Time for another contest!
I am taking a completely different approach to this contest. I want you to write me a poem in any language, except in English. I very seldom have rules in any of my contests, but for this one I think we need some.
1. The poem can be about anything you like and it can be in any form that you like.
2. The poem must be written in a language other than English.
3. Under the original poem you must include an English translation.
4. You may enter as many times as you like.
5. Prewrites will be allowed
I will do my best to critique in the language that the poem is written in, but I can't guarantee that I will know all of the languages. I will comment on every poem submitted. I do realize that many foreign language poems do not translate well. I will take that into consideration with the judging. I think that this could be a very interesting contest. I will keep it open as long as I can because this may take some time to write a poem and than translate it.
Prizes will be:
First 300 points
Second 200 points
Third 100 points
HM 50 points
Let's have some fun and write some poetry.
Any questions, just leave them in the comments and I will answer them as soon as I can.
UPDATE!!!!! SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
Please forgive me if I have translated my comments incorrectly. I am translating some languages that I have never translated before and some of them I am translating word by word.
I am taking a completely different approach to this contest. I want you to write me a poem in any language, except in English. I very seldom have rules in any of my contests, but for this one I think we need some.
1. The poem can be about anything you like and it can be in any form that you like.
2. The poem must be written in a language other than English.
3. Under the original poem you must include an English translation.
4. You may enter as many times as you like.
5. Prewrites will be allowed
I will do my best to critique in the language that the poem is written in, but I can't guarantee that I will know all of the languages. I will comment on every poem submitted. I do realize that many foreign language poems do not translate well. I will take that into consideration with the judging. I think that this could be a very interesting contest. I will keep it open as long as I can because this may take some time to write a poem and than translate it.
Prizes will be:
First 300 points
Second 200 points
Third 100 points
HM 50 points
Let's have some fun and write some poetry.
Any questions, just leave them in the comments and I will answer them as soon as I can.
UPDATE!!!!! SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
Please forgive me if I have translated my comments incorrectly. I am translating some languages that I have never translated before and some of them I am translating word by word.
Contest is Over
- Contest was judged on September 30, 2006
- Rewards: Gold: 300
- Final notes: Thank you everyone who entered. When I started this contest, I had no idea that I would be getting as many poem enter. I also did not thing that I would get that many quality poems. This was one of the hardest contests that I have every had to judge. I had to read and reread many times to determine the winners. I wish I could give trophies to all of you, but I don't have that many points.
I want to apologize if my trnslations were not correst on some of my comments. I did the best that I could. Some of the translation were done literally word for word and I am sure that I got sentence structure and tense wrong.
As hard as it was for me, here are the winners:
First Place: Das Land der Kriege by reinhardt-napoleon
Second Place: Das Singen eines Vogels by sommerregan
Third Place: Rendez-vous avec mon cannibale by lavender shadows
HM: La intrusa by La-Poet
HM: Pishbol (Street Karma) by carbonelly
I would again like to thank you all for entering.
Entries [32]
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Eshay awsay ixsay ickslay impshray
Eshay awsay ixsay ickslay impshray eesawsayby Long Road Home 21 lines, 12 comments, on Feb 5 7:56 PM 2004. In Humor• Commented on by judge. -
We slowly fade
Into the mist of winterby Artemis Gem 16 lines, 12 comments, on Oct 19 2:46 PM 2004. In Nature• Commented on by judge. -
And vanity of the world and be found worthy
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Nazron ko hata deta hoon lekin,Nazaare aankhon mein phir bhi vahi hain.Roz guzarta hun main toofanon se,<BR• Commented on by judge.
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“Je t’aime! Je t’aime!” elle me dit
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by reinhardt-napoleon 40 lines, 11 comments, on Jul 21 4:55 PM 2006. In Spiritual• Commented on by judge.
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To Elmer ...
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[French poem, including English translation]by lavender shadows 42 lines, 23 comments, on Aug 10 7:57 PM 2006. In Love, Dark
Bronze trophy winner
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by OnlyInMyDreams 17 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 15 11:17 PM 2006. In Other• Commented on by judge.
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Ach anois, ta bron orm,
mar ata mo leannan chuathas.• Commented on by judge. -
yeh jo ehsaas hai, dil ki ghutun khule kumrain mein
yeh takleef jo bayaan na karsake• Commented on by judge. -
tu chalchla rahaa
jaana pehchanaa rastaa• Commented on by judge. -
Temps gagné ou temps perdu
Mais je te n’est pas revu• Commented on by judge. -
Sulje se sisään tämän kiven ja heitä se pois
Aina syvimpään ja kauimpaan mereen saakka• Commented on by judge. -
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Ik mis je
en ik wou dat ik je dat kon zeggen• Commented on by judge. -
Tu sei arrivato
Sento tutto il tuo calore che scorre dentro il mio corpoby AliceinPoetryLand 27 lines, 6 comments, on Sep 23 6:16 AM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge. -
Mijn lichaam mist / de tweeslag
waar ooit jij bonsde / samen met mijn hart• Commented on by judge. -
by reinhardt-napoleon 59 lines, 4 comments, on Sep 27 2:36 PM 2006. In Other• Commented on by judge.
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A Spanish Love poem.. translated below...by simpleplan13 27 lines, 3 comments, on Sep 29 11:35 AM 2006. In Love• Commented on by judge.
