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Bilingual edition of this book really exposing how these poems get butchered in translation. Complete different punctuation and phrasing between the Portuguese and English versions of the same poem. Makes me feel like I’m missing out
— Jul 12, 2026 02:18PM
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Zack
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Example from what I was yapping about earlier:
“Sofro, Lídia, do medo do destino” (I suffer, Lydia, from the fear of destiny) is translated to “I fear for my fate, Lydia.” Why? The English sounds so much weaker.
— Jul 12, 2026 02:48PM
“Sofro, Lídia, do medo do destino” (I suffer, Lydia, from the fear of destiny) is translated to “I fear for my fate, Lydia.” Why? The English sounds so much weaker.