Talk:Paraguayan National Anthem

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Songs, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of songs on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.SongsWikipedia:WikiProject SongsTemplate:WikiProject Songssong articles

Untitled

Latest comment: 20 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion

The latter half of the chorus is "Ni opresores, ni siervos alientan/Donde reina unión, e igualdad." I'm not sure how best to translate "alientan" here: for the moment, I've simply left it out, which I don't think radically alters the sense, but if anyone can do better, please do. -- Jmabel 04:53, 3 May 2004 (UTC)

I'm venturing to translate "alentar" in this context as "to dare to take heart". I realize that's loose. -- Jmabel 00:47, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

Other than that... well, it's pretty grandiose, not the sort of thing I usally translate. This sent me to my dictionary a lot more than I'm accustomed to, and some of the words weren't even to be found there. "Perínclita," for example, is not common at all, but I believe I've understood it correctly. If anyone knows I'm wrong about something, please just fix it. If in doubt, let's please discuss it here. -- Jmabel 00:41, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

My guess is that here alentar just means "to breathe" -- consequently, "to exist". Not an easy piece to translate at all... –Hajor 03:04, 4 May 2004 (UTC)

Add topic