6 Responses for "Hitchcock translation of Krez poem published"

1. tony beckwith May 25th, 2008 at 7:56 am 1

   Congratulations, Martin!
   Maybe I’m missing something, but I couldn’t find your actual translation in the site. Is there a link to the text?
   Tony

2. mblumenthal May 25th, 2008 at 8:10 am 2

   We’re proud to have you as a member of the group.

   Michael

3. clubach June 19th, 2008 at 8:58 am 3

   I’ve recently translated three Konrad Krez poems, all written during the American Civil War and published in 1875 in the Krez collection called ‘Aus Wisconsin’. I’ve posted my translations on my blog at http://pinnacled.blogspot.com for any readers with the time or inclination to have a look. The poems may also be of historical interest to people living in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. I’m not aware of any other English translations of these poems.
   Craig

4. Michael Conner June 20th, 2008 at 9:03 am 4

   Craig Lubach’s translations can be found at http://pinnacled.blogspot.com/.....chive.html,
   http://pinnacled.blogspot.com/.....chive.html, and http://pinnacled.blogspot.com/.....chive.html

5. clubach June 20th, 2008 at 10:36 pm 5

   Martyn Hitchcock’s title for the second most famous of the two Krez poems in English translation looks like a story in itself. A more literal translation of the title might be something along the lines of “there were also Germans about”. The title is a refrain line used to indicate German-American understanding and acceptance of the extent to which German contributions to American cultural life were deliberately understated by the social mainstream. “Did Abound” presumes a readership tone deaf to irony.

6. clubach June 26th, 2008 at 5:39 pm 6

   One small step for a German, …. ?