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17th Translation Contest: "The Sounds of Silence" » English to Marathi

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Source text in English

A theme of the age, at least in the developed world, is that people crave silence and can find none. The roar of traffic, the ceaseless beep of phones, digital announcements in buses and trains, TV sets blaring even in empty offices, are an endless battery and distraction. The human race is exhausting itself with noise and longs for its oppositeтАФwhether in the wilds, on the wide ocean or in some retreat dedicated to stillness and concentration. Alain Corbin, a history professor, writes from his refuge in the Sorbonne, and Erling Kagge, a Norwegian explorer, from his memories of the wastes of Antarctica, where both have tried to escape.

And yet, as Mr Corbin points out in "A History of Silence", there is probably no more noise than there used to be. Before pneumatic tyres, city streets were full of the deafening clang of metal-rimmed wheels and horseshoes on stone. Before voluntary isolation on mobile phones, buses and trains rang with conversation. Newspaper-sellers did not leave their wares in a mute pile, but advertised them at top volume, as did vendors of cherries, violets and fresh mackerel. The theatre and the opera were a chaos of huzzahs and barracking. Even in the countryside, peasants sang as they drudged. They donтАЩt sing now.

What has changed is not so much the level of noise, which previous centuries also complained about, but the level of distraction, which occupies the space that silence might invade. There looms another paradox, because when it does invadeтАФin the depths of a pine forest, in the naked desert, in a suddenly vacated roomтАФit often proves unnerving rather than welcome. Dread creeps in; the ear instinctively fastens on anything, whether fire-hiss or bird call or susurrus of leaves, that will save it from this unknown emptiness. People want silence, but not that much.

The winning entry has been announced in this pair.

There were 13 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 4 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. The winning entry was determined based on finals round voting by peers.

Competition in this pair is now closed.


