Quotes in other languages - Page 6 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

LePetitChoux · 07-10-2003, 05:17 AM

Bump.

I'll PM Galadriel to remind her. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

GaladrieloftheOlden · 07-11-2003, 11:45 AM

Sorry. Had no computer acess. I didn't forget you. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Quote:

Dosvidanya! Ya begu nayti sontze!

Yes, it's a short quote, sorry, but if you know Russian (sorry, Russian again, but I doubt I would be able to write a decent one in Hebrew, as I just about failed my Hebrew class this year) it shouldn't be difficult at all. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Swan song,
~Menelien

LePetitChoux · 07-11-2003, 12:06 PM

"Goodbye! I'm running to find the Sun!"

No idea who said it, though. It seems to me like a quote from one of the Farmer Giles/Smith of Wooton Major etc. books, not the LotR series or the Hobbit...
Hm. [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]

Guinevere · 07-11-2003, 12:26 PM

Methinks I recognize that one!
Isn't it Legolas on the way down from Caradhras, running lightly on the snow:

Quote:

"Farewell!" he said to Gandalf. "I go to find the sun!"

[img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

GaladrieloftheOlden · 07-11-2003, 01:09 PM

Correct, Guinevere! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

LePetitChoux- Gah, I didn't know a more precise word for "farewell." I know it sounded like "goodbye," but well, close enough... I think... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Swan song,
~Menelien

Guinevere · 07-14-2003, 02:21 PM

Thank you, Galadriel! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] That was "team-work"...
But I think it's LePetitChoux's turn, for doing the actual translation. Or what do you think?

Well, since she's not around at the moment, I'll post a new quote now, once again in German.

Quote:

In Trauer müssen wir gehen, doch nicht in Verzweiflung. Siehe! Wir sind nicht für immer an die Kreise der Welt gebunden, und jenseits von ihnen ist mehr als Erinnerung. Lebwohl!

[ July 17, 2003: Message edited by: Guinevere ]

Annunfuiniel · 07-17-2003, 01:28 PM

Oh, my old sig! How I loved it...

Quote:

In sorrow we must go, but not in despair. Behold! we are not bound for ever to the circles of the world, and beyond them is more than memory. Farewell!

*sigh* So, so sad...

~Annun

Guinevere · 07-17-2003, 01:52 PM

Correct, of course, Annunfuiniel!
(I guess that one was a bit too easy... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] )

Annunfuiniel · 07-17-2003, 02:07 PM

Thanks, Guinevere! And yes, maybe it was a bit easy but so what? As I said I love that quote. And the next one is here (in Finnish):

Quote:

Sukulaismies, hyvästi! Olkoon sinun kohtalosi toinen kuin minun, ja sinun aarteesi pysyköön sinun luonasi loppuun asti.

~Annun

LePetitChoux · 07-25-2003, 03:52 AM

Hm, hoom, come now, let me see...

Out of all of that, only the following words do something which, in a moment of enthusiasm, may be described as ringing a bell:
ja=yes/I
pysiköön=physical/physically
asti=is?
sinun=sign?
[img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]
Could I have a clue please?

Annunfuiniel · 07-25-2003, 07:54 AM

Clues, eh? Well, ok then. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I'll give you the words you tried to translate...

ja=and
pysyköön=[may] remain
loppuun asti=to the end
sinun=your

Hope those help!

[img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]Annun

07-29-2003, 10:48 AM

May I?

Quote:

'Kinsman, farewell! May your doom be other than mine, and your treasure remain with you to the end!'

Celeborn to the fellowship on their parting or something (RotK)

Annunfuiniel · 07-29-2003, 12:55 PM

Celeborn to Aragorn, to be exact...

But otherwise perfect answer, Stuttering Istari! A heartfelt 'Welcome!' to you: enjoy the 'Downs - I bet you'd never have thought that being dead might be this much fun! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] (Am I allowed to be curious and ask where are you from?)

The stage is your: please, give us a new puzzle to solve! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

~Annun

07-30-2003, 02:01 AM

Thanks for the welcome,
I'm from Indonesia .. and speaking of Indonesia .. hmm [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] since so many europeans language use here, why don't we try some Asian's flavour?

Here's from the Two Towers:

-----------
"Aku tidak akan mengambil benda ini, meskipun tergeletak di pinggir jalan"
-----------

Hints:
Aku: I
benda: thing
jalan: highway

Quite easy, isn't it?

