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Hello all,

I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup to post to, but I got kinda
confused in the dk.* hierarchy. So apologies if this post shouldn't be
here.

Anyway, I'm in a play (Festen) which is based on the movie of the same
name, and we'd like to recite the opening dialogue in Danish. So we're
looking for a Danish-speaking kind soul who could help us with the
translation. Here is the text in English:

When one celebrates one's 60th birthday, one doesn't really have
projects, but if one has lived well -as I have done- one can look
backward as well as forward. One can remember the sad moments as well
as the happy ones, one can be proud of one's family and one tries to
do the utmost to see that one's children get on well in life. And one
hopes that those who are invited will come, and that those who aren't
won't.

If someone can translate this, or has the script of the movie in
Danish, or has the subtitles for the movie (in Danish), it'd be a
great help to all the cast.

Thanks in advance,

--
Laurent Leconte

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Laurent Leconte <laurent_leconte@ifrance.com> skrev i en
nyhedsmeddelelse:c156004b.0406191048.70bc9aa4@posting.google.com...
> Hello all,
>
> I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup to post to, but I got kinda
> confused in the dk.* hierarchy. So apologies if this post shouldn't be
> here.
>
> Anyway, I'm in a play (Festen) which is based on the movie of the same
> name, and we'd like to recite the opening dialogue in Danish. So we're
> looking for a Danish-speaking kind soul who could help us with the
> translation. Here is the text in English:
>
> When one celebrates one's 60th birthday, one doesn't really have
> projects, but if one has lived well -as I have done- one can look
> backward as well as forward. One can remember the sad moments as well
> as the happy ones, one can be proud of one's family and one tries to
> do the utmost to see that one's children get on well in life. And one
> hopes that those who are invited will come, and that those who aren't
> won't.
>
> If someone can translate this, or has the script of the movie in
> Danish, or has the subtitles for the movie (in Danish), it'd be a
> great help to all the cast.

I haven't got the movie, but here's a translation anyway:

Når man fejrer sin 60-års fødselsdag har man ikke rigtig nogen projekter at
se frem til, men hvis man har levet ret - som jeg har - kan man se tilbage
såvel som frem. Man kan mindes de sørgelige øjeblikke såvel som de festlige,
man kan være stolt af ens familie, og man sørger med al vilje for at ens
børn klarer sig godt i livet. Og man håber, at de, som er inviteret kommer,
og at de, som ikke er, ikke kommer.

Regards
FePe.
--
"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he
grows up." -- Pablo Picasso

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> (...) fødselsdag (...) såvel (...) sørgelige øjeblikke såvel (...)

Fin oversættelse, bortset fra at han nok ikke ved hvordan Æ/Ø/Å skal udtales.

Æ = ae
Å = aa
Ø = oe

/ Kenneth

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"Kenneth" <mail@invalid.> skrev i en meddelelse
news:cb3ime$2hb6$1@news.cybercity.dk...
> > (...) fødselsdag (...) såvel (...) sørgelige øjeblikke såvel (...)
>
> Fin oversættelse, bortset fra at han nok ikke ved hvordan Æ/Ø/Å skal
udtales.
>
> Æ = ae
> Å = aa
> Ø = oe
>
Du burde nok snakere skrive tilnærmelsesvis lydskrift, dvs:

Æ like "ai" in "said"
Å like "aw" in "saw"
Ø like "ee" in "see".

Ikke at det hjælper ret meget... Y er også et problem, da rurundede
fortungevokaler ikke kendes på engelsk.

Per V.

Per V.

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vadmand skrev:

> Ø like "ee" in "see".

Den passer vist ikke helt. Det må snarere være

Ø like "i" in "first".


ML-78

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"ML-78" <dsl79866@NOSPAMvip.cybercity.dk> skrev i en meddelelse
news:cb3n4b$2lp8$1@news.cybercity.dk...
> vadmand skrev:
>
> > Ø like "ee" in "see".
>
> Den passer vist ikke helt. Det må snarere være
>
> Ø like "i" in "first".
>
Ja. Men problemet er jo, at disse lyde (ø og y) ikke har nogen ækvivalent på
enelsk.

Per V.

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> Du burde nok snakere skrive tilnærmelsesvis lydskrift, dvs:

Bøf fra min side, det er selvfølgelig den korrekte skriftoversættelse jeg
beskrev.

/Kenneth

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"Kenneth" <mail@invalid.> skrev i en meddelelse
news:cb3ime$2hb6$1@news.cybercity.dk...
> > (...) fødselsdag (...) såvel (...) sørgelige øjeblikke såvel (...)
>
> Fin oversættelse, bortset fra at han nok ikke ved hvordan Æ/Ø/Å skal
udtales.
>
> Æ = ae
> Å = aa
> Ø = oe


Og så er det lige den lille detalje, at dansk overhovedet ikke udtales som
det skrives... ord som "sørgelige øjeblikke såvel" = "sorrgalika odjabliga
'savel"...mums!

