Michael Jackson and the Semperoper

[7upMan]

Hi all, if you at least know tourist Deutsch, have a look at the nightmarish translation of LaToya Jackson's laudatio for Michael Jackson at the Semperopernball in Dresden. Have fun!   

 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Po68pqVVA3U

[STiFU]

Don't know if tourist Deutsch is enough for this to understand, since the quality is poor and he speaks a funny dialect, which you probably speak too... But he surely is an idiot for a translator!!

[7upMan]

Nope, I don't. I speak German without any dialect whatsoever. It's just that you are considered an idiot when you open your mouth and say thigs like "nu!" or "norr?", so I did my best to overcome it. Took me half a year, but here I am, speaking High German! 

 

And yes, the translator (interpreter, actually) was an idiot. I have no idea what made the TV company choose this guy, especially when there are much much better people available on the market. But I sure had a laugh! 

 

 

[STiFU]

I wouldn't consider you guys over there idiots, but I still think it sounds funny! But well, I think almost any dialect is funny!!

 

My best guess is, there was an accident with the hired translator for that show and so someone from the station, who knows a bit of English jumped in!

[Sonosuke]

er dachte... alles

[7upMan]

The thing is, when you listen closely, you can even hear the people standing outside of the buildung laughing their asses off. This was a very sad day for my hometown...

 

39!!!

 

 

Edited January 26, 2010 by 7upMan

[STiFU]

Sonosuke probably speaks funny too... ;-P But I guess, that just depends on your standpoint. I worked in Bavaria for a couple of months once and they all said I'd talk funny, although I feel like I don't have any dialect at all! They also said, I don't have a good taste in beers, as I ordered a Pils a couple of times!!

[Sonosuke]

Sonosuke probably speaks funny too... ;-P

 

Yes, I am from austria so I speak austrian, not german. that souns really funny.

 

Meine Mutter würde schreien...

[Tels]

They also said, I don't have a good taste in beers, as I ordered a Pils a couple of times!!

 

Hah, every region in Germany says that if you don't order *their* speciality

 

Anyway, the translator was.. painful. Ouch.

 

One thing I found interesting is how La Toya looked like a.. hm, accident at the plastic surgery? Is that considered "beauty" in America? Ouch.

[SneaksieDave]

Is that considered "beauty" in America?

<cringe> No.

 

So for the rest of us who don't speak German, what's the joke we're missing? Really inappropriate translation mistakes (e.g. "the children would play with my boobs"), just a crap translator, or what?

[STiFU]

Well, it's not really a joke, but it's pretty embarrassing for a tv station to have a guy without any talents translate the show... He only translates small chunks of her speech taking them completely out of context and combines it with some wrong translations, resulting in some hilarious moments!!

 

Is that considered "beauty" in America? Ouch.

I think that's just a thing in the Jackson family.

Edited January 26, 2010 by STiFU

[Hyeron]

That guy certainly deserves an award. 

[7upMan]

Some of you (who don't speak German) wondered what the funny part of this video is. Well, someone made the effort on YouTube to write down what the interpreter had said. I'm re-translating it for your pleasure. In case you wonder: I'm translating *exactly* what the interpreter said. Have fun! ;-)

 

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"Wie, wie reizend. Wie reizend. Wie schön. ich muss sagen, es ist wirklich eine Ehre, hier zu sein. Ich möchte das Reizende akzeptieren. Aus Dresden. ich weiss nicht, ob ob Michael das gewusst hat. Sie wissen, er gab uns 39. Er gab sein herz für die menschen. Leute tanzten bei ihm. Und äh oftmals blieben sie noch bis zum nächsten Tag. Er freut sich, äh dass er so viel den Menschen hat geben können. Und seine Charity, von der er so viel gegeben hat." ...

 

... "Äh er hat ein grosses Herz, und das hat er den Menschen gegeben. Es zeigt die Güte. Sein Herz war so gross. Er dachte - alles. Meine Mutter, mein Bruder. Auch in anderen verschiedenen Ländern. Meine Mutter würde äh schreien, mein äh Bruder würde schreien, m-meine Schwester. Lass uns dafür etwas tun. Äh er würde sagen, machen wir eine Spende, und wir sollten den Kindern helfen. kindern, die Liebe brauchen, und das in einen so ju in einen so äh jungen Alter, sehr jungen Alter." ...

 

... "Er würde .. zu spielen, sich mit ihnen sich hinsetzen, und er würde sagen, ihr könnt noch jünger werden, ihr könnt jünger bleiben. Kommt herein, seid mit mir eine Familie, das würde er sagen. ich danke wirklich allen von Ihnen, in seinem Namen, sein Löcheln, Lächeln, das ist mit uns hier. Äh ich danke Ihnen so sehr. Äh ich, es ist wunderbar. Danke schön!"

 

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"How, how charming. How charming. How nice. I must say, it's really an honor to be here. I'd like to accept the charming. From Dresden. I don't know, if if Michael knew this. You know, he gave us 39. He gave his heart for the people. People danced with him. And, uhm, often they stayed until the next day. He is happy, uhm, that he could give the people so much. And his charity, of which he gave so much.

 

Uhm, he had a big heart, and he gave it to the people. This shows his kindness. His heart was so big. He thought - everything! My mother, my brother. And in many other different countries. My mother would uhm, scream, my brother would uhm, scream, m-my sister. Let's do something for it. Uhm, he would say, let's make a donation, and we should help the children. Children who need love, and in su-such a uhm, in such a young age, very young age.

 

He would... to play, to sit down with them, and he would say, you can get even younger, you can stay younger. Come in here, be a family with me, that's what he would say. I really thank everyone of you, in his name, his smhole, smile, that is here with us. Uhm, I thank you so much. Uhm, I, it's wonderful. Thank you so much!"

[Sonosuke]

wirklich sehr exakt übersetzt ja. Irgendwie bekomme ich seine Stimme nicht mehr aus dem Kopf, auch wenn ich den englischen Text lese.

[jdude]

LOL I don't speak German so thanks for that post 7up man.