Guinevere · 07-30-2003, 09:30 AM

Hail and well met, Stuttering Istari!
Is that Indonesian? [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] But fortunately, your hints are ringing a bell in my brain... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Isn't this Faramir, saying to Frodo:

Quote:

I would not take this thing, if it lay by the highway.

in the window of the West.

07-31-2003, 12:23 AM

I said that's easy, didn't I?

Your turn ..

Guinevere · 07-31-2003, 02:30 PM

Thank you, Stuttering Istari! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Hmm, in what language shall I make the next quote? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] I think I'll try French again, if I may...

Quote:

Un serment je jurerai moi aussi; et je dois être libre de l'accomplir et d'aller dans les ténèbres. Ni durera-t-il quelquechose de mon royaume qu'un fils pourrait hériter.

Mariska Greenleaf · 08-08-2003, 04:57 AM

Well Guinevere, following your advice I decided to give it a try [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Quote:

An oath I too shall swear, and must be free to fulfil it, and go into darkness. Nor shall anything of my realm endure that a son should inherit.

Felagund to Galadriel.

Guinevere · 08-08-2003, 02:06 PM

That's it, Mariska! (I hope my French translation was correct...)

Mariska Greenleaf · 08-08-2003, 02:18 PM

it was indeed. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Okay, I'll give one in dutch, I believe we hadn't had that language before...

Quote:

Maar het is nu eenmaal zo: je kunt nu niet tot het voorjaar wachten, en je kunt niet vertrekken voordat de verslagen binnenkomen.

good luck [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Mariska Greenleaf · 08-13-2003, 03:29 AM

Please let me know if you need any clues...

Guinevere · 08-13-2003, 01:37 PM

I've been pondering on that one for quite long. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] my mothertongue is German, so I can understand some of it, but not all.
Could you tell me what is "voorjaar" and "verslagen" ?
But anyhow, I've no idea where to look for that quote.

Mariska Greenleaf · 08-14-2003, 04:24 AM

The quote is from the Fellowship.
voorjaar: spring
verslagen: reports

Hope this helps a little

[img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

[ August 14, 2003: Message edited by: Mariska Greenleaf ]

Guinevere · 08-14-2003, 06:59 AM

It helped a lot!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
This was Bilbo in Rivendell, saying to Sam (and the other hobbits)

Quote:

But there it is: you can't wait now till spring and you can't go till the reports come back.

Mariska Greenleaf · 08-14-2003, 07:23 AM

indeed! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Well, the board is yours!

Guinevere · 08-14-2003, 08:20 AM

Thank you, Mariska!

Quote:

Mer werded's gseh! Aber einewäg, wänn's guet gaht dann sött's vil meh Platz gä. Was seisch? Wämmer ä günschtigi Glägeheit überchömed, du und ich, so haued mer's ab und richted öis sälber i, mit es paar zuverlässige Purschte, irgendwo wo's gueti Büüte git, nett und gäbig, und e kei grossi Bosse.

That is Swissgerman dialect [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] Good luck!

Mariska Greenleaf · 08-18-2003, 01:36 AM

I definitely need a clue...
[img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

Elanor · 08-18-2003, 04:18 AM

Well, I'm back. Mind if I join in again?

That's Gorbag talking to Shagrat:
"We'll see. But anyway, if it does go well there should be a lot more room. What d'you say? - If we get a chance you and me'll slip off and set up somewhere on our own with a few trusty lads, somewhere where there's good loot nice and handy, and no big bosses."

I think that SwissGerman sounds perfect for orcs, nice and gutteral...

[ August 18, 2003: Message edited by: Elanor ]

Guinevere · 08-18-2003, 11:55 AM

Very good, Elanor! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Your turn!
( And I agree with you about Swissgerman: it is best suited to translate the speech of orcs (or of hobbits...) [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] )

Elanor · 08-19-2003, 03:12 AM

Thank you. Let's try some Spanish.

Quote:

A pesar de todo haya quizás una luz más allá de la obscuridad; y si es así, yo querría que usted la vea, y se alegre.

HerenIstarion · 08-19-2003, 03:46 AM

That must be Aragorn to his mother Gilraen:

Quote:

Yet there may be a light beyond the darkness, and if so, I would have you see it and be glad

my compliments

Elanor · 08-19-2003, 04:39 AM

Muy bien Señor Istarion. That was fast! Over to you.

