JOURNAL ARTICLE

Beyond singability: A descriptive-explanatory analysis of Polish translations of Frank Sinatra's My Way.

  • Published In: Across Languages & Cultures, 2023, v. 24, n. 2. P. 221 1 of 3

  • Database: Communication Source 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Rędzioch-Korkuz, Anna 3 of 3

Abstract

Translation and music has become a subfield within translation studies oriented towards discussing singable song translations. Most studies in this subfield have been lyrics-oriented, emphasising lack of semantic fidelity resulting mainly from issues of singability. Though singability is an important factor influencing song translation, song texts function as coherent compositions in wider contexts of time and place, their performers or poetics of translators. This article aims to present a multimodal and comparative analysis of three Polish song translations of Frank Sinatra's My Way. By adopting a descriptive-explanatory approach it demonstrates how the interplay of performer-related, contextual, social or poetics-based factors can be more influential than singability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Across Languages & Cultures. 2023/12, Vol. 24, Issue 2, p221
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1585-1923
  • DOI:10.1556/084.2022.00380
  • Accession Number:171389475
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