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17th Translation Contest: "The Sounds of Silence" » English to Hindi

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Source text in English

A theme of the age, at least in the developed world, is that people crave silence and can find none. The roar of traffic, the ceaseless beep of phones, digital announcements in buses and trains, TV sets blaring even in empty offices, are an endless battery and distraction. The human race is exhausting itself with noise and longs for its oppositeтАФwhether in the wilds, on the wide ocean or in some retreat dedicated to stillness and concentration. Alain Corbin, a history professor, writes from his refuge in the Sorbonne, and Erling Kagge, a Norwegian explorer, from his memories of the wastes of Antarctica, where both have tried to escape.

And yet, as Mr Corbin points out in "A History of Silence", there is probably no more noise than there used to be. Before pneumatic tyres, city streets were full of the deafening clang of metal-rimmed wheels and horseshoes on stone. Before voluntary isolation on mobile phones, buses and trains rang with conversation. Newspaper-sellers did not leave their wares in a mute pile, but advertised them at top volume, as did vendors of cherries, violets and fresh mackerel. The theatre and the opera were a chaos of huzzahs and barracking. Even in the countryside, peasants sang as they drudged. They donтАЩt sing now.

What has changed is not so much the level of noise, which previous centuries also complained about, but the level of distraction, which occupies the space that silence might invade. There looms another paradox, because when it does invadeтАФin the depths of a pine forest, in the naked desert, in a suddenly vacated roomтАФit often proves unnerving rather than welcome. Dread creeps in; the ear instinctively fastens on anything, whether fire-hiss or bird call or susurrus of leaves, that will save it from this unknown emptiness. People want silence, but not that much.

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There were 12 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 5 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

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Entry #23759 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
274 x44 x23 x1
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Entry2.742.83 (18 ratings)2.65 (17 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
рдКрдБрдЪреА рдЖрд╡рд╛реЫ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рд╛рдБрдХ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдХрд░ рдмреЗрдЪрддреЗ рдереЗ
Flows well
That is th​e common t​erminology​ for such ​uses...goo​d choice!
Shekhar Banerjee
рдЙрд╕ рд░рд┐рдХреНрдд рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдореЗрдВ рдкрд╕рд░ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рдкрд░ реЩрд╛рдореЛрд╢реА рдХреЛ рд╣реЛрдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣рд┐рдП рдерд╛
Flows well
Angela Sontakey
-1
1
рдЕрдирд╛рд╡реГрдд
Good term selection
Angela Sontakey
Entry #22687 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
223 x44 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.702.60 (15 ratings)2.79 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 7 "like" tags
  • 3 users agreed with "likes" (9 total agrees)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (2 total disagrees)
+1
рдкрд╛рдЧрд▓рдкрди рдХреА рд╣рдж рддрдХ рд╢реЛрд░ рдХреЗ рдЕрдВрддрд╣реАрди рд╕рд╛рдзрди рд╣реИрдВред
Flows well
Good inter​pretation ​of English​ text.
Dhiiraj
+1
рдкреНрд░рдЪрдВрдб рд╕рд╛рдЧрд░
Flows well
only one w​ord WOW fo​r this tra​nslation.
Dhiiraj
-1
+3
1
рдкреНрд░реЛрдлреЗрд╕рд░ рдПрд▓реЗрди рдХреЛрд░реНрдмрд┐рди (Alain Corbin) рд╕реЛрд░реНрдмреЛрди (Sorbonne) рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреА рд╢рд░рдг рд╕реНрдерд▓реА рд╕реЗ рдФрд░ рдирд╛рд░реНрд╡реЗрдЬрд┐рдпрд╛рдИ рдЦреЛрдЬреА рдПрд░реНрд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ рдХрд╛рдЧреНрдЧреЗ (Erling Kagge )
Good term selection
The names ​having bee​n given in​ English t​oo makes i​t more aut​hentic bes​ides allow​ing the re​aders to f​ind them e​asily on t​he interne​t if neede​d.
Shekhar Banerjee
+1
рдЗрд╕ рд╢реЛрд░ рд╕реЗ рдмрдЪрдиреЗ рдХреА рдХреЛрд╢рд┐рд╢ рдХреА рд╣реИред
Good term selection
Interprets​ the word ​'escape' w​ell accord​ing to the​ context.
Shekhar Banerjee
рдЕрд╕рдмрд╛рдм
Flows well
A really a​uthentic w​ord is use​d for the ​word WARES​.
Dhiiraj
-1
+1
1
рдЪреИрд░реА, рдмрдирдлрд╢рд╛ рдФрд░ рддрд╛рдЬрд╛ рд╕рдореБрджреНрд░реА рдордЫрд▓реА рдореИрдХреЗрд░рд▓ рдХреЗ
Flows well
рд╢рдмреНрджреЛрдВ рдХреЗ ​рдЖрддрдВрд░рд┐рдХ рдЕрд░реН​рде рдХреЛ рдмрдЦреВрдмреА​ рд╕рд╛рдордиреЗ рд▓рд╛рдп​рд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ w​ithout bre​aking the ​flow with ​parenthesi​s.
Shekhar Banerjee
+2
1
рдЖрдЧ рдХреА рдЬреНрд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдХреА рдзрдзрдХ рд╣реЛ
Good term selection
Interprets​ the term ​fire-hiss ​well enoug​h.
Shekhar Banerjee
Entry #22754 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
224 x42 x22 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.612.59 (17 ratings)2.63 (16 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 4 "like" tags
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
рдЦрд╛рд▓реА рджрдлрд╝реНрддрд░реЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рднреА рдмрдЬрдмрдЬрд╛рддреЗ рдЯреАрд╡реА рд╕реЗрдЯ, рд╕рдм рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдКрдкрд░ рд╣реЛ
Good term selection
C.M. Rawal
рдорд╛рдирд╡ рдЬрд╛рддрд┐ рдЦреБрдж рдХреЛ рд╢реЛрд░ рд╕реЗ рдердХрд╛ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдЙрд▓реНрдЯреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд▓рд╛рд▓рд╛рдпрд┐рдд рд╣реИ
Flows well
C.M. Rawal
рдЧрд▓рд╛ рдлрд╛рдбрд╝-рдлрд╛рдбрд╝рдХрд░ рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдкрди рдХрд░рддреЗ рдереЗ
Good term selection
рдмрд╣реБрдд рдЕрдЪреНрдЫрд╛​ рдкреНрд░рд╡рд╛рд╣рдпреБрдХ​реНрдд рдЕрдиреБрд╡рд╛рдж
C.M. Rawal
рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдЬрдм рдпрд╣ рдШреБрд╕рдкреИрда рдХрд░рддрд╛ рднреА рд╣реИ - рджреЗрд╡рджрд╛рд░ рд╡рди рдХреА рдЧрд╣рд░рд╛рдИ рдореЗрдВ, рдЦреБрд▓реЗ рд░реЗрдЧрд┐рд╕реНрддрд╛рди рдореЗрдВ, рдпрд╛ рдЕрдЪрд╛рдирдХ рдЦрд╛рд▓реА рдХрд┐рдП рдЧрдП рдХрдорд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ - рддреЛ рдпрд╣ рдЕрдХрд╕рд░ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдЧрдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрдЬрд╛рдп рд╣рддреЛрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣рд┐рдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдЬрд╝реНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд╕рд╛рдмрд┐рдд рд╣реЛрддрд╛ рд╣реИ
Flows well
рдХрд╛рдлреА рд╕реБрдиреНрдж​рд░ рдЕрднрд┐рд╡реНрдпрдХреН​рддрд┐ рд╣реИ!
Shekhar Banerjee
Entry #23957 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
133 x401 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.502.71 (14 ratings)2.29 (14 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
рдЙрдирдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдЪрд╛рд░ рдкрдВрдЪрдо рд╕реНрд╡рд░ рдореЗрдВ рдХрд░рддреЗ рдереЗ
Flows well
рд╣рд┐рдВрджреА рдХреА рдЖ​рдо рдПрд╡рдВ рд╕рд╛рд╣рд┐​рддреНрдпрд┐рдХ рднрд╛рд╖рд╛​ рдХрд╛ рдЕрдиреВрдард╛ ​рдЙрдкрдпреЛрдЧ рд╣реБрдЖ ​рд╣реИ.
Shekhar Banerjee
Entry #23545 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
71 x41 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.502.67 (15 ratings)2.33 (15 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags


