Jan 9, 2006 17:21
18 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Translations that don't sound translated
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English, English, and 3 more.
denn die Fähigkeit, dauerhafte Gefühle zu empfinden, ist eher selten
German to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
W.H. Auden
hello!
my author uses a w.h. auden quote in german but read it in a book that quoted auden so neither of us know where exactly the quote is from. i found the following in german:
Was W. H. Auden über die Anti- Poe- Biographen sagte, trifft auch auf die Pro- Poe Biographen zu: “Dass ein Mann einen anderen nicht mag und nach dessen Tod schlecht über ihn spricht, ist ja ganz natürlich, aber sich solche Mühe zu machen, um einen guten Leumund auf derart raffinierte Weise anzuschwärzen, erfordert einen dauerhaften Hass, was immer sehr interessant ist, denn die Fähigkeit, dauerhafte Gefühle zu empfinden, ist eher selten.”
i need to know what
denn die Fähigkeit, dauerhafte Gefühle zu empfinden, ist eher selten
is in english!!
i hope there are some serious auden readers at proz!!
millions of thanks in advance!
my author uses a w.h. auden quote in german but read it in a book that quoted auden so neither of us know where exactly the quote is from. i found the following in german:
Was W. H. Auden über die Anti- Poe- Biographen sagte, trifft auch auf die Pro- Poe Biographen zu: “Dass ein Mann einen anderen nicht mag und nach dessen Tod schlecht über ihn spricht, ist ja ganz natürlich, aber sich solche Mühe zu machen, um einen guten Leumund auf derart raffinierte Weise anzuschwärzen, erfordert einen dauerhaften Hass, was immer sehr interessant ist, denn die Fähigkeit, dauerhafte Gefühle zu empfinden, ist eher selten.”
i need to know what
denn die Fähigkeit, dauerhafte Gefühle zu empfinden, ist eher selten
is in english!!
i hope there are some serious auden readers at proz!!
millions of thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | sustained feelings |
Tradesca (X)
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| 4 | "the ability to experience deep feelings is a rarer attribute"... |
muitoprazer (X)
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| 3 | enduring emotion |
Stephen Roche
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Change log
Jan 10, 2006 02:56: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "Auden quote in the original" to "denn die F�higkeit, dauerhafte Gef�hle zu empfinden, ist eher selten"
Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
denn die F�higkeit, dauerhafte Gef�hle zu empfinden, ist eher selten
Selected
sustained feelings
Ohne Gewähr:
Rufus W. Griswold, whose blackening of Poe demonstrated "a sustained hatred," as Auden once put it.
Rufus W. Griswold, whose blackening of Poe demonstrated "a sustained hatred," as Auden once put it.
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Comment: "thanks! sustained sounds good! gz i'm still on the lookout for the original, but in a summarizing text this will do fine! thanks again."
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German term (edited):
Auden quote in the original
"the ability to experience deep feelings is a rarer attribute"...
than what it says in the rest of the paragraph!.
Peer comment(s):
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Nesrin
: Is that the original quote? It can't be found anywhere on the internet - besides "dauerhafte Gefuehle" is not "deep feelings"
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deep as in deep and lasting was meant.
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German term (edited):
Auden quote in the original
enduring emotion
The capacity to experience enduring emotion is rare
I've no doubt you could track down the original quote if you had the time. If this is intended for broader publication I would recommend that. If it's for a more limited audience I'm sure you'd get away with your own re-translation - in that case this is how I suggest translating this sentence.
I've no doubt you could track down the original quote if you had the time. If this is intended for broader publication I would recommend that. If it's for a more limited audience I'm sure you'd get away with your own re-translation - in that case this is how I suggest translating this sentence.
Discussion
the quote is also to be found in Donald Goodwin's Alcohol and the Writer!
the (german) author wanted to help me find the quote, but just today he said he wasn't able to. so i am under some time pressure! i realize that this is a tall request, but i thought i would try anyway!!! thanks!