Citations Jardin
LU
1
Seng Sprooch mat hire friemen Téin,
D’Gemittlechkeet déi mécht se schéin.
This language, with its foreign tone,
Finds beauty in its sense of home.
Michel Lentz, De Feierwon
2
A rondëmmer bis un d’Grenzen,
d’ganzegt Ländchen nur ee Gaart.
And all around, within its bounds,
This little land, one garden’s grounds.
Poutty Stein, Lëtzebuerg
BG
3
Намериха решението, но то бе написано на непознат език.
They found the answer, but it was written in a language unknown.
Венцеслав Константинов (Ventseslav Konstantinov), „Тайният живот на дъжда“, 2012 г.
4
Езикът на един народ е най-великото негово дело. Той е сложното живо оръдие за всестранно напредване.
The greatest achievement of a people is its language. It is a complex and living thing, the instrument of universal progress.
Кирил Христов (Kiril Hristov), сп. „Родна реч”, 1938 г.
ES
5
El traductor es un escritor privilegiado que tiene la oportunidad de reescribir obras maestras en su propia lengua.
Translators are writers who have the privilege of rewriting masterpieces in their own language.
Javier Marías
6
La traducción es una de las poquísimas actividades humanas donde lo imposible ocurre por principio.
Translation is one of the very few human activities where the impossible happens as a matter of course.
Mariano Antolín Rato
CS
7
Jazyk není jen ozdobou a přívěskem lidské skutečnosti: je jejím základem.
Language isn’t just an accessory of human existence, it is its foundation.
Václav Jamek, O patřičnosti v jazyce, Nakladatelství Franze Kafky, Praha, 1998, p. 191
8
Jazyk nám ustavičně artikuluje svět. Vidíme svět skrze jazyk.
Language constantly articulates the world to us. We see the world through language.
Jan Patočka, ≃ 1975 (Tělo, společenství, jazyk, svět, Praha, Oikoymenh, 1995, p. 130)
DA
9
Mit modersmål. Du dyrebare Tolk for mine Tanker.
You, my mother tongue, are the precious interpreter of my thoughts.
Steen Steensen Blicher, Mit Modersmaal, 1840
10
Du danske sprog, du er min Moders Stemme.
You, the Danish language, you are my mother’s voice.
Hans Christian Andersen, I Danmark er jeg Født, 1850
DE
11
Mit jeder Sprache mehr, die Du erlernst,
befreist Du einen bis daher in dir gebundnen Geist.
With every language you learn, you liberate
A spirit held captive within you.
Friedrich Rückert, Die Weisheit des Brahmanen, Gedicht Nr. 297 aus der Sammlung (1836-1839)
12
Durch die Mannigfaltigkeit der Sprachen
wächst unmittelbar für uns der Reichtum der Welt.
The diversity of languages directly increases the richness of the world for us.
Wilhelm von Humboldt, Wert und Ehre Deutscher Sprache, Hrsg. H. v. Hofmannsthal
ET
13
Kas siis selle maa keel laulu tuules ei või
taevani tõustes üles igavikku omale otsida?
Cannot the tongue of this land,
In the wind of incantation,
Rising up to the heavens,
Seek eternity?
Kristjan Jaak Peterson, Luuletus « Kuu ». 1818
14
Keel on võimas realiteet
ja keelesugulus äratab tugevaid tundeid.
Language is a powerful realityAnd the kinship
between languages evokes strong feelings.
Lennart Meri, Hõbevalgem, 1976
EL
15
Θαμνώδη ρήματα και φύλλα καταπράσινα της γλώσσας.
Bushes of verbs and the lush green leaves of language.
Νίκος Καρούζος (Nikos Karouzos), Ο ακέραιος κυρ’ Αλέξανδρος, εκδ. Εγνατία, 1974
16
Mήγαρις έχω άλλο στο νου μου πάρεξ ελευθερία και γλώσσα;
What else is on my mind, my dear, but freedom and language?
Διονύσιος Σολωμός (Dionysios Solomos), «Διάλογος» (περ. 1824), Άπαντα, 2ος τόμος, εκδ. Ίκαρος, 1986
EN
17
If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.
Seamus Heaney, Stepping stones: interviews with Seamus Heaney, Dennis O’Driscoll, 2008
18
The world is not real for me until it has been pushed through the mesh of language.
