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bucólica

English translation: pastoral

09:53 Feb 17, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / music for a soundtrack
Spanish term or phrase: bucólica
"Se grabó otra más, y era la única música bucólica...Me dijo Tere que la tocara más bucólicamente."

Rustic seems to be the only definition I can find. Can it ever mean sombre/sad?
rosmadrid
English translation:pastoral
Explanation:
If you are lookig for something less formal. Maybe not as precise - even just folk music - depends on the text.
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S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 10:25
Grading comment
I'll go with pastoral - many thanks to all.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8bucolic music
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
3 +1pastoral
S Ben Price


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
bucolic music


Explanation:
Suerte

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Note added at 4 minutos (2008-02-17 09:58:37 GMT)
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adj. Se dice del género poético que trata temas de la vida campestre.



Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Silvia Brandon-Pérez
6 mins
  -> Gracias Silvia
agree  Ruth Wöhlk: es ist manchmal einfacher als man denkt
24 mins
  -> Gracias Rutita
agree  Roser Villa
1 hr
  -> Gracias Roser
agree  Margarita Gonzalez
3 hrs
  -> Gracias Marga
agree  Pilar Díez
3 hrs
  -> Gracias Pilar
agree  Katarina Peters
4 hrs
  -> Gracias Katarina
agree  translatol: And of course it's the opposite of sombre or sad. I think of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony.
5 hrs
  -> Gracias translatol
agree  Sandra Rodriguez
8 hrs
  -> Gracias Sandra
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pastoral


Explanation:
If you are lookig for something less formal. Maybe not as precise - even just folk music - depends on the text.

S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 10:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
Grading comment
I'll go with pastoral - many thanks to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jim Tucker (X): perfectly good - and with a classical tradition too
43 mins
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