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Une chandelle fait une danse solitaire,

English translation: A candle does a solitary dance

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French term or phrase:Une chandelle fait une danse solitaire,
English translation:A candle does a solitary dance
Entered by: Mats Wiman

22:07 Jun 2, 2001
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
French term or phrase: Une chandelle fait une danse solitaire,
La Tempete

Une chandelle fait une danse solitaire,
A la fenetre un visage regarde la mer,
Elle cherche pour y voir,
un signe pour lui donner l\'espoir,
Que par miracle il est sauve,
Et toutes de ses prieres sont exaucees.

La nouvelle s\'est repandue,
les voisins viennent a la maison,
Pendant l\'chapelet sauve pour le vent,
Il n\'y a que le son,
Des enfants qui se demandent,
Qui ne peuvent pas comprendre,
Qui pleurent quand maman dit,
Papa viendra bientot,
Il viendra bientot.

Elle entend gronder la mer,
Briser l\'espoir sur les pierres,
La tempete hurle si fort,
Elle y entend un chant de la mort,
Comme une complainte du passe,
Elle le se met a chanter,
Mais les mots sont oublies.
Zandra
This is a translation job and KudoZ is forum for difficult terms and phrases.
Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 04:24
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
naThis is a translation job and KudoZ is forum for difficult terms and phrases.
Mats Wiman
naA candle danses lonely
AAAmedical
naIt is already freely available on the web in French and in English!
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
naThe storm
Alison Webb


  

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2 hrs
This is a translation job and KudoZ is forum for difficult terms and phrases.


Explanation:
see above

Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 133
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Yep, posting error. Cf. JOBS
5 hrs
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh: Yes,Zandra should hire a translator.
6 hrs
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3 hrs
A candle danses lonely


Explanation:
A candle performs a lonely danse.

Hallo Zandra,

Wil je enkel deze 'zin' vertaald zien of het hele gedicht. In dit laatste geval vrees ik dat dit hier niet zal gaan daar enkel woorden of termen kunnen gevraagd en vertaald worden.

Vele groetjes






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AAAmedical
Belgium
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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2 days 7 hrs
It is already freely available on the web in French and in English!


Explanation:
Being a lazy hound, I had a quick look for you on GOOGLE.COM, entering the first line of the version you posted (or rather, just the nouns of the first line). As it so happened, there are a number of English versions already out there. This type of search often works surprisingly well.

Here are just two of them (the first one has a couple of typos in the French version).

http://www.collectedsounds.com/tempete.html

http://jennilu.com/tara/latempete.html




Good luck in future searches.

Please note : I do however agree wholeheartedly with MatsWiman. You appear to have misunderstood the purpose of the site which he explains to you clearly.


    Reference: http://www.collectedsounds.com/tempete.html
    Reference: http://jennilu.com/tara/latempete.html
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4638
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12 days
The storm


Explanation:
She sees the lonely candle flame
Dance in rhythmn with the rain
She stands and looks across the sea
She wants a miracle to be
Her husband safe, an answered prayer
There is no sign, no hope out there.

The neighbours come, they know her pain.
They tell their prayers, the wind makes moan
But worst, her children fret and weep
She comforts them with lies, not truth
“Papa is coming – yes, he is!
He’ll soon be back, and safe with us.”

She hears the groaning of the deep
Pebbles grinding hope to death
She hears the moaning of the storm
A funeral wake, a burial song.

And she starts to sing her lament – but the words are lost.




Alison Webb
France
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 12
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