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Thread #82159 Message #1503978
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
18-Jun-05 - 09:06 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Borat's 'In my country there is problem'
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Borat's 'In my country there is problem'
You need to tell us who "Borat" and "S B Cohen" are or were; what language the song (assuming it is a song; you make no mention of any tune) was written in (and when), and why the translation (if it is a translation) is apparently so clumsy. Some small description of the situation in Kazakhstan at the time the verses were written would also be helpful; as would some reference to the ethnic group the writer belongs, or belonged, to; and why he or she might have felt ill-used by whatever Jewish population there might be, or have been, in his or her country.
"Bunnahabhain" and "fiddler on the roof" (why can't people use their real names, and take responsibility for what they say?) go for the straightforward knee-jerk reaction, while "Foolestroupe", with more imagination, makes the point that the intent may perhaps be satiric. Is the semi-literate language intended to mock the supposed writer, or is it meant to be taken perfectly seriously?
If you make no attempt at providing contextual information, it will be unsurprising if people assume that you are out to make trouble, or have even made the whole thing up for reasons of your own. If it's worth doing, surely it's worth doing properly, without leaving room for unnecessary misunderstandings?