As block editor has finally come to a computer near me, I’m going to try something today…..
Every time the song gets translated, a little piece of it changes. This is what happens in the retelling of a story. Some things get magnified, other things omitted, some things take on a new meaning.
Because this song is one many of us know, even through the translations, we recognize what the song is supposed to be.
But what would happen if we didn’t know the original song?
What if you thought you needed a star?
Does the dream need to come true?
True, the translator did a fairly decent job of translating. But how do we know which words and which ideas need to be relayed exactly?
Are we ever quite sure what we are being told from a second hand source? Or third hand?
What if the translator isn’t as good as Google translate? How do we know how good the source is?
When I played with this yesterday, one of the languages thought “lullaby” was a place, so my the time I got back to English the word had become Lalaby….
What’s my point?
I have no idea anymore. Too much copy/paste…
But just be careful when you hear something. Make sure it makes sense to you. Don’t relay stories that you’re not quite sure about.
Be careful what you copy and paste….be careful what you take as true. Listen with both ears. Think about what you hear.
Somewhere in here I have messages. If you can figure out what I’m saying, please tell me….
Too much translating for my brain today.
Too much block editor.
A thoughtful post and I am astonished how effective that translator was after all those gramatically very different languages!
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I think google has taken great pains to work in translator. I’m also sure I used a wildly popular song. I just wanted something that most people knew…seemed easier
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Yes, but their effort shows, I think. I am impressed 🙂 I shall have to play about with this one day 🙂
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It was fun….
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🙂
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I know my daughter and her friends did this with something and the results were very very off…don’t remember what song they used
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Haha, yes, I know that the results are often waay out or rather they are overly literal which was what surprised me with this one. It is clever tech though!
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Moral of the ‘story’: do not rely on translator apps unless you want lullaby to be a lalaby.🤪
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There you go!😉
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I didnt even know google translated. I’ll have to try it.
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Obviously I had fun with it!
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It’s cool that you try new stuff and show us!
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💗💗
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To do what you suggest requires people to actually think. Sometimes I wonder if there’s too much laziness in that regard in this world. Just applying a rule about whether something you’ve been told is kind and helpful or unkind and hurtful would be a start. Pass on the former, delete the latter.
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On the days I’m an optimistic blogger, I think that if I can make one person think for themselves, make them realize their opinion is valid, then I’ve succeeded
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Not sure what the answer is, but google translator is better than nothing.
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They are clearly the market leader
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Very interesting. Never thought about it before but makes perfect sense.
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Nobody is going to call you a BLOCKhead because you write about things we haven’t considered.
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😉I like that!
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Interesting experiment! It reminds me of the old game we used to play in the classroom called “gossip.” You whispered something around a circle to hear how it came out through so many retellings.
BTW, Google translate is SO much better than the first translators that were produced.
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Google is getting better and is clearly the market leader. But should anything be trusted implicitly?
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I agree that it means too much block editor. 🙂
On a translation note, translating involves cultural context and idioms and such. Lalaby may just be a city.
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I’m sure it’s a city. Just thought it was fun😆
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I love this idea. A great illustration of the point too. I may steal this use of google translate for a future post or lesson illustration 😊
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Go for it! If nothing else, it’s fun!
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On top of the chimney top you will find me, well these a good chance they will meet Santa at some point 🙂
My granddad just to say If you weren’t there, didn’t see it with your own eyes, and hear it with your own ears, don’t believe it.
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I like how granddad thinks
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Yes he was a wise one I learnt a lot from him
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The language barrier is a real thing but so is the sound barrier and now I believe there is a common sense barrier? Just a few thoughts to circumvent. C
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Totally common sense barrier
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hehe very fun post!
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😉I had fun playing
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