[Solan]

I have decided to translate two poems I like very much over the next half year. I give myself half a year, since I want to do the poems at least some justice, and because I know I will be a better poet in four months' time than I am today.

The languages are very close, since the one poem in in German and the other one is in English. The target language is Norwegian.

But I need to know:

1. Should I stick to the original meter?
2. Should I stick to the original rhyme scheme?
3. How "permissible" is it to alter the order of elements in a poem?
4. What other advice do you have for translating poetry?

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Svein Olav

.. another life

[This message has been edited by Solan (edited September 06, 2001).]