John Banville, Interviewed by Belinda McKeon - The Art of Fiction No 200. - The Paris Review, Issue 188 Spring 2009
FR
19
La traduction ne se contente pas d’être un mariage. Elle doit être un mariage d’amour.
Translation is not simply a marriage, but must be a love match.
Jean Cocteau, Journal d’un inconnu, p. 121
20
La pensée de l’auteur gagne à passer d’un idiome dans l’autre.
An author’s thoughts gain from passing from one language to another.
Théophile Gautier, Portraits contemporains, « Baudelaire »
GA
21
Cuirim mo dhóchas ar snámh
i mbáidín teangan faoi mar a leagfá naíonán i gcliabhán
I place my hope on the water
in this little boat
of the language, the way a body might put
an infant
in a basket of intertwined
iris leaves.
Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Ceist na teangan, Pharaoh’s Daughter, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, The Gallery Press, 1990
22
Beatha teanga í a labhairt.
The life of a language is to speak it.
Seanfhocal (Proverb)
HR
23
Po jeziku dok te bude,
I glavom će tebe biti!
As long as you persist in language,
you will prevail in your mind.
Petar Preradović, Rodu o jeziku, 1860.
24
Jezik je disanje tajno
i draga duboka jeka.
Language is a secret breath,
and a clear and deep echo.
Vesna Parun, Ja tjeram krdo riječi, Pjesme, Matica Hrvatska, Zagreb, 1963. p. 15.
IT
25
Tradurre significa diventare anche l’altro pur restando noi stessi e farlo diventare noi.
Translation is transformation of myself into another, while remaining true to myself, and of another into myself.
Claudio Magris, Corriere della Sera, 8 luglio 2020
26
La lingua dell’Europa è la traduzione.
The language of Europe is translation.
Umberto Eco, Dire quasi la stessa cosa
LV
27
Bet es jau tieši gāju vārdu meklēt
‘But what I was really after was a word’
Ojārs Vācietis, Ex libris : dažādu gadu dzejoļi / Ojārs Vācietis; sastādījusi Vija Kaņepe; priekšvārdu sarakstījusi Anna Rancāne; māksliniece Maija Dragūne. Rīga : Liesma, 1988.
28
Doma ir sakne, kas zemē stiedz,
Viņas uzplaucis brīnišķais zieds: izsacīts vārds.
‘Thought: the root that sinks into the ground,
The wonderful flower that blossoms; a word spoken’
Aspazija, Lirika; sakārtojuši un priekšvārdu sarakstījuši Ilgonis Bērsons un Jānis Lūsis; mākslinieks Zigurds Zuze. Rīga : Latvijas valsts izdevniecība, 1956.
LT
29
Kalba yra bendras meilės ryšys, vienybės motina, pilietiškumo tėvas, […].
Language is the common bond of love, the mother of unity, the father of citizenship, [...].
Mikalojus Daukša, „Prakalba į malonųjį skaitytoją“, 1599 m.
30
Tautos kalboje yra išdėta visa jos prigimtis - istorija, būdo ypatybės, siela, dvasia.
The language of a people reveals the entirety of their nature - their history, their way of life, their soul, their spirit.
Jonas Jablonskis, Jablonskio raštai V t., Kaunas 1936
HU
31
A nyelv él, lüktet, fejlődik. Folyton-folyvást növekszik, mint az eleven köntös.
Language lives, pulsates, evolves. It never ceases to grow, like a living gown.
Dezső Kosztolányi, Ábécé a nyelvről és a lélekről, 1927
32
Idő van a szavakban, a mi időnk, a használóké, a mi történelmünk, mi magunk.
There is time in words, our time, users’ time, our history, ourselves.
Péter Esterházy, A szavak csodálatos életéből, 2003
MT
33
Malli taqra u tikteb bi lsienek tħossok minnufih tistenbaħ, billi tiftaħ għajnejk u tara dawl ġdid.
Reading and writing in your own language awakens you, opening your eyes to new horizons.
Mikiel Anton Vassalli, A letter on the eligibility of the Maltese dialect as a written medium of instruction in the government primary schools, 1841, Antoloġija ta‘ proża Maltija, ed. Ġużé Aquilina (1980, p. 11)
34
Kull sillaba kejjilt bir-riga tiegħi, insiġt flimkien
l-aċċenti f’melodija u lsieni nħall. Qallibt il-lingwi kollha.
