibot ni inday, naghuwat sa sensilyo ni ondoy..

Ondoy tabogsoy tua mamaybay sa sibay ni Inday. 

Quote from: bugsay on October 18, 2010, 11:57:17 AM
uyyyy layo na man ni kaayo na'ng inyoha uy....

Di, oi! Naghisgot man gud si Ms. Isle og magnetic nga kigow, mao nga akong gibingwit...  

Quote from: wolfpack823 on October 17, 2010, 09:21:01 PM
A good one...I can't do that though, not anymore.

At least nakasuway. Dili sama sa mga karaho diris TB... 

Quote from: islander on October 17, 2010, 10:39:41 PM
now i know that we think with our ears.

One great thinker...

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 11:03:14 AM
dili tanang kigow magnetic, kunot hinoon.

Dili tanang igit nagtangag og tagâ.

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 11:07:44 AM
dili tanang lalaki kugihan mosamad.

Dili tanang samad angayan bukikion. 

Quote from: wolfpack823 on October 17, 2010, 09:03:12 PM
I don't mean to hit someone with that. I just thought it is a nice word to know.

Don't worry, Ms. Wolf. She doesn't mind. Just one nap, and it's all forgotten. 

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 01:21:21 AM
Ayaw kog ingna nga sa tibook nimong..ahm..uhm..eh.. existence on earth wla pa ka sukad makahilak? 

Chur.. nakahilak nako but dli tungod zha____? 

Nakahilak sa kahapdos--morag gipikas...

ang kasingkasing? 

Quote from: islander on October 17, 2010, 09:18:10 PM
cheap.  blue label, green mirchutrom, violet endrin, iyan ang drink ng machung pizot. 

Sa 19kupongkupong pa man gigamit ning Endrin. Malathion na man tingali ang uso karon... 

Quote from: akobakini on October 18, 2010, 10:18:50 AM
dili tanang baho way lami....

He he, sakto jud.

Dili tanang samad adunay kaayohan... 

Quote from: Scarb on October 17, 2010, 07:44:18 PM
Ibogium kayom loborZtum igotimbigotam 

He he, senatus populusque Romanus opportunitus directum. 

Quote from: Scarb on October 17, 2010, 07:26:46 PM
Schomokoyem imfaktimum..kulirom magnum hybridom

Imum pasabutis urinium frobatum? 

Quote from: islander on October 18, 2010, 12:21:38 AM
...dali ra jamo i-posing.  pero, bangason man ni?  indi gid iton sang scarbzy...

Hmm, dili man ni usa sa 7 dwarfs. Understudy ra diay tingali ni siya...

Quote from: wolfpack823 on October 18, 2010, 12:13:21 AM
Opaw misinaw naigo sa adlaw sa ugtong tutok.

Tutok ayaw Botoy sa baje nga makabibihag ang kaanyag, kay kaluoy nimo, magtabisay lamang ang imong laway...

Quote from: jorgeanna on October 16, 2010, 05:19:39 PM
Mare1: ka swerti nmo mare oi. Mga gwapo ug gwapa jud imong mga anak.
Mare2: Nah mare, naningkamot kud kog akoa. Kay ug mag salig ko sa akong bana, ay ambot nalang unsay hitsura!

Bwahaha! Mao ni saktong asawa. Naghunahuna sa kaugmaon sa iyang mga anak! 

Quote from: Scarb on October 18, 2010, 01:58:22 AM
Whip§..latigo sa ikog-pagi 

He he, maayo gani kay kaliwat sa ukoy ang gikastigo. Mapudpod ang latigo nga modapat sa silik... 

Quote from: Vito Andoline on October 16, 2010, 04:30:16 PM
pero  nagtalikod pa bai..di makita ang ila

Huwatang motuwad...

Dili tang igit matagak. (Naay mopilit sa kigow.) 

Quote from: hubag bohol on October 18, 2010, 09:25:11 AM
Consider the opening lines of the first of the Duino Elegies: "Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel / Ordnungen?" While the story of Rilke hearing this question ring out in the gale on the stormy cliffs of Duino is well known (recounted consistently in the Preface of every edition), we have to rely on the translators for what came next. And, like the conflicting stories of eyewitnesses, none seem to agree. The crystalline voice that Rilke supposedly heard has been shattered into more than twenty English language translations. Who, if he cried out, could be heard among this clamor?

He he... 

The Problems of Translation

Since the original language of Rilke's poetry is German, those of use who don't speak German are at the mercy of the translators. This might not be an issue if Rilke used short noun phrases, simple sentences and concrete imagery but he doesn't. Instead, his poetry is comprised of lengthy sentences with complex syntax and abstract language resulting in a range of conflicting interpretations. For many years, the J. B. Leishman translation was thought to be the best. Nowadays, Stephen Mitchell is one of the more popular translators. There are some questions about his accuracy, but he is considered by many to have captured the nuances of Rilke's poetry. Perhaps Mitchell's translations should actually be looked upon as poetic recreations in English. But at least, say some, his versions are preferable to the "plodding, utterly prosaic translations by Edward Snow, who knows his German but has no ear for verse." 

Consider the opening lines of the first of the Duino Elegies: "Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel / Ordnungen?" While the story of Rilke hearing this question ring out in the gale on the stormy cliffs of Duino is well known (recounted consistently in the Preface of every edition), we have to rely on the translators for what came next. And, like the conflicting stories of eyewitnesses, none seem to agree. The crystalline voice that Rilke supposedly heard has been shattered into more than twenty English language translations. Who, if he cried out, could be heard among this clamor?

"Who, if I cried, would hear me among the angelic / orders?" (both Leishman and Snow went with this translation of the first line)

"Who, if I cried out, would hear me among the angelic / hierarchies?" (both Albert Ernest Flemming and Mitchell opted to start with this version; Flemming's translation of The First Elegy is my personal favorite)

"Who, if I cried out, would heed me / amid the host of the Angels?" (Harry Behn)

"Who of the angelic hosts would hear / me, even if I cried out?" (Elaine E. Boney)

"WHO, if I cried out, might hear me-- / among the ranked Angels?" (Stephen Cohn)

"If I cried out / who would hear me up there / among the angelic orders?" (David Young)

"Who, if I cried, would hear me among the Dominions / of Angels?" (William Gass)


http://www.weirdgrrl.ca/guides/rilke.htm

Quote from: Scarb on October 15, 2010, 05:21:27 AM
The Panther

His gaze, going past those bars, has got so misted
with tiredness, it can take in nothing more.
He feels as though a thousand bars existed,
and no more world beyond them than before.

Those supply powerful paddings, turning there
in tiniest of circles, well might be
the dance of forces round a center where
some mighty will stands paralyticly.

Just now and then the pupils' noiseless shutter
is lifted. - Then an image will indart,
down through the limbs' intensive stillness flutter,
and end its being in the heart.

This unusual word actually fits the line's sense and sound. ("Paralytically" would spoil the rhythm.) But, kulirez, what an awfully ugly word it is!  

(I was introduced to Rilke by J.B. Leishman, who did this translation, before I learned to read a little German.)