“Rhythms and sounds are often the first thing I hear and want in a poem, so I can't imagine trying to translate something without at least being able to hear what it sounds like.” WantTryingFirstsI CanAbleSoundImagineRhythmTranslate Author:Joan Larkin
“My father's motto has always been 'Room in the heart, room in the house.' As charming as this sounds, it translates into a long line for the bathroom and extra loads of laundry for my mother.” HeartLongMotherFatherHouseSoundLinesRoomsExtrasLoadTranslateCharmingMottoBathroomHospitalityLaundryLong Lines Book:Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America Source: Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
“Radio astronomy reflects our fascination with how audio can be used to understand information or ideas. Just as scientists visualize data through charts and pictures, we can use 'data sonification' to translate radio signals into sound that help us better understand some of our most enigmatic planetary systems.” IdeasHelpingUseUsedSoundInformationScientistRadioAstronomyDataTranslateSignalsFascinationAudioEnigmatic Author:Honor Harger
“There is a song of Gainsbourg that Jane Birkin sang, and the words are beautiful in French. It says, "Le jeu et les moi." It's impossible to translate, because it has a very nice sound. It sounds so lovely in French. So I took that because it was the subject: I and myself and myself and I. Which is, in a way, boring, because it is a contradiction.” WayBeautifulSongSoundNiceImpossibleSubjectsBoringLovelyContradictionTranslateJaneVery Nice Author:Agnes Varda