Theos-Talk Archives (May 1996 Message tl01033)

At 04:55 PM 5/17/96 -0400, you wrote:

>Here is a little article from our local paper about translations and what
>they can do to our understanding of each other.
>"When Madonna, in Hungary filming Evita, granted an interview to the Budapest
>magazine Blikk recently, she had no idea what she was getting into.
>The reporter asked a question in Hungarian, then it was translated into
>English for Madonna, then the answer was translated into Hungarian for the
>magazine. Madonna's response was translated back into English for the
>American newspaper USA Today. The result was a comedy of errors. A sample:
>Blikk: Madonna, Budapest says hello with arms that are spread-eagled, Did you
>have a visit here that was agreeable? Are you in good odour?
>Madonna: Thank you for saying these compliments. Please stop with taking
>sensationalist photographs until I have removed my garments for all to
>see(laughs). This is a joke I made.
>Blikk: Madonna, let's cut towards the hunt. Are you a bold hussy-woman that
>feasts on men who are tops?
>Madonna: Yes, yes, this is certainly something that brings to the surface my
>longings. In America it is not considered to be mentally ill when a woman
>advances on her prey in a discotheque setting with hardy cocktails present.
>Blikk: Is this how you met Carlos, your love-servant who is reputed? ...Were
>you dating many other people in your bed at the same time?
>Madonna: No, he was the only one I was dating in my bed then, so it is a
>scientific fact the the baby was made in my womb using him.But as regards
>these questions, enough! I am a woman and not a test-mouse.
>Blikk: Ok, here's a question from left space: What was your book Slut about?
>Madonna: It was called Sex, my book.
>Blikk: Not in Hungary. Here it was called Slut.....
>
>What a conversation!!!!! I dread to think what I may be reading from some of
>the translations of spiritual writings.
>
>
>Bee:

The thing is, you are surely right! And that was only Hungarian to
English....can you imagine what happens when it's from Senzar (an imaginary
language) to Sanskrit to English!

alexis
>   Bee Brown
>   Member TSNZ,Wanganui Branch.
>   Theos Int & L
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