Untranslatability and Equivalence in Song’s Translation
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Adaptation is essential in translating song’s lyrics. Creating new lyrics without clear connection to original lyrics also consider as song’s translation. Untranslatability of the song caused by many aspects such as phonological aspect, rhyme, rhythm, figurative language and sentence order or syntax. In this study, equivalence understood through Franzon and Low’s theory which is provides a lot of choices to translate the song and mantain singability. This study aims to describe the way of translater in translating lyrics. Besides, researcher describes factors that influence the translation. This qualitative study used content analysis method. The data taken from 3 songs by titles “I no can do, I will stand by you & My heart is asking you” of Fabrizio Faniello. The results show that there are untranslatability aspects in the lyrics of this song caused by linguistic and non-linguistic factors. Those 3 songs built by new lyrics. Creating new lyrics with respecting original music is also include into various choices of translating song. Skopos theory by Vermeer also make the study in debates. It is said that the aims of translation become the main focus which is mean the translation result have to adapt to its purpose.
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