Montag, 8. Juni 2009

Dienstag, 2. Juni 2009

Phonetic Translation Videos: Benny Lava



I posted a while back about so-called literal version videos, but I just ran across phonetic translation videos, which have a totally different potential. The above is the best example I've seen.

Jatin, I assume you understand this song; does it still work if you know the language? Can you suspend disbelief and take the "subtitles" as a transcription of the lyrics? Either way, you should be interested to see how popular Indian sources are for these phonetic translations--but most of them are far less successful. In any case, given your work on cultural exchange and translation in a broader sense, I'd like to hear your thoughts about this.

("I'm bleeding, fucking A!")

Samstag, 30. Mai 2009

Woo Woooo!

Stille hat seinen Preis

Oft fehlt mir einfach ein bisschen Stille. Zum Glück kann man jetzt auf amazon.com mp3s von "Non-Musical Silence" in den verschiedensten Variationen und von den verschiedensten Künstlern kaufen: nur $0.99 pro Stück! Siehe hier: Silence. Genau das, was ich auf dem iPod brauche!

Dienstag, 12. Mai 2009

Mittwoch, 6. Mai 2009

Dienstag, 5. Mai 2009