Comments on: Translating Touareg Poetry https://www.andymorganwrites.com/translating-touareg-poetry/ In depth writing about global music, culture & West African affairs Thu, 03 Jul 2014 16:18:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.8 By: Linda https://www.andymorganwrites.com/translating-touareg-poetry/#comment-5367 Mon, 23 Sep 2013 01:25:39 +0000 http://www.andymorganwrites.com/?p=431#comment-5367 Hi Andy,

I’m currently doing some research for a writing piece relating to the Tuareg people and the Tamashek language and cannot seem to find the translation for grandfather and grandmother. Is Massi used for grandfather and if so, do you know the term for grandmother? I’d be so appreciative if anyone could supply this information!
Thank you !

]]> By: Robyn https://www.andymorganwrites.com/translating-touareg-poetry/#comment-1342 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:18:08 +0000 http://www.andymorganwrites.com/?p=431#comment-1342 Hi Andy,
I’m working on a documentary film about the current crisis in Mali and the Tuareg and I need to hire a translator Tamashek-English. I’m also looking for some music for the film. Are you available or know someone? Thanks.

]]> By: Louis Natale https://www.andymorganwrites.com/translating-touareg-poetry/#comment-995 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:17:48 +0000 http://www.andymorganwrites.com/?p=431#comment-995 Andy,
I for one, would love to see the results of such “a real project,” a lyric translating marathon from Tamashek into English. A very worthwhile endeavour, it could shed a lot of light and truth on the difficulties in the region; and you’d be the perfect guy to head it up. So, what are you waiting for?

]]> By: Ana https://www.andymorganwrites.com/translating-touareg-poetry/#comment-364 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:12:08 +0000 http://www.andymorganwrites.com/?p=431#comment-364 Great to see some acknowledgement of the importance and value of song lyrics. It is all nice and good to appreciate the music, but I do agree that we lose something when we don’t understand the words. After all, if the musicians had nothing to say, they could have opted for gibberish! We translate poetry all the time, so why not start doing the same with lyrics? Nice endeavour.

Incidentally, the German word for translating is “übersetzen”, which literally means “to place (sth) over (sth)”. So of course you have to add your interpretation to the original. That’s what makes it worth the trouble.

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