Comments on: ‘Ode To Wine’ by Pablo Neruda http://bookkake.com/2008/11/24/ode-to-wine-by-pablo-neruda/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:22:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James http://bookkake.com/2008/11/24/ode-to-wine-by-pablo-neruda/#comment-158 James Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:29:18 +0000 http://bookkake.com/?p=358#comment-158 Thanks Katia. I'm aware of the problems in translating Neruda, and I don't have a definitive print copy of this one, so I had to get it from an unreliable source. If you can furnish me with a better copy, I'll definitely replace it. And I'll check out Red Poppy too... Thanks Katia. I’m aware of the problems in translating Neruda, and I don’t have a definitive print copy of this one, so I had to get it from an unreliable source. If you can furnish me with a better copy, I’ll definitely replace it. And I’ll check out Red Poppy too…

]]> By: Katia http://bookkake.com/2008/11/24/ode-to-wine-by-pablo-neruda/#comment-156 Katia Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:52:34 +0000 http://bookkake.com/?p=358#comment-156 Great poem, but poor translation. There is an extra line ("in every topaz glass", towards the end), the order is unnecessarily flipped in one place (the metaphor goes from breasts to hair and then to nipples), and a lot of the individual words are incorrectly translated. I recommend instead the translation found in "The Essential Neruda." If you really like Neruda, check out Red Poppy at www.redpoppy.net. It's a non-profit set up to create a documentary about Neruda, publish his biography, and translate his works into English. Great poem, but poor translation. There is an extra line (“in every topaz glass”, towards the end), the order is unnecessarily flipped in one place (the metaphor goes from breasts to hair and then to nipples), and a lot of the individual words are incorrectly translated. I recommend instead the translation found in “The Essential Neruda.”

If you really like Neruda, check out Red Poppy at http://www.redpoppy.net. It’s a non-profit set up to create a documentary about Neruda, publish his biography, and translate his works into English.

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