| The Mars Volta – L'Via L'Viaquez Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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@[omrx:5549] At the risk of introducing errors, I have attempted to convert your excellent translation into more idiomatic English. Elvia, Miranda's daughter, Your last name has changed. Elvia, eyeless, you want to give me A history without my mother. I only have to tell you: The pain at night says. Only the dress was left, I washed the blood off it. Elvia, do not stop to rest* In the street you´re walking, Who is going to chase you? Elvia they want to kill you. Machete teeth, rooster heads. Elvia, sleeping at peace Open your eyes, everything will change. Elvia, dreaming(resounding?) of vengeance, I swear to you They are going to pay. I only have one hour And I fall asleep, finished. For twenty-five years have past, Still the bodies shake here. I drank of the blood, I ate of the body, (in the sense of Catholicism) My tears ... [(imperative you)break the mirror!] (or: the mirror breaks) ** * "L'via, no dejes de descansar". I'm actually pretty stuck here, but I didn't understand the previous translation. I'm pretty sure that "no dejes" is the negative imperative, although it also seems a little like a subjunctive? It seems like "no dejes de" generally translates to "don't stop", so I'd be tempted to say this is "don't stop resting!" but that seems to make less sense than "don't stop to rest", given the context. Any native speakers able to clarify? ** There is a possible double meaning here in that quiebra is both "break! (2nd person informal imperative)" and "he/she/it breaks" (3rd person present indicative). "lágrimas" is not the subject here since it is plural. The line I think translates to both a command "(you) break the mirror!" and the statement "The mirror breaks". Native speakers may be able to provide further guidance? Without line breaks Elvia, Miranda's daughter, your last name is changed. Elvia, eyeless, you want to give me a (hi)story without my mother. I only have to tell you: the pain at night says. Only the dress was left, I washed the blood off it. Elvia, do not let yourself rest in the street you walk. Who will chase you? Elvia, they want to kill you. Machete teeth. Rooster heads. Elvia, sleeping at peace, open your eyes, everything will change. Elvia, dreaming of vengeance, I swear to you they will pay. I only have one hour until I fall asleep, finished. For twenty-five years have past, and still the bodies shake here. I drank of the blood, I ate of the body. My tears. … the mirror breaks. |
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