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"Laurent Leconte" <laurent_leconte@ifrance.com> wrote in message
news:c156004b.0406191048.70bc9aa4@posting.google.com...
> Hello all,
>
> I'm not sure this is the right newsgroup to post to, but I got kinda
> confused in the dk.* hierarchy. So apologies if this post shouldn't be
> here.
>
> Anyway, I'm in a play (Festen) which is based on the movie of the same
> name, and we'd like to recite the opening dialogue in Danish. So we're
> looking for a Danish-speaking kind soul who could help us with the
> translation. Here is the text in English:
>
> When one celebrates one's 60th birthday, one doesn't really have
> projects, but if one has lived well -as I have done- one can look
> backward as well as forward. One can remember the sad moments as well
> as the happy ones, one can be proud of one's family and one tries to
> do the utmost to see that one's children get on well in life. And one
> hopes that those who are invited will come, and that those who aren't
> won't.
>
> If someone can translate this, or has the script of the movie in
> Danish, or has the subtitles for the movie (in Danish), it'd be a
> great help to all the cast.
>

Do you know how much it would cost for me to send you a copy of the film in
the mail?

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Per wrote:
>
> "Laurent Leconte" <laurent_leconte@ifrance.com> wrote in message
> news:c156004b.0406191048.70bc9aa4@posting.google.com...
> >
> > Anyway, I'm in a play (Festen) which is based on the movie of the same
> > name, and we'd like to recite the opening dialogue in Danish. [...]
>
> Do you know how much it would cost for me to send you a copy of the film in
> the mail?

Hvis du har filmen, kunne et billigt alternativ være at sample
intro-speaken og maile den til ham.

--
mvh.
Karsten Strandgaard Jørgensen
http://hammerich.cjb.net

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"Karsten Strandgaard Jørgensen" <karstenLOVELYSPAM@daimi.au.dk> wrote in
message news:40D49D1C.AA9872E6@daimi.au.dk...
> Per wrote:
> >
> > "Laurent Leconte" <laurent_leconte@ifrance.com> wrote in message
> > news:c156004b.0406191048.70bc9aa4@posting.google.com...
> > >
> > > Anyway, I'm in a play (Festen) which is based on the movie of the same
> > > name, and we'd like to recite the opening dialogue in Danish. [...]
> >
> > Do you know how much it would cost for me to send you a copy of the film
in
> > the mail?
>
> Hvis du har filmen, kunne et billigt alternativ være at sample
> intro-speaken og maile den til ham.

Med den lille undtagelse at intro-speaken er skrevet til teaterstykket og
ikke har noget med filmen som sådan at gøre.
Filmen starter med stilhed og Ulrik Thomsen der taler i mobiltelefon ude på
en tom landevej.

Mvh
Peter Lind

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Peter Lind wrote:
> "Karsten Strandgaard Jørgensen" wrote...
> > Per wrote:
> > > "Laurent Leconte" wrote...
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I'm in a play (Festen) which is based on the movie of the same
> > > > name, and we'd like to recite the opening dialogue in Danish. [...]
> > >
> > > Do you know how much it would cost for me to send you a copy of the film
> > > in the mail?
> >
> > Hvis du har filmen, kunne et billigt alternativ være at sample
> > intro-speaken og maile den til ham.
>
> Med den lille undtagelse at intro-speaken er skrevet til teaterstykket og
> ikke har noget med filmen som sådan at gøre.
> Filmen starter med stilhed og Ulrik Thomsen der taler i mobiltelefon ude på
> en tom landevej.

Oh, det vidste jeg ikke. Så er det jo bare frem med en mikrofon, og
iføre sig sin bedste skuespillerstemme.

--
mvh.
Karsten Strandgaard Jørgensen
http://hammerich.cjb.net

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Karsten Strandgaard Jørgensen    <karstenLOVELYSPAM@daimi.au.dk> wrote in message news:<40D75ACC.F6B2468@daimi.au.dk>...
> Peter Lind wrote:
> > "Karsten Strandgaard Jørgensen" wrote...
> > > Per wrote:
> > > > "Laurent Leconte" wrote...
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, I'm in a play (Festen) which is based on the movie of the same
> > > > > name, and we'd like to recite the opening dialogue in Danish. [...]
> > > >
> > > > Do you know how much it would cost for me to send you a copy of the film
> > > > in the mail?
> > >
> > > Hvis du har filmen, kunne et billigt alternativ være at sample
> > > intro-speaken og maile den til ham.
> >
> > Med den lille undtagelse at intro-speaken er skrevet til teaterstykket og
> > ikke har noget med filmen som sådan at gøre.
> > Filmen starter med stilhed og Ulrik Thomsen der taler i mobiltelefon ude på
> > en tom landevej.
>
> Oh, det vidste jeg ikke. Så er det jo bare frem med en mikrofon, og
> iføre sig sin bedste skuespillerstemme.

Although I don't speak Danish, I think I get the drift of the
discussion... I'm sorry, it's indeed true that that speech isn't in
the film. It was added for the play. That said, thanks to everybody
for their contribution !

--
Laurent

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"Laurent Leconte" <laurent_leconte@ifrance.com> wrote in message
news:c156004b.0406220333.5a7a55e1@posting.google.com...
> Although I don't speak Danish, I think I get the drift of the
> discussion... I'm sorry, it's indeed true that that speech isn't in
> the film. It was added for the play. That said, thanks to everybody
> for their contribution !
>
> --
> Laurent


Well, I'm sort of concerned how you'll handle the pronounciation. I'm
assuming that nobody in your group has any experience in actually speaking
Danish, so it'll probably sound very different from the way it's supposed
to. Danish is not exactly renowned for being spoken like it's written...

--
Frost