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tekstbeleving

English translation: understanding and interpreting the lyrics

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Dutch term or phrase:	tekstbeleving
English translation:	understanding and interpreting the lyrics
Entered by:	MoiraB

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10:23 May 27, 2008

Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music

Dutch term or phrase: tekstbeleving

This is an educational game on the theme of 'lying' aimed at young children. Introductory part is intended for teachers and describes various activities e.g. tell a story, sing a song, read a poem, play a game, etc. These are listed in a table under 'Activitieiten'. The other column is called 'Waar het op gaat'.

Under Liedje, the second column says:
- Muzikale vorming
- Tekstbeleving
- Muziek

Lyrical perception sounds weird and a bit too grand for the context. Lyric interpretation? What does tekstbeleving actually mean?

MoiraB KudoZ activity Questions: 537 (none open) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 379 France
Local time: 04:31

understanding and interpreting the lyrics

Explanation:
I think Moira was on the right track with her own suggestions. I.m.o. this includes feelings: is it a happy song, sad song, etc.

Selected response from:

Tina Vonhof
Canada
Local time: 20:31

Grading comment

This works best for me. Thanks, everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

experience of text

lianne jm van de ven

3 +4

understanding and interpreting the lyrics

Tina Vonhof

working on the text/thinking about the text

Suzanne Jansen

text perception/imagination

Max Nuijens, MSc

3 -1

practical perception

Marijke Singer

Answers

16 mins confidence:

working on the text/thinking about the text

Explanation:
IMO that's what it means; understanding the words by themselves and in relation to the music, and probably through exercises. If you wanted to use a noun, as it appears in a list of further nouns, you might just use: text interpretation or text games

Suzanne Jansen
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English

31 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

experience of text

Explanation:
It refers to the (subjective) experience of text.
waarin aandacht is voor tekstbeleving en de reflectie daarop (d.m.v. het vastleggen van de leeservaring en literaire waardering)
http://taalunieversum.org/onderwijs/onderzoek/1969-1997/arti...
Given made the argument that individuals' experience of text must be dependent on many variables such as their cultural background, physiological well-being and knowledge of relevant issues.
http://tapor.ualberta.ca/CASTA2005/forumsummary/thursday/ind...

lianne jm van de ven
United States
Local time: 22:31
Native speaker of:

Dutch

1 hr confidence:

text perception/imagination

Explanation:
I agree with Lianne that 'beleving' shoud be understood as a subjective experience. So not so much 'meaning' or 'understanding'. When using the word 'beleving' there is quite an emphasis on how someone feels.

For 'voelen', 'waarnemen', use text perception
For 'inleven', 'verbeelding', use text imagination

to bring in some more emotional elements into the equation

Max Nuijens, MSc
Belarus
Local time: 05:31
Native speaker of:

Dutch

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

understanding and interpreting the lyrics

Explanation:
I think Moira was on the right track with her own suggestions. I.m.o. this includes feelings: is it a happy song, sad song, etc.

Tina Vonhof
Canada
Local time: 20:31
Native speaker of:

Dutch,

English
PRO pts in category: 6

Grading comment

This works best for me. Thanks, everyone.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

practical perception

Explanation:
I think this is seen from the student's side and it is all about how they perceive/experience the music and the lyrics. I also think you can leave the 'text' bit out since it is already inferred by the header. I might even use Feedback for this depending on the rest of the text you are translating.

Marijke Singer
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:31
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish