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| Volte Tetraglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 6226 days ago 4474 posts - 6726 votes  Speaks: English*, Esperanto, German, Italian Studies: French, Finnish, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 9 of 11 04 July 2008 at 1:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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After hearing the song, I'd say that Iversen's interpretation of the uses of 'come' was entirely correct; it's a statement, not a question.
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| blasius Newbie Italy Joined 4995 days ago 14 posts - 19 votes Studies: English | Message 10 of 11 26 August 2010 at 1:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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ma prega nel buio:
la sorte del più debole... NON TOCCHI MAI A ME It seems to me that with these three lines non native speakers find themselves at a loss: but he prays in the dark: "(Oh Lord), don't let the fate (sorte) of the weakest ever befall me" (free translation). Tocchi, here, has nothing to do with a physical touch. Edited by blasius on 26 August 2010 at 2:07pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Volte Tetraglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 6226 days ago 4474 posts - 6726 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto, German, Italian Studies: French, Finnish, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 11 of 11 28 August 2010 at 10:50am | IP Logged | ||
You're entirely right. This can be translated with 'touch' into English too, and used in the same metaphorical way, but 'befall' is nicer in this case, as it lets you mirror the active expression of the song. "Don't let me be touched by the fate of the weakest" is too passive - and far more open to misinterpretation. Edited by Volte on 28 August 2010 at 10:50am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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