The introductory theoretical part of the present paper entitled “The Czech Translations of Vysotskyʼs Works by J. Moravcová, M. Dvořák and Radůza” deals in brief with translations of the poetry by Vladimir Vysotsky into Slovak and Polish. The paper includes a discussion on theoretical works by Slovak translation scholars and Slovak translations of Vysotsky’s poetry which were published in 1985 and 1990. Subsequently, attention is devoted to Czech translations penned by Jana Moravcová and Milan Dvořák. Each of the two mentioned translators has chosen different strategy to reach a goal in his or her translation work: Moravcová rather tends to preserve the poetic character of Vysotsky’s works, while Dvořák gives preference to make the Czech lyrics singable. The second part is devoted to three different translations of a Vysotsky’s song titled “Bratskiye mogily”. The first translation into Czech “Společné hroby” (1988) comes from Jana Moravcová, the second is by Milan Dvořák – “Hromadné hroby” (1997) and the third “Masové hroby” (2010) belongs to Igor Jelínek, the author of the present article. The translation of “Parus” was written by a singer-songwriter Radka Vranková who performs under the stage name Radůza. Her translation will be confronted, as in the previous case, with our own translation.
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Der einführende theoretische Teil des Aufsatzes mit dem Titel „Vladimir Vysockij in den tschechischen Übersetzungen von Jana Moravcová, Milan Dvořák und Radůza“ beschäftigt sich in Kurzform mit der Übersetzung der Poesie von Vladimir Vysockij ins Slowakische und Polnische. Der Aufsatz beinhaltet Ausführungen über theoretische Arbeiten slowakischer Übersetzungswissenschaftler sowie eine Auswahl an Liedtexten dieses außergewöhnlichen Dichters, welche in den Jahren 1985 und 1990 veröffentlicht wurden. Im Anschluss daran richtet sich die Aufmerksamkeit auf aus der Feder von Jana Moravcová und Milan Dvořák stammende Übersetzungen von Vysockijs Liedern ins Tschechische, wobei jeder der beiden angeführten Übersetzer eine andere zum Erfolg führende Strategie für seine Übersetzungsarbeit gewählt hat: Moravcová tendiert eher zum Erhalten des poetischen Charakters von Vysockijs Werk, während Dvořák der Möglichkeit, die Lieder auf Tschechisch singbar zu machen, den Vorzug gab. Der zweite Teil widmet sich drei verschiedenen Übersetzungen von Vladimir Vysockijs Lied mit dem Titel „Bratskije mogily“. Die erste Übersetzung ins Tschechische stammt von Jana Moravcová „Společné hroby“, die zweite von Milan Dvořák „Hromadné hroby“ (1997) die dritte, „Masové hroby“ (2010), von mir, Igor Jelínek, dem Autor des vorliegenden Artikels. Eine weitere Übersetzung von „Parus“ (Segel) stammt aus der Feder der Chansonsängerin Radka Vranková, die unter dem Künstlernamen Radůza auftritt. Ihre Übersetzung wird wie im vorangegangenen Fall mit meiner eigenen Übersetzung konfrontiert.
The authors focus on the study of selected articles concerning duties of city authorities in Brno law manuscripts (the Brno law book dating from the mid-144th century and its shortened extract Manipulus vel derectorium iuris civilium daint from the circa 1380th) and in their conserved Czech translations dating from the 16th century. They show that the Czech verson recorded in one of the manuscripts held by the Brno City Archive may be rather a translation of the version enriched with the Jihlava articles, i. e. the so-called Liber iuris civilium. Brikci of Licsko who was the first to codify the municipal law seems to have at his disposal, in addition to other papers, also this translation of the Manipulus or rather Liber. On the other side, the authors find here feed-backs unknown tlll now, i. e. the reflection of the Prague laws in the Brno milieu.
The study focuses on the significance of Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Eternity”. It presents a literal Czech translation and a detailed commentary of the poem and compares it with other Czech translations. In addition, it describes the cultural context in which the poem was created, and it attempts to prove a hypothesis — based on the analysis of the poem — that “Eternity” is partially based on specific philosophical concepts of temporality, the absolute, and the Self. Consequently, the study implicitly polemizes with the opinion of Vítězslav Nezval, who significantly influenced the reception of Rimbaud in Czechia. Nezval appreciates Rimbaud’s free imagination, but claims there is no logical intention or philosophical background behind the meaning of Rimbaud’s poems. To prove the opposite, the study uncovers and describes the logical order and philosophical implications of the poem. At the end of the study, the author’s own poetic translation of “Eternity” is presented.
Na podlagi pregleda prevodov slovenske literature na Češkem in Poljskem v zadnjih sedemnajstih letih avtorica pokaže razlike in podobnosti med kulturno podobo Slovenije v zavesti teh dveh narodov. Obdobje razdeli na dva dela, pred letom 2000, ko za leposlovne prevode iż slovenščine skrbijo predvsem posamezni prevajalci t. i. starejše generacije, in po njem, ko je v obeh deželah zaradi priliva nove generacije prevajalcev opazen bistven porast knijžnih prevodov. Analiza leposlovnih prevodov w knijžni obliki, pa tudi prevodov, objavljenih v periodičnem tisku in na spletu, je pokazala, da je med stanjem w češkem in poljskem prostoru še vedno opaziti bistveno nesorazmerje.
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In this review od Czech and Polish translations of Slovene literature in the past 17 years, the author shows diversity and resemblance in the cultural image of Slovenia in the collective consciousness of the two nations. The chosen era of research falls into two distinct periods. In the first, before the year 2000, the translations lied solely on the shoulders of individual translators, members of the „old” generation. The second period is characterized with a great outburst of translated Slovene literature by the young generation of traslators. Trough analysis and comparison of translated books and translations published in journals and on the internet in the Czech Republic and Poland the author draws our attention to the discrepancy in the amount of translated publications. The article explores the possible reasons for these changes and differences in the field of Slovene translated literature in the two related countries.
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