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Una intrusa se mete en mi vida
A tratar de marear me....por diosby MiscSad-Poet 88 lines, 1 comment, on Sep 29 12:00 PM 2006. In Adult• Commented on by judge. -
by Stella Cadente 25 lines, 9 comments, on Sep 29 11:01 PM 2006. In Other• Commented on by judge.
Silver trophy winner
Gold trophy winner
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nice idea for a contest, hope it turns out well ill keep an eye on this one
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I'm not too good at spanish, but i'll try...
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hmmm, will latin or maybe pig latin be okay?
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Thank you for your comments introvertish-divert. Keep an eye on this contest would be nice, but it would be more fun if you entered.
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Latin would be fine BleeDiNGeMBeRs. It doesn't have to be the dead language.
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I will be pretty easy on the foreign languages, because many of them I only have a basic knowledge off. I just thought this would be fun and different.
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that's good, because, i just put one on and i don't know how acurate it is.
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R U OK? I M OK. C D B? Or...How 'bout chatspeak?
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Sorry Melodies, Chat speak would be a form of english.
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WOW, that's cool, I'm more than definitely entering one or more of my German poems, I only have to do a translation!!! As many entries as we like?? Cool!
Dood luck with this, I hope you enjoy rerading!
Keep smiling!
Annie
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Oh, well... one more thing... I have a collection of acrostics about the four seasons in both German and English... The English ones aren't translations but just the English versions... because I wanted them to be acrostics too... I could do a 'real' translation of course if the English versions don't count...
Annie
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The tranlation would not have to be an acrostic LittleAnn. I understand that the acrostic would not work because of the translation.
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hey i wanted to submit a poem in urdu but shall i type in urdu and submitt or i type in english urdu...
reply plz...iam lookin forward to enter
regards
abuyi -
Hi..this is a different contest idea. I am sure you will get a wide variety of entries in various languages.
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Must the language be a spoken tounge? Can it be dead, or even a fantasy language? The only languages I speak aside from english are Quenya and a smattering of Latin... I would LOVE to enter this contest however though, it is a refreshing change from the monotony which seems to overwhelm us....
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Ok,I like this idea, but I want to know...any language? Is Albanian ok? Or Italian? And, can i submit poems in both of these languages? Of course, I will provide the version in English.
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It´s nice to read (better: try to read ) all these different languages ....
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Any language is okay Stella Cadente and enter as many times as you wish.
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I would prefer that they not be fantasy languages Muriel, but any actual written or spoken language would be acceptable
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Oh, Latin is acceptable?
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Yes it is Azure 85, we can wake up the dead language and make it live again.
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Alright, though that is a mite disappointing, I shall work with latin. hopefully my sentance structure will be correct and my verb varriations correct as well....
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I have been doing some research on Quenya and I will allow poems written in Quenya, but I might not be able to write the comments in Quenya.
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Hey Pollycheck
How many languages can you speak? I have seen that you have replied in German,French...
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I really only speak english, but I know a little bit in several languages. It takes me a long time to translate some of my comments, because I have to translate word by word and I am sure that my sentence structure is not correct, but I like to dabble in different languages. Being in the Navy for 26 years, I visited a lot of foreign countries.
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Thank you for the answer - your comment on my poem in German was well written ( I have understood it without any problems )
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That's fine, it has taken me five years to learn this language, and I still dont have it entirely down... Thank you for allowing Quenyan poetry... that gives me many more options to work with.
Muriel -
hi, the name of my poem is in spanish but my poem does say both. just the name i havn't wrote what the english translation is. if you want me to just let me know and ill do it when im on next.
thanks
caz
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great idea :)
This is a grand Idea, but as a natural pratical joker I must ask, have you gotten one in pig-lattin? I'm just kidding of course...but I must aplaud your Idea with this one..
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I hope you enjoy my poem
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Your apologies about translations are accepted. You realy wouldn't like to know what Translator has done for you.
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Thank you so much for honouring me with the bronze, I really appreciate it. That poem is a special favourite of mine but I never entered it anywhere because it was originally French so I didn't want to throw it just anywhere. I love multilingual contests, they're so interesting. Great contest. Congratulations to the other winners and mentions.
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Congratulations to the winners, I hope you all enjoyed this contest. I did!
Annie
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Thank you so much Pollycheck.I appreciate it I feel honoured.
yes, it was a really interesting contest... I enjoyed reading other entries and trying to understand them with the help of the English translation.What for a great idea for a contest!
Congratulations to the other winners!I think this contest was a way to bring so many special and unique poems together.
Thanks for making this interesting contest
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Thank you for this interesting contest
It was a good reason to post the Dutch translation I'd made a couple of years ago of one of my all-time favourite poems I'd made even longer ago
I've been meaning to post it for a long time, but just like Lavender Shadows, I didn't just want to throw it on here without a good reason
Congratulations to all the winners and HMs; you deserve it
And congrats to you Pollycheck, for holding such a wonderful contest and judging it; it must've been hard!
Please let me know whenever you will be holding another contest like this
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Congratulations to all winners.
~Sonja~ -
thank you, pollycheck, for having hosted this wonderful contest, and for your truly delightful comments ...
I will never forget the "can-opener for the eyes" ...
all the best to you,
maa -
Wow!1
Congratulations to all the winners
Thank You for hosting my Friend and for reading
and inhaling each entry!!
Wow~ even translating in a different languages for Your
comments
You had a lot of entries
Look forward to the next one You host...
Just for Creative purposes and to have FUN
Many blessings to You
Best wishes too
and much love~ Desire~*~
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