HerenIstarion · 08-20-2003, 07:10 AM

thanks

next one in Georgian:

Quote:

<font face="acadnusx">lampionis motana mindoda, Tu ar SegawuxebT

lampionis is the lamp
motana - to bring

dare it

08-20-2003, 10:45 PM

bilbo in "the hobbit" talking to dwarves, in the begging, i suppose.
hobbit, an unda metkva soromyo?

[ August 21, 2003: Message edited by: Deirdre ]

08-20-2003, 11:06 PM

Am I allowed to ask or should wait for my turn? well, i am beginner here [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

quote:
вот что сказал перед смертью
наместник Гондора: "Может быть, и одержите вы победу у стен Минас-Тирита, но
удар, занесенный над вами, не отразить". Он говорил это в отчаянии, и все же
слова его правдивы.

[ August 21, 2003: Message edited by: Deirdre ]

Elanor · 08-21-2003, 07:46 AM

Welcome to the Downs Deirdre, and thanks for joining in. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Better just wait for HerenIstarion to confirm your answer was right before we tackle your quote. (Although I'm ready to give up already!)

**The Saucepan Man** · 08-21-2003, 07:09 PM

Yes, welcome to the Downs Deirdre. I hope you enjoy yourself here. Why not try out the Quiz Room too, if you have not already? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Elanor is right. You must wait for confirmation that your answer is correct before proceeding with the next question. The same rules apply in Quotable Quotes as apply in the Quiz Room. You may find them here.

And in this game, you should also give the English translation of the quote.

Have fun. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Guinevere · 08-22-2003, 07:25 AM

Hello, Deirdre, welcome also from me!

I think Saucepan-man didn't mean what he wrote:" ...you should also give the English translation of the quote" (that's what the guessers have to find out) but look at what Le petit Choux, who started the thread, said at the beginning:

Quote:

Basically, you find a quote and translate it literally into another language. Not from the book in, say, german, but you must translate it yourself. Any language will do, but if they use a different alphabet (eg. Cyrillic) then try to use latin letters for the sounds in the other alphabet. Dead languages also count.

**The Saucepan Man** · 08-22-2003, 07:33 AM

Ah yes. Perhaps I should explain myself more clearly. I meant that, when giving the answer, you should provide the English translation of the non-English quote set by the questioner. Thanks for spotting the possible confusion there, Guinevere. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Elanor · 08-25-2003, 04:09 AM

Don't let us scare you away though, keep joining in. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

07-10-2003, 05:17 AM	#201
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 720	Bump. I'll PM Galadriel to remind her. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ je suis une bonne odeur

07-11-2003, 12:06 PM	#203
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 720	"Goodbye! I'm running to find the Sun!" No idea who said it, though. It seems to me like a quote from one of the Farmer Giles/Smith of Wooton Major etc. books, not the LotR series or the Hobbit... Hm. [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] __________________ je suis une bonne odeur

07-11-2003, 01:09 PM	#205
GaladrieloftheOlden Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Massachusetts - digging up a bottomless hole, searching for something that's not there... Posts: 1,514	Correct, Guinevere! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] LePetitChoux- Gah, I didn't know a more precise word for "farewell." I know it sounded like "goodbye," but well, close enough... I think... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Swan song, ~Menelien __________________ "Glue... very powerful stuff."

07-17-2003, 01:52 PM	#208
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Correct, of course, Annunfuiniel! (I guess that one was a bit too easy... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

07-25-2003, 03:52 AM	#210
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 720	Hm, hoom, come now, let me see... Out of all of that, only the following words do something which, in a moment of enthusiasm, may be described as ringing a bell: ja=yes/I pysiköön=physical/physically asti=is? sinun=sign? [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] Could I have a clue please? __________________ je suis une bonne odeur

07-25-2003, 07:54 AM	#211
Annunfuiniel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Something close like Shire Posts: 769	Clues, eh? Well, ok then. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I'll give you the words you tried to translate... ja=and pysyköön=[may] remain loppuun asti=to the end sinun=your Hope those help! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]Annun __________________ Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt.

