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Ah, Lovely Translations From Slavonic... #223267 02/10/07 04:42 PM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 787 Singapore E Edward Yong OP Member
OP Edward Yong Member E Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 787 Singapore	CIX! Lent is coming, so here's a bit of humour for all out there... How does Благообразны Иосиф translate? Are you sure? Now take a peek at this [answers.com], paying special attention to track 2. I haven't had this much fun since hearing that Zarubezhnaya was translated as 'outlandish', giving a church title of "Russian Orthodox Outlandish Church". Any lovely howlers out there? in Domino, Edward

Re: Ah, Lovely Translations From Slavonic... Edward Yong #223281 02/11/07 12:30 AM
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,373 Pittsburgh, PA U Ung-Certez Member
Ung-Certez Member U Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,373 Pittsburgh, PA	Well, maybe he was good looking and noble? U-C

Re: Ah, Lovely Translations From Slavonic... Ung-Certez #223310 02/11/07 06:47 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,390 USA W Wondering Member
Wondering Member W Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,390 USA	I put it into a couple online translation engines and they spit out, "Are comely Joseph," and, "They are fine looking Joseph."

Re: Ah, Lovely Translations From Slavonic... Wondering #223311 02/11/07 07:03 PM
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Sophia Wannabe Member Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 489 Phoenix	What's that about beauty being only skin deep?

Re: Ah, Lovely Translations From Slavonic... Sophia Wannabe #223357 02/12/07 09:45 AM
Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 787 Singapore E Edward Yong OP Member
OP Edward Yong Member E Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 787 Singapore	Then there was that programme with 'We are saluting you, Holy Virgin'. That sounded a bit off, as did 'Heart up, land of Russia' and the icon entitled 'Mirth of Mourners'.

Re: Ah, Lovely Translations From Slavonic... Edward Yong #223359 02/12/07 01:02 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 856 Pittsburgh, PA B ByzKat Member
ByzKat Member B Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 856 Pittsburgh, PA	And of course, in English is probably NOT appropriate to refer to the Mother of God as a "flaming queen." "But.... is in Slavonic!"

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