A Very Odd Request

[ladysprite]

I'm sure y'all know this by now, but as part of my activities in the SCA I've translated a 16th-century Italian dance manual into something vaguely resembling English. This translation is up on the web, but until now I didn't really think anyone had, y'know, noticed it.

I just got a fairly urgent email from a music student in Madrid, asking if I could possibly translate parts of it into Spanish so he can use it as a reference for a project.

Unfortunately, I read Spanish much better than I speak it, and at this point my Spanish and Italian are all muddled together in one big romance-languate mess in my head. And he needs it kinda pronto. Like, by Monday.

So I don't suppose anyone out there would be willing to translate a handful of dance steps into Spanish for me, and for him? I can send you cleaned-up English versions of the steps, so you won't have to work from the literal translations online, and I can promise you my gratitude (and, almost certainly, his as well).

Aside from the challenge, I just happen to find it intensely cool that other people are finding stuff I do useful.....

Comments

[randomposting.livejournal.com]

That's awesome!

You might want to try one of the Question Club communities on my LJ profile. They've helped me with odd requests tons of times. :) Good luck finding someone!

[jdulac.livejournal.com]

Mistress Belangere can do this translation easily -- I'm not sure about her contact info, I believe that she is in Towers. She came to the Bardic Ball... I would consider putting out a call for her on the Carolingia list.

[jdulac.livejournal.com]

oops, that was a mistake. It's Mistress Berengère.

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you very much! Email sent.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

On the off chance that Mistress Berengère can't do it, I have interpreters over in Nova Roma who might be able to. Let me know if you need me to ask.

[hermitgeecko.livejournal.com]

This post reminded me...

I remember that I'm supposed to ask around on your behalf for someone who knows how to write dance notation. What I don't remember is the official name of the dance notation. Help!

Thanks. :)

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

That would be Laban notation - and thank you!

On a separate note, I still have an imp of Delirium that you're welcome to, especially if you're interested in swapping Persephone for it. I was hoping to see you at Arisia, but since that didn't happen, do you want to get together at some point, or should I use the Jason express delivery service? :)

[hermitgeecko.livejournal.com]

I meant to come to Arisia, but... things didn't work out that way.

The Jason delivery service works by me, though... should we run it by Jason first? ;)

Here are a few other scents that really didn't work on me, if any of them interest you. Much of my collection is off eBay, so I can't vouch for the full past of some of them, but I do keep records of where I got them, and I can check any given vial.

Bengal
Bon Vivant
Eris
Grand Guignol
Mandrake
Delphi
Drink Me
Hurricane
Kabuki
Mantis
Pontarlier
Queen of Sheba
Rage
Sol Invictus
Sudha Segara
Velvet
White Rabbit
Harlot

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

Actually, a lot of those sound really nice to me. And yes, of course I'd ask Jason first, but at this point it might make more sense for us to get together (I'd feel guilty asking him to ferry whole handfuls of stuff back and forth).

I'd love to try Bon Vivant, Grand Guignol, Bengal, Drink Me, Queen of Sheba, Sudha Segara, and White Rabbit - any or all of them. Here's what I've got that I'd be happy to part with....

Malice
Follow Me Boy
La Petit Mort
Sophia
Czernebog
Xiuhecuhtli
Othello
Psyche
Hanging Gardens
Wolf's Heart
Magdalene
Dragon's Hide
Dragon's Blood
Tarot: Justice
Nyarlathotep
French Love
Fire of Love
Bordello
Alice
Jack
Jezebel
Miskatonic University

[hermitgeecko.livejournal.com]

I would be happy to trade Bon Vivant, Grand Guignol, Bengal, Drink Me, Queen of Sheba, Sudha Segara, and White Rabbit for La Petit Mort, Sophia, Xiuhecuhtli, Hanging Gardens, Tarot: Justice, Nyarlathotep, and Alice. Plus Persephone for Delirium.

My schedule is a bit nuts right now (I'm about to do a post on it) but getting together would be spiffy.

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

Hm. I'm in no rush, so if your calendar is too full I'm OK with waiting.

On the other hand, I'm also free after work Monday evening (hopefully, work ends at 5pm, but that's never a guarantee) - if you want to get together then, either for a quick swap or to hang out and chat, that would be cool.

[hermitgeecko.livejournal.com]

I think I'm free Monday night. I definitely don't work during the day. Chatting sounds good, and we could grab a coffee or a sandwich (or just a cup of water while staring at the silly sniffy things!) I'm not quite sure where you work, though, so I'm stuck for suggesting anywhere.

I would say call/email, but I don't think you have my direct contact information; I won't put it here, since this post isn't screened, but you can tag jadasc for it. Or just comment back, and LJ will politely tell me you did.

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

I'll be working in Quincy, but home is in Medford, so I'm OK with just about anywhere. You can email me at becky *at* drbecky.net, and we can figure out someplace convenient. :)

[johnprester.livejournal.com]

My Dad's a retired professor of Romance languages. I'm sure he could do it easily. What I'm not sure of is if he could do it in time; he and Mom are in town, but it's a vacation with a lot of visiting of family and friends.

If you provide a link to the original Italian today, I could print it up and ask him about it tonight.