Trying to find a translation for a short paragraph

scourtoi · 08-03-2006, 09:25 PM

Hi !
I'm looking for a translation (in english or in french) of this short paragraph :

Donkihotovski je željeti biti stalno sretan i to znam. Ipak, sve teže podnosim razdoblja tuge koja slijede nakon iscrpljujućeg i kratkotrajnog veselja. Utjehu pronalazim u knjigama, ali kao što je Rene Belletto rekao - Les livres m'ont lu. Moje su jadnikovke i melanholija jučerašnje vijesti toliko otužne da postaju nečitljivi šund. Zašto onda pišem? Melanholija, istina, uništava pisanje, jer da bi se nešto zaokružilo treba biti izvan toga, a nju je teško napustiti. Čak mi i ovako kratki zapisi stvaraju poteškoće, jer ne mogu pronaći odgovarajući kraj kao da time nagovještavam da nema kraja ni agoniji koju proživljavam. No s druge strane, bez melanholije nema ni potrebe da se pisanjem iz nje iskorači. Pisanje je stoga sizifovski posao i prometejska patnja - dok pišemo o melanholiji iz nje o njoj ona nas u tome sprečava upornim kljucanjem po našem tijelu i duhu.

The reason of my research is that friends of mine & I try to find the guy who said in french "les livres m'ont lu". This sentence is quoted in this text found on the web. Somewone told me that it is the serbo-croatian language. I do not know it, but I hope that you will bring me your precious help.
Thanks !
Sam

marielameche · 08-04-2006, 10:52 AM

Hi

I suppose the only part that's of interest to you is " ali kao što je Rene Belletto rekao - Les livres m'ont lu " -> but as Rene Belletto said, les livres m'ont lu.

So here you have your answer

scourtoi · 08-04-2006, 11:18 AM

I thank you very much for your answer. Does the meaning of this text concerns this sentence, or not ?
Sam

marielameche · 08-04-2006, 11:31 AM

Not really, the author is just expressing something like his permanent wish to be happy, yet how difficult times follow the happiest ones, and about the importance of melancholy, etc.
If you want the whole translation, you'll need to wait for someone else though, because I don't speak Croatian

scourtoi · 08-04-2006, 11:41 AM

Hi !
I think it's ok. I do not need the whole translation. I really thank you for this.
I live near Paris, and my friends will be happy to have an answer to their question.
Have a nice day
Sam

08-03-2006, 09:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
scourtoi Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4 scourtoi is an unknown character at this point	Trying to find a translation for a short paragraph Hi ! I'm looking for a translation (in english or in french) of this short paragraph : Donkihotovski je željeti biti stalno sretan i to znam. Ipak, sve teže podnosim razdoblja tuge koja slijede nakon iscrpljujućeg i kratkotrajnog veselja. Utjehu pronalazim u knjigama, ali kao što je Rene Belletto rekao - Les livres m'ont lu. Moje su jadnikovke i melanholija jučerašnje vijesti toliko otužne da postaju nečitljivi šund. Zašto onda pišem? Melanholija, istina, uništava pisanje, jer da bi se nešto zaokružilo treba biti izvan toga, a nju je teško napustiti. Čak mi i ovako kratki zapisi stvaraju poteškoće, jer ne mogu pronaći odgovarajući kraj kao da time nagovještavam da nema kraja ni agoniji koju proživljavam. No s druge strane, bez melanholije nema ni potrebe da se pisanjem iz nje iskorači. Pisanje je stoga sizifovski posao i prometejska patnja - dok pišemo o melanholiji iz nje o njoj ona nas u tome sprečava upornim kljucanjem po našem tijelu i duhu. The reason of my research is that friends of mine & I try to find the guy who said in french "les livres m'ont lu". This sentence is quoted in this text found on the web. Somewone told me that it is the serbo-croatian language. I do not know it, but I hope that you will bring me your precious help. Thanks ! Sam
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08-04-2006, 10:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
marielameche Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,066 marielameche is just really nice marielameche is just really nice	Hi I suppose the only part that's of interest to you is " ali kao što je Rene Belletto rekao - Les livres m'ont lu " -> but as Rene Belletto said, les livres m'ont lu. So here you have your answer __________________ Vêtements créateur / Designer clothes : www.poupees-perdues.com
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08-04-2006, 11:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
scourtoi Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4 scourtoi is an unknown character at this point	Re : Trying to find a translation... I thank you very much for your answer. Does the meaning of this text concerns this sentence, or not ? Sam
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08-04-2006, 11:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
marielameche Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,066 marielameche is just really nice marielameche is just really nice	Not really, the author is just expressing something like his permanent wish to be happy, yet how difficult times follow the happiest ones, and about the importance of melancholy, etc. If you want the whole translation, you'll need to wait for someone else though, because I don't speak Croatian __________________ Vêtements créateur / Designer clothes : www.poupees-perdues.com
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08-04-2006, 11:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
scourtoi Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4 scourtoi is an unknown character at this point	Re : trying to find a translation... Hi ! I think it's ok. I do not need the whole translation. I really thank you for this. I live near Paris, and my friends will be happy to have an answer to their question. Have a nice day Sam
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