[Julie Steiner]

The polls for the popular vote are now closed. I still don't know whose entry is whose, so until Alex unmasks our masquerade (and possibly disqualifies some self-votes from people trying to further disguise themselves), the winners of the 2015 Translation Bake-off Main Event are:


Popular Vote:

First Place, with 19 votes:
Bake-off Dish E--"The Black Cat", French lyrics by Aristide Bruant

Second Place, with 10 votes:
Bake-off Dish B--"The Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavor", German lyrics by Bertolt Brecht

Third Place, with 9 votes:
Bake-off Dish J--"The Ballad of Sexual Dependency", German lyrics by Bertolt Brecht


Judge's Picks:

First Place:
Bake-off Dish B--"The Song of the Insufficiency of Human Endeavor", German lyrics by Bertolt Brecht

Second Place:
Bake-off Dish H--"Ode to Cassandra", French lyrics by Pierre Ronsard

Third Place:
Bake-off Dish J--"The Ballad of Sexual Dependency", German lyrics by Bertolt Brecht


Congratulations to the four prize-winners! (Each entry can win only one prize, even if it's in both the democratic and despotic top threes.)

Thanks to everyone who took the time to prepare an entry, and special thanks to all those who commented! Postponing the event by a month made things inconvenient or impossible for some people who otherwise might have participated more in the conversation. And the extra time demands (and technical difficulties) of the audio elements certainly didn't help matters. So the thoughts of those who were able to find the time to evaluate and discuss the entries were especially appreciated this year.

The Yodeler and I will hide behind the curtain until Alex outs us, along with the finalists.