Jun 17, 2014 23:45
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English term

Leaves to high to touch; Roots too strong to fall

English to Hebrew Art/Literary Poetry & Literature song
This image appears in a love song sung by a man and wife coming to realize that while they have had many problems, and there was great distance between them, there is in fact a great deal of love.

I think the meaning here is that even though they were inaccessible to one another, the relationship was still strong, well-rooted.

Since this needs to be sung, I would need to ideally translate this with the stresses and syllables equal in Hebrew and English. The stresses need to be on: Leaves, high, touch; Roots, strong, fall.

Thank you!
Proposed translations (Hebrew)
2 עלים גבוהים מגעת; שורשים עזים מנפול

Proposed translations

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עלים גבוהים מגעת; שורשים עזים מנפול

Translating lyrics is a very contextual effort, but for what it's worth here's my take assuming the song can accommodate syncopations (in parenthesis) in the beginning of every clause:


(a) Lim---gvo--him-mi--gaat; (shora) shim-a---zim-----min-fol
(.) leaves-to---high-to--touch; (......) roots-too-strong--to--fall
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