Translating for Singing

The Theory, Art and Craft of Translating Lyrics

By: Ronnie Apter, Mark Herman, Jeremy Munday (Editor)

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Paperback | 19 May 2016 | Edition Number 1

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Translating for Singing discusses the art and craft of translating singable lyrics. It focusses mainly on practical techniques for creating translations meant to be sung, though translation theory and translations of lyrics for other purposes, such as surtitles, will also be covered. Translating for singing is a topic of interest in a wide range of fields, including translation, music, creative writing, and cultural studies. ..It covers the linguistic problems involved in translating words to be sung to pre-existing music (and proposes solutions to them) including those of rhythm, syllable count, vocal burden, rhyme, repetition and sound. The book serves as a primary text in courses on translating lyrics and as a reference and supplementary text for other courses and for professionals in the fields mentioned. Beyond academia, the book is of interest to professional translators and to singers, conductors, stage directors, and even audience members. Before this point, the translation of sung lyrics has largely been discussed by music critics, many of whom have neither training nor experience in this area. The authors here are internationally known translators.

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This book is an invaluable guide to anyone who wishes to translate opera or musicals for performances.
JoSTrans: The Journal of Specialised Translation

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