German version of Rosas Kalevala-story

[sschridde@gmx.de]

Hi all, Hi Don,

I just wanted to share with you the nice news that the German 
translators imho did a very swell job when translating Rosas Kalevala-
story (though the German "Die Jagd nach der Goldmuehle" (Quest for 
the Goldmill) doesn't reflect the depth of the story, instead sounds 
like something technical rather than mythological (at least to me). 
But I can't think of a better title either. :-))

All the mytholgical speeches are separated from "normal" speech by a 
different lettering,and it mostly keeps a certain rhyme (4 stresses 
(right English word for jambus/jamben???) per line).
Besides, the wording in the rhyme sounds quite old-fashioned and 
suiting, though I doubt some (few) words - though uncommon - were in 
use in older times, for example Glubscher, Gucken, Foerderung...

but these are only few nitpickings in many, many lines of very nicely 
trimmed, old-fashioned speech with uncommon words that can be 
understood, but would only few think of when being put in the place 
of the translator. congrats!

And besides I appreciate very much that again Germany does not lower 
the level of speech to a supposed "childish" level and thus taking a 
big part of fascination off the story.

P.S.: Really no one willing to spend some time and using his/her 
fantasy on a draft sketch for a disney tattoo as mentioned some 
digests ago???

Soeren

Soeren Schridde

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