Mary Tang has graciously translated several of my poems and provided recordings of them in Cantonese. I cannot tell you how touched and pleased I am to see and hear her versions of my work. Thank you, Mary!
http://lifeisbutthis.com/2015/05/15/the-color-of-water/
http://lifeisbutthis.com/2015/05/02/the-echo-is-neither-sound-nor-hope/
http://lifeisbutthis.com/2015/04/24/translating-robert-okajis-bread-into-chinese/
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Thank you Robert; I am grateful for the opportunity to practice my Chinese.
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And I am grateful that you worked with my poems!
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緣 (yuan) – it is the link between people that destiny dictates; no matter where you are, no matter how far. It is 緣 that brought me to your poems and through you I found Jeff Schwaner whose work I have also translated.
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Jeff was one of the first poets I connected with after starting this blog. I’m glad that 緣 brought us together.
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Even without understanding a word, the sounds are beautiful and resonant. Thank you for sharing this, and to Mary for her gorgeous renditions.
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The sounds and rhythms are beautiful and intriguing. So different. Wonderfully so.
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Thank you for your kind words.
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How sweet and rewarding is this! Now go get someone who has not read your english original to translate Mary back to english. You will no doubt hear something totally new.
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Rewarding, and an honor. I’d love to see a translation back to English.
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I am tempted to try it; if I am not exhausted 🙂
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That would truly be interesting. But don’t exhaust yourself!
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I enjoyed that and I do not speak the language. Beautiful voice, rhythm, and tone. What an honor to have your poems read, and wonderful reading, Mary.
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Agreed!
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Thank you – I have also translated Robert’s ‘Bread’, and recorded the translation in Cantonese http://lifeisbutthis.com/2015/04/24/translating-robert-okajis-bread-into-chinese/
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I’ve updated this post. It now includes links to all three.
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Thanks, Robert. I find ‘Bread’ the most moving (and difficult to read) so I hope people will listen to it too.
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This was lovely. Mandarin and Cantonese are quite different in the speaking but I can read the characters and I like the translation.
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I can’t, alas, read the translation, but I love listening to the Cantonese.
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Thank you for liking the translation. It means a lot to me.
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That does it; I’m learning Cantonese. I tried once, unfulfilled by Mandarin’s hard angles, but the extra tones intimidated me. I loved the richer textures of it though and the softness — not unlike water; in fact, the sound of that word in Cantonese was always my favorite. Thanks for posting, RO. Mary is a treasure!
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Mary is indeed a treasure!
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Thank you. Cantonese is my native tongue and it’s under threat of extinction now that Mandarin dominates, so I am trying to leave some records of it behind.
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Now I’m doubly determined. 🙂 And they are beautiful records.
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What an honor! And how lovely. 🙂
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Yes, it is both an honor and lovely!
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Thank you.
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How cool to be able to listen. The experience is worth it even if I cannot understand.
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Agreed!
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