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Thread #128392 Message #2874058
Posted By: meself
28-Mar-10 - 03:29 PM
Thread Name: Chinese work songs
Subject: RE: Chinese work songs
By the way, I like the way the singer talks in clip #2, at least as his words are translated. They strike me as reminiscent of the translations of some Gaelic songs:
I was on the boat when I was ten, Oh, I was on the boat when I was over ten years old; I learnt the opera at twelve years old; Because I remember large amounts of opera, And I am always in high mood as I got down the river, I always sing the boating-songs; On this river, everyone knows me, everyone knows me.
I've seen their evening parties, And those songs were not so good; But those assistants were in order, I say that his assistants were in order; Their dances were good, their dances were good, But as for the leader of the singers, He just sang several sentences, And the words weren't so complete.
(I've corrected the grammar errors that obviously resulted from poor translation.)