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Translation Challenge

Postby Pasie » 2015-09-29, 0:18

Try translating this to your conlang:

I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning,
Very, very frightening me.


And

Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me.

*extra points if you recognize the song*

Good luck!
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Re: Translation Challenge

Postby Levike » 2015-09-29, 10:51

Are you expecting us to translate "Scaramouche" and "Beelzebub"?

I'm guessing those are people's names. :roll:

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Re: Translation Challenge

Postby Pasie » 2015-09-29, 11:30

Do whatever you want.

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Re: Translation Challenge

Postby Levike » 2015-09-29, 13:51

And here they are: :yep:

Ublom holgrósti toms intlerma,
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, legóv hó les Fandangosti?
Vensló meg vensló,
Túl, túl tilbs memú.


I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning,
Very, very frightening me.

Beelzebub tól memú les vala baslisker, méne mú, méne mú
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me.

Note: I left Scaramouche, Fandango and Beelzebub untouched.

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Re: Translation Challenge

Postby Fox Saint-Just » 2015-09-30, 14:21

Me vid un xao siluete de un man,
Skaramu'x, Skaramu'x, cu tu voli fa Fandango?
Grom va blitse,
Muce, muce konpu me.

I see a little silhouetto of a man,
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango?
Thunderbolt and lightning,
Very, very frightening me.

Belzevu'v habi un diabel ge rezervi por me, por me, por me.
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me.

I tried to keep the names as close to their original etymology as possible. The apostrophe shows which vowel is stressed when it's not the second last.
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Re: Translation Challenge

Postby Manzoku » 2016-04-15, 2:05

Kamitogo:
Monam seun no undulseyora na hinta no kaban seyomaseu nu,
Sukaramochu, sukaramochu, Fandongo no ke songsangmaseu nu woiwa nwa ka?
Amemeza ne,
sesearawamaseu nu manwa.

Darkness day under person (male) I see,
Scaramouche, scaramouche, fandongo you do will (for me)?
The storms,
Scary many/much.

I see a little silhouette of a man,
scaramouche, scaramouche, will you do the fandongo?
Thunderbolts and lightning,
Very, very, frightening to me.

Kamitogo:
Behlezibube oza'a na akumaseu nu kaban no feora na makyomashita na, kaban no feora na, kaban no feora na.

Beezlebub spirit selfish I for made, I for, I for.

Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me.

The ' is a glottal stop.


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