Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Völkerringen
English translation:
clash of nations
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Sep 27, 2007 19:23
16 yrs ago
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German term
Völkerringen
German to English
Art/Literary
History
"Das große Völkerringen" is a euphemism for World War I (I think). My text is about a piece of music written by Felix Weingartner in 1914, combining the national anthems of Germany, Austria, France and Russia:
"Daß das »musikalische Völkerringen«, dessen Zeuge wir hier werden, sich konzeptionell kaum von den Versuchen unterscheidet, die ein gewisser Charles Ives gleichzeitig in Amerika anstellt, sei unter Hinweis auf die eingangs angedeuteten Simultaneitäten des Denkens bemerkt."
"Daß das »musikalische Völkerringen«, dessen Zeuge wir hier werden, sich konzeptionell kaum von den Versuchen unterscheidet, die ein gewisser Charles Ives gleichzeitig in Amerika anstellt, sei unter Hinweis auf die eingangs angedeuteten Simultaneitäten des Denkens bemerkt."
Proposed translations
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3 +1 | Clash of nations | Kevin Fulton |
3 | (great musical ) battle between the nations (here) | Bernhard Sulzer |
Change log
Sep 28, 2007 14:46: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1056">Heather Starastin's</a> old entry - "Völkerringen"" to ""Clash of nations""
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Clash of nations
Lots of possibilities for this.
Peer comment(s):
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Francis Lee (X)
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Bernhard Sulzer
: "clash" means "collision"; "Ringen" implies a back and forth between the nations. Just a note.
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Comment: "Oh dear... could have thought of this myself if it hadn't been so late and my brains thoroughly scrambled *sigh* Thanks a lot for your help Kevin!"
13 mins
(great musical ) battle between the nations (here)
(great) musical battle between the nations
poss. ...of the nations
http://www.militaerfahrzeugfreunde.ch/weshalb.htm
battle of the nations
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-09-27 19:42:16 GMT)
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or poss.:
"(great) musical war of the nations"
poss. ...of the nations
http://www.militaerfahrzeugfreunde.ch/weshalb.htm
battle of the nations
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Note added at 19 mins (2007-09-27 19:42:16 GMT)
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or poss.:
"(great) musical war of the nations"
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