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"One of Us", Paruyr Sevak (translated by metamorphesque)

#poems

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{Quotes:Nitya prakash/Richard siken ,crush}

#quotes

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Wisława Szymborska, “Children of Our Age”, View with a Grain of Sand (trans. Stanisław Barańczak & Clare Cavanagh)  

#poems

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Third round, Fourth fight

Quote number 26 :

"They say God heals all wounds, but that's not true. Sometimes you just have to suffer."

-Somebody’s younger self, real life

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Quote number 33 :

"I'm trying to not get kidnapped"

-Anya Forger, Spy x Family

#quotes #polls #thirdroundooacm #ooacmq26 #ooacmq33 #real life #anya forger #spy x family

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Third round, Third fight

Quote number 18 :

Elvis Presley was a model citizen. I've compiled a list of his traits for you to practice. Number one... is dancing!

-Lilo, Lilo and Stitch

VS

Quote number 24 :

At the risk of sounding clichéd, I’ve been expecting you.

-Artemis Fowl, Artemis Fowl

#quotes #polls #thirdroundooacm #ooacmq18 #ooacmq24 #artemis fowl #lilo pelekai #lilo and stitch

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Third round, Second fight

Quote number 10 :

The "lt can't be helped", from the scum who can't be helped

-Momose Amane, Milgram

VS

Quote number 14 :

Furthermore, isn't it condescending of you to assume that just because I happen to be a child, I am incapable of hating someone enough to kill them?

-Momose Amame, Milgram

#quotes #polls #thirdroundooacm #ooacmq10 #ooacmq14 #amane momose #milgram

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Third round, First fight

Quote number 4 :

"I want to see life. I want to hold it in my hands. I want to leave a footprint on the sand of a desert island. I want to play football with people. I want," he said, and then he paused and he thought. "I want everything."

-Nobody Owens, The Graveyard Book

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Quote number 7 :

“Confidence is ignorance. If you’re feeling cocky, it’s because there’s something you don’t know.”

-Artemis Fowl Jr. , the Artemis Fowl books

#thirdroundooacm #quotes #polls #ooacmq4 #ooacmq7 #nobody owens #the graveyard book #artemis fowl

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Hi! I'm trying to translate two quotes from a writer I really like — Aline Bei — but I'm unsure if it makes sense in English. Would you mind helping me out? It's okay if you don't want to.

The original quotes are in Brazilian Portuguese. Here's the first one:

Isso é tudo

menos coisa de criança.

Isso

é o lugar onde nasce

a dor.

This is anything

but a children's thing.

This

is the place that births

pain.

— Aline Bei, O Peso do Pássaro Morto

"This is the place where pain is born" would be a more literal translation, but I wanted to keep the structure of the last phrase as it was in the original

I'm unsure whether to use "this" or "that" at the beginning of both sentences though 😭

Do you think "but a children's thing" should be replaced by "but a kid's thing"?

Now for the second quote:

respira baixo,

Júlia, respira

baixo.

a dona Vera começou a me chamar.

será que eu consigo me transformar em um inseto?

Júlia, Julia, Júlia, cada vez mais

Impaciente

com asas,

pelo amor de Deus

com Asas

breathe quietly, Júlia,

breathe quietly.

Mrs. Vera started calling out to me.

would it be possible to turn myself into an insect?

Júlia, Júlia, Júlia, increasingly

Impatient

with wings,

for God's sake,

with Wings

— Aline Bei, Pequena Coreografia do Adeus

I don't know if "calling out to me" is correct or if I should replace it with "calling out my name". In the original text it's easy to understand that her mom is saying her name to get her attention.

And does "breathe quietly" make sense? In the original text she's telling herself to breathe in a low volume ('baixo' means 'low') to not get her mom's attention. Would it make more sense to translate it as "breathe silently" or "breathe soundlessly" or "breathe weakly"? I can't figure this out

Also I almost sent a few quotes from Aline Bei to the tournament. A lot of them are said by children! But I couldn't trust myself to translate any of her quotes so I gave up

Anyways thank you for making this tournament. You can just ignore this ask if you want to!! :D

I didn't know that writer! I really like those quotes!

Seeing as I don't speak any Brazilian Portuguese and that English is my second language, take this with a grain of salt, but here are my thoughts:

I think the first quote sounds very good the way you translated it, "this" flows well with the rest of the sentence, and implies that the place is close to the speaker whereas "that" would express a certain distance. I'm pretty partial to "children", I think "kids" sounds a bit too petnamey

For the second one, "breathe softly" seems better to me than "quietly", and maybe "calling for me" or "calling after me" would convey the meaning better

These are delightful! Thank you for sending them! Don't hesitate to send me more of your favourite quotes, even if they're not translated

#quotes #aline bei #honorable mentions

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Third round set to start on Friday!

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"I did not do what was written...", Henrik Edoyan (translated by metamorphesque)

#quotes #poetry #poems #armenian literature #literature #armenian poetry #thank you for the beautiful translation of this beautiful poem

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#quote #not a poll #honorable mentions

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“if no art makes you feel anything, make your own art and feel something” is too raw of a line to have come from a jenna marbles video of her painting a rainbow/polka dot seahorse saying “it’s seahorse time” on a denim jacket

#honorable mentions

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*Dad voice™* Now what did we say about how we talk to others, mh? If there is something you don't like it doesn't mean no one is allowed to like it. You can say you don't like it, but there is no use insulting it or the people who do

#back to the peppy and fake announcer voice now #if it's in the polls it means someone submitted it #basic respect applies to the internet as well #thank you for your consideration

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Just realised this was set up wrong and probably only got 1 day... Considering the gap between the two options I'm not remaking the fight, unless the public starts throwing stones at me

Second round, sixteenth fight

Quote number 65 :

"Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can't? And then I knew. Johnny was the only thing that Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone."

-Ponyboy Curtis, The Outsiders

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Quote number 66 :

I don't want a happy ending, I want more story.

-Mosca Mye, Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge

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On a complete whim I've decided to host a tournament for crown title of "most influential twink', with the candidates being chosen from a survey.

Please fill out the form with your candidate and share it around. The more candidates we get the more insane the eventual tournament bracket will be. (Depending on number of submissions it will likely be based on # of times submitted, with the funniest responses as Honorable Mentions)

#my friends are holding this tourney #go on #twink away

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There's a lot to see and i have friends to talk to and also i make my own stuff. If there's no food i will cook.

-Tox

#not a poll #quotes #tox my dear #♥️

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Second round, sixteenth fight

Quote number 65 :

"Dally is tougher than I am. Why can I take it when Dally can't? And then I knew. Johnny was the only thing that Dally loved. And now Johnny was gone."

-Ponyboy Curtis, The Outsiders

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Quote number 66 :

I don't want a happy ending, I want more story.

-Mosca Mye, Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge

#quotes #polls #secondroundooacm #the outsiders spoiler #ooacmq65 #ooacmq66 #the outsiders #ponyboy curtis #mosca mye #fly by night #frances hardinge