tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12555532.post7082179486042367349..comments2023-03-25T22:45:17.274-04:00Comments on The Red Hibiscus: Lorca Trans. - PassingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12555532.post-33573522720889375182006-09-05T22:12:00.000-04:002006-09-05T22:12:00.000-04:00My understanding is that "muchacho/muchacha" and "...My understanding is that "muchacho/muchacha" and "nino/nina" (should have a tilde over the second "n") both refer to children, boys and girls respectively. It's always been my understanding that "ninos/ninas" refers to young children, and "muchachos/muchachos" maybe slightly older ones, though I'm not at all positive about this.<br /><br />"Muchachas" is not, to my limited knowledge, a general Lyle Daggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731915540520704368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12555532.post-76961411277790419132006-09-05T08:04:00.000-04:002006-09-05T08:04:00.000-04:00Lyle -
I like your rendition.
I don't quite unde...Lyle - <br />I like your rendition.<br /><br />I don't quite understand his use of the word "blind" here. Is it metaphorical or a play on nighttime darkness? Both? And his use of "girls" - is this a generic term used commonly to denote females of all ages - or is it specifically referring to youth?<br /><br />This scene reminds me of the ancient rites associated with Beltane - fertility & all Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387011571975673624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12555532.post-54437870505355332182006-09-05T00:11:00.000-04:002006-09-05T00:11:00.000-04:00Hi again, Ann. I posted a comment on your Lorca tr...Hi again, Ann. I posted a comment on your Lorca translation below. I love Lorca, I can stay up all night reading him.<br /><br />You indicated you weren't sure if you'd gotten this one right. A couple of details -- "ascienden" has the third-person plural ending (not singular), so it is not the moon that ascends, it is the spirals ("espirales").<br /><br />Also, in the first line, the verb "miran"Lyle Daggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10731915540520704368noreply@blogger.com