From: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org (alloy-digest) To: alloy-digest@smoe.org Subject: alloy-digest V12 #168 Reply-To: alloy@smoe.org Sender: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-alloy-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "alloy-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. alloy-digest Tuesday, October 30 2007 Volume 12 : Number 168 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Alloy: Of flying stars and silver orbs... [Merujo ] Re: Alloy: Of flying stars and silver orbs... [John McJunkin Subject: Alloy: Of flying stars and silver orbs... Hi guys! Over the past few days, I've gotten e-mail from some forum members and a couple of Alloy folks who saw a clip from the London ICA Sputnik concert that someone put up on YouTube a few days ago (no longer there, as it was posted without TMDR's blessing.) The clip was of Thomas and Bruce Woolley singing a really lovely duet with these amazing images running behind them. Folks wanted to know if they were singing in Russian and if I could translate. In fact, I can translate the lyrics pretty easily, as I wrote the Russian lyrics that Thomas and Bruce Woolley were singing! ;) In Russian, the words flow nicely & poetically (and rhyme), but aren't quite as lyrical in English, I'm afraid: O! the star flew away! Our motherland sang "Orb of silver!" "Our dream!" We heard your signal Music an angel played Great gift! Celestial tsar! The scientists of our country found the answer Our pride burned like a joyful light O! the star flew away! Our motherland sang "Orb of silver!" "Our dream!" Like I said - sounds really nice in Russian, but a little awkward in English. I was so paranoid of making a mistake, I ran the lyrics by my old Russian professor at Macalester College and a friend who is a professional translator. (My old Russian prof wanted to debate me on the use of tsar and angel imagery in the Khrushchev-era Soviet Union, but that's another story altogether.) It was a genuine honor and a real thrill to help Thomas out with the song. I only wish I could have been there to see the performance!! I know from e-mailing with Bruce (through the wonders of MySpace) that he had a great time that night. And I give both TMDR and Bruce a huge thumbs up for singing really well in a language they don't speak! (And for trusting me to give them good words!) Hope that answers the lyrics question for those who asked (and forgive me for doing just one slightly impersonal response here, via Alloy.) If you didn't catch the video before it was taken down, I'm sorry you missed it! I didn't post the link here, as I was pretty sure it had been posted without TMDR's approval (which turned out to be the case.) But it really was pretty darn cool to see, if even as an unauthorized sneak peek! Cheers from chilly DC, Melissa - -- "It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness." - -- Leo Tolstoy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:52:06 -0700 From: John McJunkin Subject: Re: Alloy: Of flying stars and silver orbs... Merujo - that is SO cool! Stars and tsars . . . I wish I had seen the video. jm On Oct 29, 2007, at 6:44 AM, Merujo wrote: > > Hi guys! > > Over the past few days, I've gotten e-mail from some forum members and > a couple of Alloy folks who saw a clip from the London ICA Sputnik > concert that someone put up on YouTube a few days ago (no longer > there, as it was posted without TMDR's blessing.) The clip was of > Thomas and Bruce Woolley singing a really lovely duet with these > amazing images running behind them. Folks wanted to know if they were > singing in Russian and if I could translate. In fact, I can translate > the lyrics pretty easily, as I wrote the Russian lyrics that Thomas > and Bruce Woolley were singing! ;) > > In Russian, the words flow nicely & poetically (and rhyme), but aren't > quite as lyrical in English, I'm afraid: > > O! the star flew away! > Our motherland sang > "Orb of silver!" > "Our dream!" > > We heard your signal > Music an angel played > Great gift! > Celestial tsar! > > The scientists of our country found the answer > Our pride burned like a joyful light > > O! the star flew away! > Our motherland sang > "Orb of silver!" > "Our dream!" > > Like I said - sounds really nice in Russian, but a little awkward in > English. I was so paranoid of making a mistake, I ran the lyrics by my > old Russian professor at Macalester College and a friend who is a > professional translator. (My old Russian prof wanted to debate me on > the use of tsar and angel imagery in the Khrushchev-era Soviet Union, > but that's another story altogether.) > > It was a genuine honor and a real thrill to help Thomas out with the > song. I only wish I could have been there to see the performance!! I > know from e-mailing with Bruce (through the wonders of MySpace) that > he had a great time that night. And I give both TMDR and Bruce a huge > thumbs up for singing really well in a language they don't speak! (And > for trusting me to give them good words!) > > Hope that answers the lyrics question for those who asked (and forgive > me for doing just one slightly impersonal response here, via Alloy.) > If you didn't catch the video before it was taken down, I'm sorry you > missed it! I didn't post the link here, as I was pretty sure it had > been posted without TMDR's approval (which turned out to be the case.) > But it really was pretty darn cool to see, if even as an unauthorized > sneak peek! > > Cheers from chilly DC, > > Melissa > > -- > "It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness." > -- Leo Tolstoy ------------------------------ End of alloy-digest V12 #168 ****************************