Extra Muros

Extra Muros

Translated Songs

As tools for language learning

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Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson
Aug 11, 2025
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Norman Wilkinson Quebec

Moving a song from one language to another presents the translator with a package of especially thorny tasks. In addition to matching the meaning of the new words to an established tune. Then, he must fit their sounds into a syllabic straitjacket. Finally, if especially ambitious, he will attempt to replicate some of the more s…

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