Every syllable was measured with my own ruler, I wove together
the accents into a melody and my tongue flowed freely. I fervently went through each and every language.
Oliver Friggieri, Qawsalla, 1990, Il-Poeżiji Miġbura (Mireva Publications, 2002, p. 414)
NL
35
Overwogen taalgebruik verrijkt het leven.
Life is enriched through the deliberate use of language.
Drs. P (Heinz H. Polzer)
36
Taal is de uitdrukking van cultuur. Zonder goed onderhoud van de taal verschraalt het denken.
Language is the expression of culture. Without proper maintenance of it, thought withers away.
Hella S. Haasse
PL
37
Ile kto języków posiada,
tylekroć zmnożył w sobie człowieka.
The inner world of someone who has learned multiple languages contains multiple characters.
Karol Libelt, «O miłości ojczyzn», 1844 (wydanie lwowskie z 1924)
38
Ten, kto wyraża się słowem, co chwila odradza się na nowo.
Those who express themselves in words are constantly reinventing themselves.
Witold Gombrowicz, Dziennik (1957-1961)
PT
39
Enquanto há línguas, há esperança.
So long as there are languages, there is hope.
Vasco Graça Moura, entrevista, « Diário de Notícias », 2018
40
Os escritores fazem as literaturas nacionais e os tradutores fazem a literatura universal.
Authors produce national literature; translators produce universal literature.
José Saramago, Gómez Aguillera, F (Org) (2010) José Saramago nas suas Palavras, Editorial Caminho
RO
41
Limba este întâiul mare poem al unui popor.
A people’s first great poem is its language.
Lucian Blaga,Elanul insulei, Editura Dacia, Cluj-Napoca, 1977, p. 251
42
Nu noi suntem stăpânii limbei, ci limba e stăpâna noastră.
We do not master languages; languages master us.
Mihai Eminescu, Fragmentarium, Bucureşti, 1981, p. 241
SK
43
Jazyky by ľuďom mali pomáhať v komunikácii a nie ich vzájomne oddeľovať.
Languages should help people to communicate, and not separate them from one another.
Milan Hodža, HODŽA, M.: Federácia v strednej Európe. Bratislava: Kaligram, 1997, p. 238
44
Jazyk nevyhnutne ovplyvňuje naše myslenie a jeho prostredníctvom aj naše vnímanie.
Language inevitably influences our thought, and through it also our perception.
Pavel Vilikovský, VILIKOVSKÝ, P.: Preklad ako tvorba. Bratislava : Slovenský spisovateľ, 1984, p. 13
SL
45
Prevajalci zidajo mostove med narodi […], s svojim delom služijo globoki mednarodni misli.
Translators build bridges between nations… with their work they serve profound international thought.
Fran Albreht, Cary, Edmond, (ed.), Quality in Translation (Proceedings of the IIIrd Congress of the International Federation of Translators, Bad Godesberg, 1959), Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1963
46
Prevajalci lovimo odseve […] reke besed, odmeve njenega žuborenja, pri njenem čistem izviru, v njenem izvirniku.
We, translators, chase reflections… rivers of words, echoes of its gurgling, at its pure spring, in its origin.
Boris A. Novak, 2011, Salto Immortale, Študije o prevajanju poezije, Prva knjiga, Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU, Ljubljana, 2011 (p. 14)
FI
47
Äidinkieli on ääretön ja uskoni siihen pohjaton.
Our mother tongue is unbounded and my faith in it immeasurable.
Tarja Roinila, «Runon sielu ja runon ruumis». Tuli&Savu 4/2016
48
Kääntämisen ihme on kahden, toisilleen vieraan kielen dialogissa ja hankauksessa
The miracle of translation is to be found in the discourse and discord between two languages, strangers to each other.
Mika Kukkonen, Samat sanat, Teos, 2022
SV
49
Språkens fotspår bildar ett myllrande mönster som fyller hela mänsklighetens historia.
The footprints left by languages create a vibrant pattern that fills the entire history of humanity.
Sverker Johansson, På vandring i språkens fotspår, 2022
50
Att översätta är inte bara ett hantverk. Det är också konsten att kunna skriva. Och lyssna.
Translating is not only a craft. It is also the art of being able to write. And listen.
Lars Erik Blomqvist & Mats Löfgren, Något att orda om: tankar kring konsten att översätta, éd. Norstedts 1997
