[B-Greek] Songs in Koine
frank boumphrey
koinebible at gmail.com
Sat Mar 28 13:23:43 EDT 2009
Here you highlight the difference between learning a language as a
pedagogical exercise, and as a language!
In the former you learn the grammar and then the song, in the second you
learn the song and then the grammar (an over-simplification I admit!).
I remember Latin only became enjoyable to me when I started learning by
heart the odes of Horace - then I began to understand the language!
Frank
2009/3/28 Louis Sorenson <llsorenson at hotmail.com>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I've made it a pastime while singing praise songs to see if I can sing them
> in Greek, quickly thinking of the Greek words while the rest of the
> congregation sings in English (I would not recommend this in a small
> church). You quickly become keenly aware of how slow you are, not only do
> you have to think of the word, you have to get the form right. After a
> while, I started writing the songs down and then trying to correct them. I
> hope to get a number of them posted for all to enjoy, however, translation
> into Greek is not always easy, there are so many songs about feeling, etc.
> And getting the syllables and accents to match is hard, and getting the
> right word - priceless. How indeed would one say in Greek "You say goodbye,
> I say Hello." (by the Beatles)
>
> The song An Untitled hymn has the phrase "Kiss the world goodbye." χαιρειν
> CAIREIN is used for both hello and goodbye, so I am at a loss.
>
> And with your final heartbeat
> Kiss the world goodbye
> Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side, and
> Fly to Jesus
> Fly to Jesus
> Fly to Jesus and live!
>
> So if you have a song you have translated into Greek, why not share it.
> The song "Breathe" by Michael W. Smith can be found at
> http://www.letsreadgreek.com/songs/breathe/breathe.htm
>
> Louis Sorenson
>
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