Good drama; enjoyed, solid 8/10
on IMDB from me.
But I'm puzzled.
You could just do "a production in Welsh."
Or you could portray a Welsh speaking community in the drama, complete with code switching when appropriate.
But this is definitely set in Newport, not a Welsh speaking city. Plus there seems less use of English than would be realistic.
So is something being conveyed by that choice that I'm missing?
The Hobbit takes a Welsh twist at Morriston Library
Adam Pearce will be talking about how he translated JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit into Welsh for the first time at two events – one in Welsh, the other in English at 1pm and 2pm, respectively.
Translated as Yr Hobyd, The Hobbit tells of the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Middle Earth, dragons, treasure and a ring of gold and Adam Pearce brings it all to life through the medium of Welsh.
To go along to the event on Saturday, you must book free tickets by calling 01792 516770 or by emailing Morriston.library@swansea.gov.uk
Elliott King, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture and Equalities, said: “Any fan of a book that was already legendary before the amazing films brought it to an even wider audience, will want to find out more about how Adam translated The Hobbit into Welsh.
“The Hobbit has already been translated into many languages, from Dutch and Latin to Esperanto and Faroese, but never into Welsh. So to have Adam at one of our libraries discussing how and why he did it, is quite a coup.”
AdvertisementAdam has previously translated H.G. Wells into Welsh and works by T. Gwynn Jones and Daniel Owen from Welsh into English.
His translation of The Hobbit has been prepared in accordance with J.R.R. Tolkien’s own instructions for translators of his work and officially licenced by the Tolkien Estate.
Included are J.R.R. Tolkien’s original illustrations and new Welsh versions of the two maps featured in the original novel.
(Lead image: Swansea Council)
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Isn't it ROT-29 in Welsh, though? (-:
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Anyone else watching Cleddau? It’s another one of those dark Welsh dramas that S4C does so well. It’s on the iPlayer & I highly recommend it (if you’re OK with subtitles)
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I've shared the link on the SSiW forum too - hope there'll be lots of answers to the request.
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Learning (or have learnt) Welsh? Thanks to all who've got in touch saying they'd like to be on the podcast. I'm still looking for more folk to take part (esp. women & non-binary).
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It occurs to me that S4CHD is code switching halfway through an initialism.
What is the #WelshLanguage for "high definition"?
Bing Translate implies that the correct initialism is S4CDU. But that's machine translation, well known for being dodgy.
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How the world has changed!
I was talking to someone the other day, whose schooldays in Wales were some time ago. Apparently, in xyr school, children were disciplined for talking *English*.