Entries (13 total; 4 finalists) Expand all entries

Entry #24095 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Winner
Voting points1st2nd3rd
265 x43 x20
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.383.75 (8 ratings)3.00 (7 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 6 "like" tags
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (3 total disagrees)
-1
1
рдЖрдЬрдЪреНрдпрд╛ рдпреБрдЧрд╛рдЪрд╛, рдирд┐рджрд╛рди рд╡рд┐рдХрд╕рд┐рдд рдЬрдЧрд╛рддрд▓рд╛, рдХреЗрдВрджреНрд░ рд╡рд┐рд╖рдп рдореНрд╣рдгрдЬреЗ рд▓реЛрдХ рдиреАрд░рд╡рддреЗрд╕рд╛рдареА рдЖрд╕реБрд╕рд▓реЗрд▓реЗ рдЕрд╕рддрд╛рдд, рдкрдг рддреНрдпрд╛рдВрдирд╛ рддреА рдЕрдЬрд┐рдмрд╛рдд рдорд┐рд│рдд рдирд╛рд╣реА
Flows well
Very good ​descriptio​n
Lalita Marathe
рдЖрд╡рд╛рдЬрд╛рдореБрд│реЗ рдорд╛рдирд╡рдЬрд╛рдд рд╕реНрд╡рддрдГрд▓рд╛ рдердХрд╡реВрди рдЯрд╛рдХрдд рдЖрд╣реЗ
Other
good expla​nation of ​the fact
Lalita Marathe
рдЪрд┐рддреНрдд-рдХреЗрдВрджреНрд░рд┐рдд рд╣реЛрдгреНрдпрд╛рд╕ рд╡рд╛рд╣реВрди рдШреЗрддрд▓реЗрд▓реНрдпрд╛ рдПрдХрд╛рдВрддрд╕реНрдерд│рд╛рдд рдЕрд╕реЛ
Other
good descr​iption
Lalita Marathe
-1
1
рд╣рд╡рд╛ рднрд░рд▓реЗрд▓реЗ рдЯрд╛рдпрд░ рдпреЗрдгреНрдпрд╛рдкреВрд░реНрд╡реА рд╢рд╣рд░рд╛рддреАрд▓ рд░рд╕реНрддреНрдпрд╛рдВрд╡рд░ рдзрд╛рддреВрдЪреНрдпрд╛ рдзрд╛рд╡рд╛ рдЕрд╕рдгрд╛рд░реНтАНрдпрд╛ рдЪрд╛рдХрд╛рдВрдЪрд╛ рдЖрдгрд┐ рдлрд░рд╕рдмрдВрджреАрд╡рд░реАрд▓ рдШреЛрдбреНрдпрд╛рдВрдЪреНрдпрд╛ рдЯрд╛рдкрд╛рдВрдЪрд╛ рдХрд╛рди рдмрдзреАрд░ рдХрд░рдгрд╛рд░рд╛ рдЦрдгрдЦрдгрд╛рдЯ рдЕрд╕рд╛рдпрдЪрд╛
Good term selection
Lalita Marathe
рдЕрд╡рдХрд╛рд╢ рд╢рд╛рдВрддрддреЗрдиреЗ
Good term selection
Lalita Marathe
-1
1
рднреАрддреА рдЖрдкрд▓реЗ рд╣рд╛рддрдкрд╛рдп рдкрд╕рд░рддреЗ, рдЙрдкрдЬрдд рдкреНрд░реЗрд░рдгреЗрдиреЗ рдХрд╛рди рдХреБрдард▓реАрд╣реА рдЪрд╛рд╣реВрд▓ рдЯрд┐рдкрдгреНрдпрд╛рдЪрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдпрддреНрди рдХрд░рддрд╛рдд, рдордЧ рддреЛ рдЖрдЧреАрдЪрд╛ рдлреБрддреНрдХрд╛рд░ рдЕрд╕реЛ,рдХреА рдкрдХреНрд╖реНрдпрд╛рдЪреА рд╕рд╛рдж,рдХрд┐рдВрд╡рд╛ рдкрд╛рдирд╛рдВрдЪреА рд╕рд│рд╕рд│,
Good term selection
Angela Sontakey
Entry #23017 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
502 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.893.11 (9 ratings)2.67 (9 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 2 "like" tags
рдХрд░реНрдгрдХрд░реНрдХрд╢
Good term selection
Sudha Sathaye
рд╕реБрдиреНрди
Good term selection
Angela Sontakey
Entry #23458 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
1001 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.953.00 (9 ratings)2.89 (9 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 3 users entered 4 "like" tags
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
рд╢рд╛рдВрддрддреЗрдЪреА рдЖрд╕
Flows well
good selec​tion of wo​rds
Rajashree Pathak
рд╕реНрд╡реИрдЪреНрдЫрд┐рдХ рдПрдХрд▓рдХреЛрдВрдбреЗрдкрдгрд╛
Other
apt words
Lalita Marathe
-1
1
рдирд╛рдЯрдХреЗ рдЖрдгрд┐ рд╕рдВрдЧреАрдд рдирд╛рдЯрдХреЗ рддрд░ рдкрд╕рдВрддреАрдЪреНрдпрд╛ рдЖрдгрд┐ рдирд╛рдкрд╕рдВрддреАрдЪреНрдпрд╛ рдЖрд░реЛрд│реНрдпрд╛рдВрдиреА рджреБрдорджреБрдордд
Good term selection
Yamini Jadhav
рдард┐рдгрдЧреАрдЪрд╛ рдЖрд╡рд╛рдЬ рдЕрд╕реЗрд▓, рдкрдХреНрд╖реНрдпрд╛рдВрдЪреА рдЪрд┐рд╡рдЪрд┐рд╡ рдЕрд╕реЗрд▓ рдХрд┐рдВрд╡рд╛ рдкрд╛рдирд╛рдВрдЪреА рд╕рд│рд╕рд│ рдЕрд╕реЗрд▓
Flows well
good selec​tion of wo​rds
Rajashree Pathak
Entry #22535 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
142 x41 x24 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry3.193.38 (8 ratings)3.00 (7 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 4 users entered 4 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
+1
1
рд╣реЗ рд╕рд░реНрд╡ рдореНрд╣рдгрдЬреЗ рдХрдзреАрдЪ рди рд╕рдВрдкрдгрд╛рд░рд╛ рдПрдХ рдХреЛрд▓рд╛рд╣рд▓ рдЖрдгрд┐ рдЕрдирд╛рд╡рд╢реНрдпрдХ рд╡реНрдпрддреНрдпрдп рдЖрд╣реЗрдд. рдорд╛рдирд╡рдЬрд╛рдд рд╕реНрд╡рддрдГрд▓рд╛ рдпрд╛ рдХреЛрд▓рд╛рд╣рд▓рд╛рдд рджрдорд╡реВрди рдЯрд╛рдХрдд рдЖрд╣реЗ рдЖрдгрд┐ рддреНрдпрд╛рдЪреНрдпрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд░реБрджреНрдз рдЧреЛрд╖реНрдЯреАрдЪреА, рдореНрд╣рдгрдЬреЗ рд╢рд╛рдВрддрддреЗрдЪреА, рдЖрд╕ рдзрд░рддреЗ рдЖрд╣реЗ--
Flows well
very good ​term as рдХреЛ​рд▓рд╛рд╣рд▓
Sudha Sathaye
рд╕реНрд╡реИрдЪреНрдЫрд┐рдХ
Good term selection
perfect te​rm
rashmisathe
рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдзрд╛рднрд╛рд╕ рдбреЛрдХрд╛рд╡рддреЛ
Flows well
Sharmila Naik
рддреЗрд╡реНрд╣рд╛ рддреА рд╣рд╡реАрд╣рд╡реАрд╢реА рд╡рд╛рдЯрдгреНрдпрд╛рдРрд╡рдЬреА рдЪрд┐рдВрддрд╛рдХреНрд░рд╛рдВрдд рдХрд░рддреЗ
Flows well
Uddhav Godbole


