another translation question

[Harlow Robinson]

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From: "Natasha Randall" <nsrandall at EARTHLINK.NET>
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Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] another translation question


> For what it's worth, I like Stravinsky's own quasi-poetic use of  
> 'slog' and might make it plural but leave it relatively intact:
> 'My syllables are Russian.'
> 
> I don't know the context of this particular snippet but I do know he  
> was particularly interested in syllables when he composed. He once  
> wrote about Oedipus Rex: "When I work with words in my music, my  
> musical saliva is set in motion by the sounds and rhythms of the  
> syllables" (from Dialogues, not sure of the translation). Maybe he  
> was suggesting that his music contains some kind of Russian idiom/ 
> timbre? It's a lovely way of thinking about it...
> 
> Yours,
> Natasha Randall
> Translator
> 
> 
> 
> On Feb 21, 2010, at 7:17 PM, Harlow Robinson wrote:
> 
>> "U menya slog russkii."
> 
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