Jul 24, 2009 08:59
14 yrs ago
Italian term

riflettendo nell’aria solo il colore nero e il viola

Italian to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
"Si apre un grosso varco tra la folla e si vede avanzare maestosa una grossa carrozza, trainata da due cavalli neri, addobbati di grandi pennacchi lucidi e drappi viola lungo i fianchi. Tutt’intorno un esplosione di fiori; la cabina della carrozza, non coperta e rivestita di drappi viola, trasporta un uomo anziano e una donna; dopo di loro un lungo corteo funebre avanza lento e solenne fino al piazzale della chiesa, ***riflettendo nell’aria solo il colore nero e il viola***. Le campane hanno smesso di suonare e il parroco si è affacciato sulla piazza ad aprire il portone. Tutto si è fermato, d’improvviso.
Presso gli zingari il culto dei morti è particolarmente sentito".

TIA for any interesting suggestions.

Proposed translations

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filling the air with reflections of black and purple

I think the difficulty here lies in "solo", as it seems to me that any literal translation of that word makes the phrase as a whole sound somewhat awkward. I have attempted to compensate by using the verb "fill".
Peer comment(s):

agree claudiocambon : this one is also nice
39 mins
agree nimopaz
1 hr
agree philgoddard
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 mins

reflecting only the colors black and violet in the sky above

A stab at it.
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+2
13 mins

glazing the air with hues of black and purple

I kind of like the way this sounds
Peer comment(s):

agree claudiocambon : nice!
24 mins
thank you
agree Armilla (X) : Beautiful and original!
26 mins
thank you very much, I'm very flattered you think so
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54 mins

eclipsing the day in black and purple

overshadowing the day in funeral shades of black and purple
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8 hrs

reflecting in the air only the colour purple and black

reflecting in the air only the colour purple and black
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1 day 4 hrs

Where black and violet contrast with its surroundings...

Poetic license for this one, Pauley! Just an idea of many.

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1 day 13 hrs

all colour dimmed/obscured by reverberating black and purple

possibly a little too liberal

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