StefanAVFC Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Proper ghey moment here, but I sat and watched 'Tangled' with the missus one night, then she made me watch a couple of the songs in Polish. Polish is not a lyrical language. It's too zzzzzzz'dy. I tell her this and she argues with me. Shit like this proves my point. It doesn't work in a song. Cieszę się, że zeszłam z wieży - Link Well really it's a weird language. They don't use pronouns, or articles. If you translated it word for word to English, it sounds caveman-esque. But that's why languages are so great I guess. Because it's ridiculously difficult. I mean I've tried to learn it and I have a fair bit of it down but I just don't think I'll ever learn all of the grammar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 4 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: I sat and watched 'Tangled' with the missus is that you Adam ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 17 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Proper ghey moment here, but I sat and watched 'Tangled' with the missus one night, then she made me watch a couple of the songs in Polish. Polish is not a lyrical language. It's too zzzzzzz'dy. I tell her this and she argues with me. Shit like this proves my point. It doesn't work in a song. Cieszę się, że zeszłam z wieży - Link Well really it's a weird language. They don't use pronouns, or articles. If you translated it word for word to English, it sounds caveman-esque. But that's why languages are so great I guess. Because it's ridiculously difficult. I mean I've tried to learn it and I have a fair bit of it down but I just don't think I'll ever learn all of the grammar. Isn't the song not working in Polish at least in part to do with it being a translation? I know a straight translation wouldn't automatically rhyme so they'l possibly have put an interpretation on it. But even so, it just might not fit because it's just not Polish in essence? I guess? I have no idea, for all I know the original of Tangled is Polish. I haven't watched it as I have a Y chromosome. For instance, we have a little sing song at the footy and the shouts in Welsh just don't really work or scan in english. Ysbeidiau Heulog being an obvious example. You can't get a shout going of 'Sunny Intervals', it just sounds rubbish. Anyway, Stardust and Enchanted are far superior films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 It works lyrically for that exact reason Chris. I meant the sound of it. It's just zzzzzzzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 9, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 9, 2016 Like German lyrical romantic poetry. It sounds like a threat to invade Poland. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Yeah, some languages are just never going to sound nice when in poetry or in a song. Polish is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Brummie is another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 9, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted March 9, 2016 6 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Brummie is another **** off ya cockney rocket polisher. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 9 minutes ago, tonyh29 said: Brummie is another we'll agree to disagree 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Like German lyrical romantic poetry. It sounds like a threat to invade Poland. I've made that mistake. I read some German poetry in a bar once next day I was at the seige of Breslau. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 46 minutes ago, StefanAVFC said: Yeah, some languages are just never going to sound nice when in poetry or in a song. Polish is one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 32 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: we'll agree to disagree as you used a Vegan in your example we will most definitely disagree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 17 minutes ago, AVFC_Hitz said: I've made that mistake. I read some German poetry in a bar once next day I was at the seige of Breslau. pedant but wasn't that a Soviet siege of Germany ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 pedant but wasn't that a Soviet siege of Germany ? You're right but I was going for the eastern front theme anyway not the invasion of Poland. Breslau (Wroclaw) was just something I'm reading about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Xann said: Catchy. But the lyrics are such nonsense I think (im making the point badly) is that it's so hard to ram words like 'kto' isn't one syllable so even in songs like this which are catchy, it's still awkward. Edited March 9, 2016 by StefanAVFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 1 hour ago, StefanAVFC said: Yeah, some languages are just never going to sound nice when in poetry or in a song. Polish is one of them. Polish-Norwegian new wave legend Andrej Nebb says 'f**k off' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YLN Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 14 hours ago, troon_villan said: How did this go by the way? It went fine I think. Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Adipose tissue. Transitional cells. It was seven years ago though, and I did not finish that course, so from that point of view it was pointless and I could have stayed at home in bed on VT. If I could go back and tell myself not to bother going to the exam, I wouldn't because it would be the only time I'd have someone from the future appear to me to give me advice, and then acting on that advice and telling people why I didn't show up for the exam would probably have negative consequences. Mainly for my state of mind. Worrying that I had hallucinated the whole thing, and that maybe I really should have gone to the exam. I'd like to think that even if I could go back and tell myself to not bother going to the exam, I'd still have gone. Thank you for asking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 10, 2016 Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2016 So we've gone from J-pop to P-pop ? I learn so much on VT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) 10 minutes ago, BOF said: So we've gone from J-pop to P-pop ? I learn so much on VT not enough it seems as p-pop is from the Philippines Edited March 10, 2016 by tonyh29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 It went fine I think. Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Adipose tissue. Transitional cells. It was seven years ago though, and I did not finish that course, so from that point of view it was pointless and I could have stayed at home in bed on VT. If I could go back and tell myself not to bother going to the exam, I wouldn't because it would be the only time I'd have someone from the future appear to me to give me advice, and then acting on that advice and telling people why I didn't show up for the exam would probably have negative consequences. Mainly for my state of mind. Worrying that I had hallucinated the whole thing, and that maybe I really should have gone to the exam. I'd like to think that even if I could go back and tell myself to not bother going to the exam, I'd still have gone. Thank you for asking. I would have (of) asked at the time but I wasn't a member back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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