Yes, I was guessing it was not a very accurate translation (i.e. took
some liberties), but it was all I happened to have handy.
On 31/07/2015 06:16, Miriam Taylor wrote:
> Thanks Jim for a complete translation.
> This translation is not completely accurate, but it is very close.
> I have a recording of the song by Maria Tanase
> and I would translate the words slightly differently.
> For instance the last stanza should be:
> Good is the wine and tasty
> when I drink it with a handsome man
> but if I drink with an ugly man,
> the wine gets stuck in my throat.
>
> Mimi
> On Jul 30, 2015, at 9:44 PM, Jim Wald wrote:
>
>> Apropos of our discussion of the song about drinking red wine--and
>> Miriam's request for a translation:
>>
>> I realized that the album made as a tribute to Maria Tanase--the
>> Balanescu Quartet's "Maria T"--does contain a version of the red wine
>> song. I cannot attest to how literal or appropriate a translation it
>> is, but here goes:
>>
>>
>> Great is rose wine
>> Harvested in late autumn
>> On frost, in snow
>> I drink a lot but don't get drunk
>>
>> I swore not to drink again
>> But I cannot resist
>> Great is the wine, and I like it well
>>
>> Beloved wine, of rare fruit
>> Climbs to the head without a ladder
>> Beloved wine of green grapes
>> Makes you blind drunk
>>
>> Great is wine and tasty too
>> When you drink it with a handsome man
>> But if you drink it with a minger
>> It gets stuck down your throat
>>
>> http://www.balanescu.com/
>>
>> (Apologies if someone else already found the text and I missed the
>> posting.)
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