[kj] Killing Language

[Jari Pakarinen]

Hi=2C

They are probably as important as anything else in KJ for me=2E =

Especially 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 =

the words is different=2C so they don=27t quite add up=2E =


Jari (from Finland)


=3E An open question for all non-native English speakers onlist- how =

=3E important are Jaz=27s lyrics to you and how much do you understand=3F=
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=3E The reason I asked is that during a prolonged attack of ennui I =

=3E translated the titles of all the songs on the first 3 albums into =

=3E finnish=2C and realised how far the literal translation was from the =

=3E meaning of the song=2E =22Fall Of Because=22 was a particular pain in=
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=3E the arse =27cos it doesn=27t make sense LITERALLY in any language=2C =
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=3E I settled for =22J=E4rkeilyn Kukistuminen=22 (The Overthrow of Reason=
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=3E luv from
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=3E Stimro
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=3E =22Mummy=2C what=27s a Killing Joke=3F=22
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=3E =22A Whoopee cushion packed with Semtex=22
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