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Old 06.04.2009, 13:04
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German poem translation help

Hi all,

I'm trying to translate a poem from English to German and am not sure if I've got it right since so many words have so many different meanings based on context...I'm making a stool for our soon to be born first baby, so it needs to be right

This little stool is mine
I use it all the time
to reach the things I couldn't
and lots of things I shouldn't.

This is what I have decided is closest (based on Google and Leo), but any help is appreciated:

Dieser kleine Hocker ist mein
Ich benutze es die ganze Zeit
zu erreichbar die Dinge Ich Könnte nicht
und sehr die Dinge Ich sollte nicht.

Thank you!
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Old 06.04.2009, 13:08
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Re: German poem translation help

Sometimes this gives good translations: http://translation2.paralink.com/

This is what it came up with. Seems quite good.

Dieser kleine Stuhl ist meinig
Ich verwende es die ganze Zeit
um die Dinge zu erreichen, könnte ich nicht
und viele Dinge sollte ich nicht
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Re: German poem translation help

I've no idea except that 'Ich' should be 'ich'.
What I wanted to say is that this thread wins my 'Cute Thread of the Day' award.
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Old 06.04.2009, 13:15
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Re: German poem translation help

[quote=Owl and Pussycat;433783]Sometimes this gives good translations: http://translation2.paralink.com/


Thank you for another translation site (now bookmarked!)...the more I try the closer I get to what I really want to say.

Thank you for the 'ich instead of Ich' as well. Hopefully by the time the baby is reading and speaking mommy will have learned enough German to figure this stuff out on her own!
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Old 06.04.2009, 13:26
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Re: German poem translation help

Dieser kleine Stuhl ist mein,
Ich brauche ihn tagaus, tagein.
Um Dinge zu kriegen, die ich wollte,
und manche mehr, die ich nicht sollte.

Or literally:

Dieser kleine Hocker ist mein
Ich benutze ihn die ganze Zeit
Um Dinge zu erreichen, die ich nicht konnte
Und viele Dinge, die ich nicht sollte.
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Re: German poem translation help

Ok here is my try to this with parts I have already seen in the post above

This translation would be closer to the original in English:

Dieser kleine Stuhl ist mein,
ich gebrauche ihn tagaus, tagein
um Dinge zu erreichen die ich will
und viele mehr die ich nicht sollte.

This translation sounds bether at the end:


Dieser kleine Stuhl ist mein,
ich gebrauche ihn tagaus, tagein
zum Erreichen von Dingen die ich wollte,
und viele mehr die ich nicht sollte.
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Re: German poem translation help

Dieses stuelchen ist mein so soll es sein zu erreich was ist mein oder auch dein den ich bin ja noch so klein
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Re: German poem translation help

Oh man, I'm so jealous of the language skills in this thread
But today I did learn how to tell the time Auf Deutsch
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Re: German poem translation help

And a very lucky first born it will be GRATULATION
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Re: German poem translation help

this is more difficult than I thought!

Dieser schmale Schemel ist meiner
Schon lange er hilft, mein kleiner
um die Sachen zu ergreifen, die ich wollte
-auch manche, die ich nicht holen sollte...
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Re: German poem translation help

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My translation is not word to word because it is all iambic pentameter
Yes, I spotted that, you clever person you.

We need a poll to vote on the best translation.
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We need a poll to vote on the best translation.

Definitely!

I really appreciate all your guys' help!
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