Sunday, July 22, 2012

hello, what is 'every body dies but not every body lives'

Hi.  Before I translate this, I think I need to understand this.  You are saying 'Everyone will die, no one will live' ....Is that right?  That would be different from the way you have it ...literally

Everybody dies, but not everybody lives.
Tout moun mouri, men se pa tout moun ki viv.


Everyone will die, no one will live (as in no one will be alive)
Tout moun ap mouri, pa gen moun k'ap viv.


Everyone will die, no one will live (as in no one will survive)
Tout moun ap mouri, pagen moun k'ap chape.
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 22, 2012 at 7:07 PM

    I think this is a movie line... something like

    "Everyone dies, but not everyone truly lives"

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    1. MandalyJuly 22, 2012 at 7:32 PM

      Ah ... I see.

      It's kind of challenging to capture the essence of what this is saying. If I understand your version correctly, I think it should say in Creole Tout moun mouri, men pa gen moun ki vrèman viv

      Mezanmi o! Se bèl pawòl!

      Dakò. Mèsi.

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  2. MandalyJuly 22, 2012 at 7:46 PM

    You know what? I am rethinking this translation....
    Everyone dies, but not everyone truly lives.
    should really be in Creole:
    Tout moun gen pou mouri, men se pa tout moun ki vrèman viv.

    I think this translation says it better. It's more poetic :)

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