tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394695916970642440.post2113012077022940857..comments2024-03-16T22:55:12.147+01:00Comments on johnirons: MARAIS - 'WINTERNAG' - NEW ENGLISH VERSIONJohn Ironshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13280674552291828042noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394695916970642440.post-62577559071824743382017-05-09T08:57:12.563+02:002017-05-09T08:57:12.563+02:00For the actual poem, go to:
http://johnirons.blog...For the actual poem, go to:<br /><br />http://johnirons.blogspot.dk/2012/10/marais-winternag-new-english-version.html<br /><br />interesting to compare translations! i went very much for the pulse, the flow of the line. i find the rhymes a bit odd in his first stanza, the endings 'God' and 'shade' jerk me to a halt compared to marais.John Ironshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280674552291828042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394695916970642440.post-52851098278759266342017-05-09T07:39:07.678+02:002017-05-09T07:39:07.678+02:00No, I hadn't. Thank you very much for drawing ...No, I hadn't. Thank you very much for drawing my attention to it!<br /><br />https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.south-africa.afrikaans/9bCPJd4p0N0John Ironshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280674552291828042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5394695916970642440.post-83498190751522519872012-11-01T21:28:26.669+01:002012-11-01T21:28:26.669+01:00Hi John
The highveld burns each winter and there ...Hi John <br />The highveld burns each winter and there is miles of black crisp grass which each year renews itself.<br />Any moisture immediatly starts the process and i can almost see the movement of the sprouting grass.<br /><br />Alastair Barnes sent me this comment from South Africa. He also encouraged me to make a revised version of my translation. Thank you, Alastair!John Ironshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280674552291828042noreply@blogger.com