From Thai Words to English Verses: An Analysis of Translation Strategies and Rhymes in Three Man Down’s Songs
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Translation strategies, RhymesAbstract
As music is part of our lives and spreads its reach around the world, the translation of song lyrics plays a significant role in transferring key messages of artists to audiences speaking different languages. Simultaneously, translators are able to include linguistic features in translated lyrics for enhancement purposes. This research thus analyzed strategies applied to the Thai-English translation and rhymes used in the English translations of Thai songs of “Three Man Down” — a Thai musical band whose songs are well-known in several countries for their heart-breaking songs. According to the theory of Vinay and Darbelnet (2000), translation strategies found in the selected songs were mostly oblique ones (modulation, transposition, adaptation, and equivalence). The analysis of position-based rhymes using Pinsky’s (1998) theory, on the other hand, suggested the significantly frequent use of end rhymes in the songs. The scrutiny further revealed that adherence to the structure of the source language (herein Thai) was not necessary in translation of Three Man Down’s songs, as evidenced by multiple adjustments to the lyrics and occurrences of rhymes more frequently found in obliquely-translated lyrics than literally-translated ones.
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