Re: Translating titles for films

Carlos Thompson <chlewey@...> wrote:
>
> I propose as another translation exercise to translate the titles of
movies (or
> books, or TV series, etc.) and we could begin with the nominees for the
Academy
> Awards:
>
> Elizabeth
Drasele'q:  Eli'sabeth.
(Transcription)
According to the etimology ("oath of God"),
could be _E'landurgur_.


> La vita e bella (sp?)
USA - Life is beautiful
D:  Qgas gadain.
(<qg> = voiced uvular stop)
qgas = 3s habitual present of <qgasten>, "to be beautiful"

> Saving Private Ryan
D:  Auffolde`n feunden Rraiann

auffolde`n = active participle of <auffolden>,
aus- "out, apart" + fol- "below, bottom",
literally "rescuing, taking out from the bottom"

feunden = feun- "war, battle" + -den < ren "man"
lit. "warman, warrior"


> Shakespeare in Love
D: Rin tur arse`n Siekspia"r
lit. "with love being Shakespeare"
(this is a very common construction for feelings)


> The Thin Red Line
D: Rund Qail Ri`vis

rund, qail = short active participles of
_runden_ "to be thin, to be fine", and
_qailu"n_ "to be red".

ri`vis = unique singular (emphatic definite
aspect) of _ri`f_ "line"


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