Re: inaccurate translation on Bach Cantata website?
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I wonder how it could be an underlay when the number of syllables is different??? This is literally a line of text, in a discussion, not an underlay of lyrics associated with the music.
Perhaps the typo explanation is correct.? Does this forum reach the people in charge of maintaining the website?
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On Friday, May 17, 2024 at 11:40:06 AM PDT, Mike Hall <h3m@...> wrote:
Of course you¡¯re right.? I¡¯m guessing that ¡°not¡± is a typo for ¡°now.¡± This is an underlay translation, metrically adapted to the music, and the wonder is that these are often adequate.?
On May 16, 2024, at 11:33 PM, inotmark via groups.io <inotmark@...> wrote:
?I am not sure where to send this, but the website gave this list so:
I believe there is an error in translation on the Bach Cantata Website page for the chorale
Mein Augen schlie? ich jetzt in Gottes Namen zu
To whit:? ¡°Meinen Augen schlie? ich jetzt? (My eyes I will not close)"
Shouldn't that read? "I now close my eyes" (or more literally, "My eyes close I now")? .... in Gottes Namen zu
"My eyes I will not close in God's Name" does not strike me as something Bach would say.
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