07-29-2003, 12:55 PM	#213
Annunfuiniel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Something close like Shire Posts: 769	Celeborn to Aragorn, to be exact... But otherwise perfect answer, Stuttering Istari! A heartfelt 'Welcome!' to you: enjoy the 'Downs - I bet you'd never have thought that being dead might be this much fun! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] (Am I allowed to be curious and ask where are you from?) The stage is your: please, give us a new puzzle to solve! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] ~Annun __________________ Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt.

07-30-2003, 02:01 AM	#214
Stuttering Istari Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for the welcome, I'm from Indonesia .. and speaking of Indonesia .. hmm [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] since so many europeans language use here, why don't we try some Asian's flavour? Here's from the Two Towers: ----------- "Aku tidak akan mengambil benda ini, meskipun tergeletak di pinggir jalan" ----------- Hints: Aku: I benda: thing jalan: highway Quite easy, isn't it?

07-31-2003, 12:23 AM	#216
Stuttering Istari Guest Posts: n/a	I said that's easy, didn't I? Your turn ..

08-08-2003, 02:06 PM	#219
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	That's it, Mariska! (I hope my French translation was correct...) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

08-13-2003, 03:29 AM	#221
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	Please let me know if you need any clues... __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

08-13-2003, 01:37 PM	#222
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	I've been pondering on that one for quite long. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] my mothertongue is German, so I can understand some of it, but not all. Could you tell me what is "voorjaar" and "verslagen" ? But anyhow, I've no idea where to look for that quote. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

08-14-2003, 04:24 AM	#223
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	The quote is from the Fellowship. voorjaar: spring verslagen: reports Hope this helps a little [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [ August 14, 2003: Message edited by: Mariska Greenleaf ] __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

08-14-2003, 07:23 AM	#225
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	indeed! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Well, the board is yours! __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

08-18-2003, 01:36 AM	#227
Mariska Greenleaf Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,036	I definitely need a clue... [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] __________________ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.- Confucius.

08-18-2003, 04:18 AM	#228
Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	Well, I'm back. Mind if I join in again? That's Gorbag talking to Shagrat: "We'll see. But anyway, if it does go well there should be a lot more room. What d'you say? - If we get a chance you and me'll slip off and set up somewhere on our own with a few trusty lads, somewhere where there's good loot nice and handy, and no big bosses." I think that SwissGerman sounds perfect for orcs, nice and gutteral... [ August 18, 2003: Message edited by: Elanor ] __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )

08-18-2003, 11:55 AM	#229
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Very good, Elanor! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Your turn! ( And I agree with you about Swissgerman: it is best suited to translate the speech of orcs (or of hobbits...) [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

08-19-2003, 04:39 AM	#232
Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	Muy bien Señor Istarion. That was fast! Over to you. __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )

08-20-2003, 10:45 PM	#234
Deirdre Guest Posts: n/a	bilbo in "the hobbit" talking to dwarves, in the begging, i suppose. hobbit, an unda metkva soromyo? [ August 21, 2003: Message edited by: Deirdre ]

08-20-2003, 11:06 PM	#235
Deirdre Guest Posts: n/a	Am I allowed to ask or should wait for my turn? well, i am beginner here [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] quote: вот что сказал перед смертью наместник Гондора: "Может быть, и одержите вы победу у стен Минас-Тирита, но удар, занесенный над вами, не отразить". Он говорил это в отчаянии, и все же слова его правдивы. [ August 21, 2003: Message edited by: Deirdre ]

08-21-2003, 07:46 AM	#236
Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	Welcome to the Downs Deirdre, and thanks for joining in. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Better just wait for HerenIstarion to confirm your answer was right before we tackle your quote. (Although I'm ready to give up already!) __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )

08-21-2003, 07:09 PM	#237
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Yes, welcome to the Downs Deirdre. I hope you enjoy yourself here. Why not try out the Quiz Room too, if you have not already? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Elanor is right. You must wait for confirmation that your answer is correct before proceeding with the next question. The same rules apply in Quotable Quotes as apply in the Quiz Room. You may find them here. And in this game, you should also give the English translation of the quote. Have fun. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

08-22-2003, 07:33 AM	#239
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Ah yes. Perhaps I should explain myself more clearly. I meant that, when giving the answer, you should provide the English translation of the non-English quote set by the questioner. Thanks for spotting the possible confusion there, Guinevere. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

08-25-2003, 04:09 AM	#240
Elanor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: my own corner of the Shire Posts: 316	Don't let us scare you away though, keep joining in. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." Henny Youngman (1906 - )