Starting the day with Hamilton

[selenak]

Off to Tübingen for RL reasons, but before I get on the train, have some further vids demonstrating the incredible work the German translators of Hamilton did. Seriously, translating poetry and lyrics is fiendishly difficult, especially if you have rhythm, imagery and wit to capture at the same time, and throw in some pop cultural allusions for good measure. Here's Satisfied in German in a concert rendition:

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And here's King George's little ditty on stage:

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Comments

[makamu]

That's a really impressive feat of translation, in both cases (but Satisfied in particular). Then again, they recently released the German cast recording on Spotify, and I found most of it quite impressive.

Thanks for sharing!

[oracne]

WOW.