Comments on Babelsongs: Dastan-e-Ishq by Ali Zafar

Thanks for the translation..my eyes wunt have wate...

2011-03-21T20:50:27.041-07:00

Thanks for the translation..my eyes wunt have watered without reading translation!

Thanks Sanjay. I knew that tana/bana translates pe...

2009-09-30T13:18:44.038-07:00

Thanks Sanjay. I knew that tana/bana translates perfectly to warp/weft (or warp/woof), but wondered if the average person would understand. This is a good example of the challenges of developing good translations most people will understand. I asked a few people with good English vocabularies if they understood "You are my warp, you are my weft," in the context of the speaker using examples of how someone is everything to them; but no one understood the terms. (After explaining the terms refer to weaving, some said they might have remembered the meaning in that context). So I decided to use "lengthwise threads/crosswise threads," but I never liked how awkward that was. I've now changed it to "You are my warp, you are my weft (threads)." Thanks for helping me realize now that a short parenthetical is a better way to help make it clear.

Very nice work. Minor comment: the taana/baana met...

2009-09-30T11:28:45.674-07:00

Very nice work. Minor comment: the taana/baana metaphor translates best to warp and woof.

Dale: great work

2009-09-16T18:48:39.680-07:00

Dale: great work

Thanks a lot for sharing the link. I posted the li...

2009-07-17T05:48:07.340-07:00

Thanks a lot for sharing the link. I posted the link of your blog on my site. You can check that on the link given below....... NICE JOB BRO

DASTAAN : ALI ZAFAR (COKE STUDIO)

KEEP ROCKING

2009-07-17T05:44:29.387-07:00

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Dale : Thanks for the great work again. A minor th...

2009-07-14T16:19:39.158-07:00

Dale : Thanks for the great work again. A minor thing - Haee translates closest to Oh.

Zabardast Dale.. awesome work!! but why dont u upl...

2009-07-11T21:40:53.061-07:00

Zabardast Dale.. awesome work!!
but why dont u upload these translations on youtube?