Poetry and language translation in action
| Taalvrijheid (AvW) | Language Freedom (Google Translate) | Language Freedom (Contextualized Google Translate) |
|---|---|---|
| Wij zijn taal | We are language | We are language |
| Zonder taal weinig wij | Without language, little us | Without language, no voice |
| Zonder taal minder kabaal | Without language, less noise | Without language, less noise |
| Zelfde taal, zij aan zij | Same language, side by side | Same language, same bagage |
| In een andere taal gevangen | Caught in a different language | Caught in a different word web |
| Armoede als resultaat | Poverty as a result | Poverty as a result |
| Niemand bij verschraling gebaat | No one benefits from impoverishment | No one benefits from insult |
| Door beperkingen bevangen | Caught by restrictions | Caught in an impoverishment trap |
| Gij zult aldus schrijven | Thou shalt write thus | Thou shalt write thus |
| Verbanning als straf | Banishment as punishment | Banishment as punishment |
| Flauwe vlaaipudding | Bland custard | Bland custard |
| Eenheidsworst als ideaal | Uniformity as an ideal | Uniformity as an ideal |
| Ingesnoerd in normen | Constricted by standards | Constricted by norms |
| Altijd dezelfde vormen | Always the same forms | Always the same forms |
| Creativiteit gefnuikt | Creativity thwarted | Creativity frustrated |
| Werkelijkheid misbruikt | Reality abused | Reality castrated |
| Taalvrijheid (AvW) | Language Freedom (Google Translate) | Language Freedom (Contextualized Google Translate) |
|---|---|---|
| We are language | We are language | |
| Without language, little us | Without language, no voice | |
| Without language, less noise | Without language, less noise | |
| Same language, side by side | Same language, same bagage | |
| Caught in a different language | Caught in a different word web | |
| Poverty as a result | Poverty as a result | |
| No one benefits from impoverishment | No one benefits from insult | |
| Caught by restrictions | Caught in an impoverishment trap | |
| Thou shalt write thus | Thou shalt write thus | |
| Banishment as punishment | Banishment as punishment | |
| Bland custard | Bland custard | |
| Uniformity as an ideal | Uniformity as an ideal | |
| Constricted by standards | Constricted by norms | |
| Always the same forms | Always the same forms | |
| Creativity thwarted | Creativity frustrated | |
| Reality abused | Reality castrated |
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