[kj] Killing Language

[Jari Pakarinen]

Hi=2C

They are probably as important as guitar and drums in KJ for me=2E Especi=
ally I=27ve felt that best lyrics from Brighter are the best ever written=
 (Twilight=2C Chessboards etc=2E) ANYWHERE=2E

Translating them to finnish is a bit of a task=2C really=2E Meaning of th=
e words is different=2C so they don=27t quite add up=2E =


Jari (from Finland)

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An open question for all non-native English speakers onlist- how importan=
t are Jaz=27s lyrics to you and how much do you understand=3F =


The reason I asked is that during a prolonged attack of ennui I translate=
d the titles of all the songs on the first 3 albums into finnish=2C and r=
ealised how far the literal translation was from the meaning of the song=2E=
 =22Fall Of Because=22 was a particular pain in the arse =27cos it doesn=27=
t make sense LITERALLY in any language=2C so I settled for =22J=E4rkeilyn=
 Kukistuminen=22 (The Overthrow of Reasoning)=2E




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