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Thanks to you all for such great info!
I am reading every contribution very thoroughly and really enjoying it!
Carrie Very Happy

Dear Edwina,
That would be so nice!
Carrie X
PS - Why is it necessary that the man and woman in the opera end their lives? I guess we'd need to know the story from the beginning?

Dear Edwina,
I'm absolutely amazed at how you translated it. Even though I don't know the original because I'm not a native speaker, I can tell you've captured the elegance of the poetry in the ...

Hello Chunxueping,
My partner is very grateful for the link, and agrees completely with your comments about those aspects which get lost when poetry is translated. (Plus the time-in-history factor.) ...

Hello Chunxueping.
My partner wonders if you could recommend a good English translation of Li-Po's poetry. He explained to me that there are two types of translations of which he's aware; one conveys ...

Thank you Joybetluck.
That does sound like the kind of romantic lyric found universally in opera. (Although it seems to have a more intelligent choice of words than many?)
Carrie

Dear Edwina,
I can't thank you enough for the trouble you took in providing the written Chinese lyrics and all the links to the videos. My partner and I loved watching and hearing the serious version ...

Thank you very much Edwina.
I look forward to receiving the lyrics.
Of course, this is mainly for our Chinese students, but
at some point it might be nice to get the lyrics in English too, or if no ...

Dear Chunxueping,
Thanks very much for the enlightening information. (I like 'Shakespeare can only be be appreciated in its original Chinese'!)
Anyway, I will certainly look into the works you have ...

Can anyone recommend some poetry in Cantonese for students aged eleven years and over?
Also, might you know of a Cantonese translation of any Shakespeare plays?
Thank you.
Carrie Gaye

Dear Edwina
I think my earlier reply got lost somewhere - if not you will now see two replies!
Thanks very much for your useful input.
I need to ask what you meant by 'scouting'.
From Carrie

Dear 'DarkGold',
I work in a secondary school in South West Devon, with students for whom English is a second language. We have a small number of students who are Cantonese speaking. I am very intere ...

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Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:38 pm Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Thanks to you all for such great info! I am reading every contribution very thoroughly and really enjoying it! Carrie
Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:18 pm Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Dear Edwina, That would be so nice! Carrie X PS - Why is it necessary that the man and woman in the opera end their lives? I guess we'd need to know the story from the beginning?
Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:43 pm Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Dear Edwina, I'm absolutely amazed at how you translated it. Even though I don't know the original because I'm not a native speaker, I can tell you've captured the elegance of the poetry in the ...
Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:18 pm Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Hello Chunxueping, My partner is very grateful for the link, and agrees completely with your comments about those aspects which get lost when poetry is translated. (Plus the time-in-history factor.) ...
Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:02 pm Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Hello Chunxueping. My partner wonders if you could recommend a good English translation of Li-Po's poetry. He explained to me that there are two types of translations of which he's aware; one conveys ...
Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:57 pm Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Thank you Joybetluck. That does sound like the kind of romantic lyric found universally in opera. (Although it seems to have a more intelligent choice of words than many?) Carrie
Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:49 pm Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Dear Edwina, I can't thank you enough for the trouble you took in providing the written Chinese lyrics and all the links to the videos. My partner and I loved watching and hearing the serious version ...
Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 2:05 am Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Thank you very much Edwina. I look forward to receiving the lyrics. Of course, this is mainly for our Chinese students, but at some point it might be nice to get the lyrics in English too, or if no ...
Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:20 pm Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Dear Chunxueping, Thanks very much for the enlightening information. (I like 'Shakespeare can only be be appreciated in its original Chinese'!) Anyway, I will certainly look into the works you have ...
Topic: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Forum: Ask Dimsum! Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:10 pm Subject: Poetry, written in Cantonese, for young people.
Carrie Gaye Replies: 23 Views: 1105	Can anyone recommend some poetry in Cantonese for students aged eleven years and over? Also, might you know of a Cantonese translation of any Shakespeare plays? Thank you. Carrie Gaye
Topic: Will a support group help us?
Carrie Gaye Replies: 4 Views: 348	Forum: Community Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 1:05 pm Subject: Community
Carrie Gaye Replies: 4 Views: 348	Dear Edwina I think my earlier reply got lost somewhere - if not you will now see two replies! Thanks very much for your useful input. I need to ask what you meant by 'scouting'. From Carrie
Topic: Will a support group help us?
Carrie Gaye Replies: 4 Views: 348	Forum: Community Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 4:40 pm Subject: SUPPORT GROUP
Carrie Gaye Replies: 4 Views: 348	Dear 'DarkGold', I work in a secondary school in South West Devon, with students for whom English is a second language. We have a small number of students who are Cantonese speaking. I am very intere ...

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