Short Polish<->English translations

Great! My, what an excellent source of useful info!!
I take it you are an educated Polish native speaker, yes?
Trust my constant queries don't irk you:-)

Weird question that occasionally comes to mind.

During the PRL the Soviet Union was officially Związek Radziecki (occasionally Kraj Rad) a Polish translation of the original meaning of Russian sovet (rada).

But now Sowiecki seems to be far more common.... anyone know when/why/how this happened?

"Soviet/sowjecki/Sowjeci" has a negative meaning in Polish language. Therefore it was not used during the PRL. Now is different.

It was used before 1939 (sowiecki) only after 1945 in PRL they started using radziecki for same reason.

It was but by Polish exile emigration in the West, the opposition in Poland and other people rejecting the regime. We sang Rota with changed words in 1980s - Soviet instead of German - aż się rozleci w proch i pył, sowiecka zawierucha. I also read general Ander`s book about Katyń - he used Soviet, not radziecki.


Because it is more patriotic to say so. :):)

Hello all. I am wanting to translate a verse from Walt Whitman's "O Me, O Life" poem to honor my great grandmother. I feel this poem describes her outlook on life and I would be very grateful if someone can help me. I really want the translation to speak and read as it would be spoken in Polish, and not just what Google Translate thinks it should be.

The quote from the poem I need help with is:

That you are here - that life exists and identy,
That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.

Walt Whitman in Polish. Just about as tantalizing as Mickiewicz in English. Oh, it's been done, but it's almost like reading a different author, no?

"Że tu jesteś - że istnieje życie i tożsamość
Że sztuka trwa i także Ty dopisać możesz wers."

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Interesting here that "sztuka" can mean both art as well as drama or play, depending solely on the respective context.

And and of course "a play" (for something) doubtless also in Whitman's mind.

Most assuredly.

Trwa for goes on isn't perfect either since it doesn't capture progress and vitality.

It does though capture the sense of duration.