Hi there, I'm working in a song about the human predicament. I'm curious how you might phrase this if you were an old poet? I'm open to sugestions regarding the english phrasing as well. Thanks for your time and cheers! Wyatt
"Between the earth and the stars"
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Thank you Callaina, I appreciate your help. I was curious about the expressions 'et stellis' and 'super terrim'. These were supplied by a robot translator, are they also appropriate for a song title? Thanks again! Wyatt
No. They're grammatically meaningless. Don't trust robot translators, ever (at least not for Latin.)
You've been given a proper translation, so why are you now asking about the output of a machine? Do you find Callaina's translation unsatisfactory somehow?
No my froggy friend, I was only curious if these phoenetically pleasing phrases were usable.
Phonetically pleasing they may be (though not particularly to my ear) but linguistically coherent they are not.
well we could put stellas for astra. it doesn't sound particularly phonetically pleasing to me either.
True: Inter terram et stellas would work.
Oh well, de gustibus non est disputandum...
To get an idea of 'terram', OP, imagine the same 'rr' from spanish tierra, then replace the 'a' with a French 'eeen' or 'unnn' sound.
Mmm... what a sexy word.
Mmm... what a sexy word.
There's just something so erotic about mundane, unpronounceable latin words.
I can see that i've wandered far out of my depth here. These comments inspire me to make a stab at learning the language. If I actually knew how these words sounded perhaps the choice would be obvious. I will take Callainas original advice. Thanks to all for your input. I'm curious, did astra become astral and stellis become stellar in english? The stars are my favorite thing in this world. Cheers
Yep, also 'astronomy', 'constellation', etc.
Sorry about the, er, above. I was in a facetious mood
Sorry about the, er, above. I was in a facetious mood