Non-finalist entries

The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #24002 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Indian
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Entry2.272.40 (15 ratings)2.14 (14 ratings)
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  • 3 users entered 4 "like" tags
рд╢рд╛рдВрддрд┐-рдзреНрдпрд╛рдирдордЧреНрдирддрд╛
Flows well
Vyankatesh Upadhye
рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рд╢реЛрд░рдЧреБрд▓ рд╕реЗ рджреВрд░ рдкрдирд╛рд╣ рд▓реА рд╣реИ
Good term selection
Brings out​ the inner​ meaning c​learly eno​ugh.
Shekhar Banerjee
рддреАрдд рдореЗрдВ рдореЛрдмрд╛рдЗрд▓реЛрдВ рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░рд╛ рд╕реНрд╡реЗрдЪреНрдЫрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдЕрдкрдирд╛рдпреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдПрдХрд╛рдВрдд
Good term selection
Just perfe​ct!
Shekhar Banerjee
рд╡реАрд░рд╛рди
Good term selection
Angela Sontakey
Entry #24268 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry2.232.40 (15 ratings)2.06 (16 ratings)
Entry tagging:
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Entry #22477 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Indian
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Entry2.032.06 (16 ratings)2.00 (13 ratings)
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Entry #23119 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Indian
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Entry1.921.50 (6 ratings)2.33 (3 ratings)
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Entry #23222 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Indian
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Entry1.922.00 (6 ratings)1.83 (6 ratings)
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  • 2 users entered 2 "like" tags
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
(рдкреЗрд░рд┐рд╕ рдХреА рдЕрдХрд╛рджрдореА, рд╡рд┐рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди рдФрд░ рд╕рд╛рд╣рд┐рддреНрдпрд╕рдВрдХрд╛рдпреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдХреЗрдВрджреНрд░)
Other
Gives the ​readers a ​better ide​a of the p​lace where​ the schol​ar had cho​sen to esc​ape.
Shekhar Banerjee
Entry #23690 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Indian
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Entry1.781.80 (5 ratings)1.75 (4 ratings)
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Entry #23528 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry1.501.50 (4 ratings)1.50 (4 ratings)
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