Non-finalist entries

The following entries were not selected by peers to advance to finals-round voting.

Entry #23453 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.732.78 (9 ratings)2.67 (9 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
рджреБрд░реНрдорд┐рд│
Flows well
Sudha Sathaye
рд╡рдгрд╡реНреЯрд╛рдЪрд╛ рдзреНрд╡рдиреА
Good term selection
Sudha Sathaye
Entry #23633 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.502.50 (8 ratings)2.50 (8 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #22933 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.402.29 (7 ratings)2.50 (6 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #23045 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.252.38 (8 ratings)2.11 (9 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #22988 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.072.14 (7 ratings)2.00 (7 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 2 users entered 3 "like" tags
рднреНрд░рдордгрдзреНрд╡рдиреАрд╕рдВрдЪрд╛рдВрд╡рд░рдЪреЗ рдРрдЪреНрдЫрд┐рдХ рдПрдХрд▓рдХреЛрдВрдбреЗрдкрдг
Flows well
Good trans​lation
Uddhav Godbole
рджреЗрд╡рджрд╛рд░ рд╡реГрдХреНрд╖рд╛рдВрдЪреНрдпрд╛ рдШрдирджрд╛рдЯ рдЕрд░рдгреНрдпрд╛рдд, рдЙрдШрдбреНрдпрд╛ рд╡рд╛рд│рд╡рдВрдЯрд╛рдд, рдЕрдЪрд╛рдирдХ рд░рд┐рдХрд╛рдореНрдпрд╛ рдЭрд╛рд▓реЗрд▓реНрдпрд╛ рдЦреЛрд▓реАрдд тАУ рддреЗрд╡реНрд╣рд╛ рддреА рдмрд░реЗрдЪрджрд╛ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдЧрддрд╛рд░реНрд╣ рдЕрд╕рдгреНрдпрд╛рдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдирд┐рд░рд╛рд╢рд╛рджрд╛рдпрдХ рдард░рддреЗ.
Flows well
рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рдЧрддрд╛рд░реНрд╣​ very goo​d word
Sudha Sathaye
рдкрдХреНрд╖рд╛рдЪрд╛ рдЪрд┐рд╡рдЪрд┐рд╡рд╛рдЯ рдЕрд╕реЛ, рдкрд╛рдирд╛рдВрдЪреА рд╕рд│рд╕рд│ рдЕрд╕реЛ,
Good term selection
Sudha Sathaye
Entry #23716 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.031.80 (5 ratings)2.25 (4 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 2 "like" tags
рд╡рд╛рд╣рддреБрдХреАрдЪреА рд╡реНрд░рд░реНрджрд│,
Flows well
Sudha Sathaye
рд╡рд┐рд╡рдВрдЪрдирд╛
Good term selection
Sudha Sathaye
Entry #24260 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.002.00 (4 ratings)2.00 (4 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags
Entry #23015 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.002.00 (5 ratings)2.00 (4 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
  • 1 user disagreed with "likes" (1 total disagree)
-1
+1
2
рдЖрдкрдгрд╣реВрдирдЪ рд╕реНрд╡рдд:рд╕ рдПрдХрд╛рдХреА рдХрд░реВрди рдШреЗрдгреНрдпрд╛ рдЖрдзреА
Good term selection
Uddhav Godbole
Entry #23960 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry1.931.86 (7 ratings)2.00 (6 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • No "like" tags