Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Not For The Faint Of Heart

Translation is an art

That’s not for the faint of heart. 

And it turns extra scary,

When the text is literary,

And when it’s (shudder) poetic,

The peril is pathetic. 

The problem is the words

Were pointedly picked to be heard,

To be savored, almost sung. 

But the sounds vary crazily

From tongue to tongue. 

As a first shot you can lazily 

Give AI a try,

But somehow it never quite

Gets texture or flavor right.

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