May 29, 2012 20:20
11 yrs ago
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Spanish term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
vigilaba el desvelo
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Historical Novel
Jesus and the disciples, after they all have arrived at the Pool of Siloam.
"De dos en dos fueron llegando al estanque los que faltaban. Jesús miraba el agua bienhechora que llenaba el estanque. Nos sentamos en las gradas. Arriba, la hondura de la noche vigilaba el desvelo con estrellas nueva en la bóveda.
Can some figure out a way to express this phrase, which sounds so redundant in English, and incorporate it into the rest of my partial translation of the sentence, which right now is "The deep, dark vault of the night sky, spangled with new stars,...."
Mil Gracias,
Barbara
"De dos en dos fueron llegando al estanque los que faltaban. Jesús miraba el agua bienhechora que llenaba el estanque. Nos sentamos en las gradas. Arriba, la hondura de la noche vigilaba el desvelo con estrellas nueva en la bóveda.
Can some figure out a way to express this phrase, which sounds so redundant in English, and incorporate it into the rest of my partial translation of the sentence, which right now is "The deep, dark vault of the night sky, spangled with new stars,...."
Mil Gracias,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | watched over us in our wakefulness |
Emily Marcuccilli (X)
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| 3 | ...watched over the wakeful hours |
Christine Walsh
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| 3 | The deep night watched over the unveiling ... |
DLyons
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| 3 | Above us the ... looked on (with seeing eyes). |
Bubo Coroman (X)
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| 3 | watched over the vigil |
claudia16 (X)
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Proposed translations
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watched over us in our wakefulness
one possible option
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6 mins
...watched over the wakeful hours
Not too sure about 'spangled'; it may be too closely associated with 'the star-spangled banner...
8 mins
The deep night watched over the unveiling ...
One of many possibilities.
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-05-29 20:30:30 GMT)
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... of new stars in the (firmament?)
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-05-29 20:30:30 GMT)
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... of new stars in the (firmament?)
12 mins
Above us the ... looked on (with seeing eyes).
Above us the deep, dark vault of the night sky, spangled with new stars, looked on.
The image is as if the sky had "seeing eyes" which is symbolic given that this was the place a blind man regained his sight.
The image is as if the sky had "seeing eyes" which is symbolic given that this was the place a blind man regained his sight.
1 day 13 hrs
watched over the vigil
2 (in the Christian Church) the eve of a festival or holy day as an occasion of religious observance.
■ (vigils) nocturnal devotions
■ (vigils) nocturnal devotions
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