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Re: RE: Hello Earth

From: wiechmann@biologie.uni-oldenburg.de (Joachim Wiechmann)
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 15:28:56 GMT
Subject: Re: RE: Hello Earth
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Hi Mike,

in article <332D9EB6@mail.oxfam.org.uk> mwade@oxfam.org.uk (Mike Wade) 
writes:

>I assume you're referring to the whispered section towards the end? If it's 
>the bit I'm thinking of it's in German, not Latin. Something like "Tiefer, 
>Tiefer, irgendwohin tiefer/ Gibt es ein Licht" -  which from my college 
>german translates as "Deeper, deeper, somewhere deeper down here/ there is a 
>light".

To me it always sounded like "Tiefer, tiefer, irgendwo in der Tiefe/Gibt es 
ein Licht" which from my school english translates to "Deeper, deeper, 
somewhere in the deep/There is a light". Your translation was perfect, 
though.

>Best to get a german native speaker to check it though 'cos mine's 
>pretty ropey.

At your service, and I wouldn't say so. :-)

Cheers,
 Joachim