Sunday, February 26, 2012

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Wiktionary:Translation requests
Feb 26th 2012, 12:08

‎Translate "The Star-Spangled Banner" to Chinese:

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Preserving meaning and tune. Note: Translate the English lyrics, not the phrase. [[Special:Contributions/113.190.73.162|113.190.73.162]] 10:49, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
  
Preserving meaning and tune. Note: Translate the English lyrics, not the phrase. [[Special:Contributions/113.190.73.162|113.190.73.162]] 10:49, 26 February 2012 (UTC)
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:You cannot preserve the meaning and the tune when translating a song or poem from one language to another. One or the other must be sacrificed. Preserving the tune is a most difficult proposition and the people who do it (and do it well) charge a pretty penny for the work. [[User:Stephen G. Brown|—Stephen]] <sup>([[User talk:Stephen G. Brown|Talk]])</sup> 12:08, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

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