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• Thank you very much, although, to be honest, I...

  Thread: Poni - Laj fustanin + Cobanke (6 Replies, 18,865 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Thank you very much, although, to be honest, I didn't get much wiser. Are you sure 'he came' is third person? Or could it be 'I came'?

• Poni - Laj fustanin + Cobanke

  Thread: Poni - Laj fustanin + Cobanke (6 Replies, 18,865 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Long time since I visited the forum. I searched, but couldn't find these two songs. I would be very grateful for a translation in English.
  (I'm afraid I don't even know the Albanian lyrics for...

• Thank you, thank you!! Who EVER said Poni was...

  Thread: poni - 2010 new cd - translations (3 Replies, 4,338 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Thank you, thank you!!
  
  Who EVER said Poni was boring???
  
  I'm wild about Deti hesht! Thanks again.

• Shko se dikush tjeter po te pret / Go, for...

  Thread: Can I get some to translate this for me! (1 Replies, 1,844 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Shko se dikush tjeter po te pret / Go, for someone else awaits you
  Shko se nje zemer tjeter te therret / Go, for another heart calls you
  Shko e me le vetem te vuaj … / Go and let me suffer alone...

• Albana Mesuli - Me mua mos luaj

  Thread: Albana Mesuli - Me mua mos luaj (0 Replies, 2,367 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Another request to check for errors on my part. I'm a bit less confident then the previous time (especially in the second stanza). I recently learned the song is a cover from a Turkish original...

• Albana Mesuli - Sot e një qind vjet

  Thread: Albana Mesuli - Sot e një qind vjet (4 Replies, 2,586 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Please correct my mistakes. There's one line that doesn't make sense at all.
  I'm afraid the lyrics are not very inspired, but I like the singer.
  
  Zemra me foli diqka për ty,
  .. My heart...

• Aha! Now it all makes sense. Thanks a lot.

  Thread: Meda - Dritë e terr (2 Replies, 2,484 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Aha! Now it all makes sense. Thanks a lot.

• Meda - Dritë e terr

  Thread: Meda - Dritë e terr (2 Replies, 2,484 Views) by cortom

  
  

  I understand most of it - I think - but I need help with the refrain.
  
  Të prita, të prita,
  .. I waited, I waited (or: while waiting..)
  në sy s'kisha gjumë.
  .. in my eyes there was (past tense?)...

• Ledina Celo - Një ishull që nuk ekziston

  Thread: Ledina Celo - Një ishull që nuk ekziston (1 Replies, 2,107 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Translation in English please?
  
  Më bën shumë pyetje që as vetë nuk i di di di,
  Digje mbrëmjen ti,
  di që me ty rri.
  E di që fryma jote jetën ma pushton,
  5 minuta shkon,
  ti zemër më mungon....

• Sticky: Wellcome back! You were sorely missed, I say. And...

  Thread: Miscellaneous ( Albanian ---> English) (39 Replies, 31,012 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Wellcome back! You were sorely missed, I say. And thanks for the time you spend on this forum. I do have a request:
  
  Ledina Celo - Nje ishull qe nu exizton
  
  (I'll put the Albanian lyrics in the...

• No guarantee, but this is what I think it means...

  Thread: Can anybody help (15 Replies, 18,679 Views) by cortom

  
  

  No guarantee, but this is what I think it means (nice lines, really):
  
  If you want beauty, then you shouldn't love me, for there are others that are more beautiful then me.
  
  If you want wisdom,...

• Jeanneton prend sa faucille, ... Little Jeanette...

  Thread: Chanson Paillarde - La rirette (1 Replies, 40,552 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Jeanneton prend sa faucille,
  ... Little Jeanette takes her sickle
  La rirette, la rirette,
  ... ??? (maybe just some meaningless filler, but 'rire' = 'to laugh')
  Jeanneton prend sa faucille,
  Et...

• Begrijp ik het goed en wil je deze duitse tekst...

  Thread: PlZ! (German) English to Dutch (4 Replies, 2,215 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Begrijp ik het goed en wil je deze duitse tekst vertaald hebben in het nederlands?
  
  Osterreich - die Nummer eins beim Winterurlaub.
  ... Oostenrijk, het nummer 1 voor wintervakanties.
  
  Fur...

• No. I understand it now: it's simply another...

  Thread: Diam's - Par Amour (6 Replies, 9,184 Views) by cortom

  
  

  No. I understand it now: it's simply another allusion to drug abuse. You've seen the scene in countless films: crack being heated in a spoon.

• Googoosh sings in French

  Thread: Googoosh sings in French (0 Replies, 3,275 Views) by cortom

  
  

  In this video you can listen to two French songs by the famous Iranian singer Googoosh. I'm mostly interested in the lyrics of the second one, "J'entends crier je t'aime" (I hear (you/us) crying I...

• The last sentence of the second stanza should...

  Thread: J'suis snob (3 Replies, 2,316 Views) by cortom

  
  

  The last sentence of the second stanza should read:
  
  less commonplace and more expensive
  
  (as it should for a snob). A momentary loss of concentration.

• Super Nora, super song. @Balkaneuro: no need...

  Thread: Nora Istrefi - 1000 Herë (3 Replies, 3,191 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Super Nora, super song.
  
  @Balkaneuro: no need to apologize. A little waiting sharpens the appetite.

• Quite silly lyrics if you ask me, but here we go:...

  Thread: Baby - Meisje Zonder Naam [Dutch->Eng] (2 Replies, 3,751 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Quite silly lyrics if you ask me, but here we go:
  
  Baby - Meisje Zonder Naam
  ... Girl without a name
  
  Ik wil weten wie je bent
  ... I want to know who you are
  Meisje zonder naam
  ... Girl...

• That would make perfect sense: on the asphalt...

  Thread: Soni Malaj feat.Flori - Fluturimi 3470 (10 Replies, 14,244 Views) by cortom

  
  

  That would make perfect sense: on the asphalt desert (or deserted asphalt)! I like that!

• @Haydee: where can I listen to this song of her?...

  Thread: Nora Istrefi - Rozafa (4 Replies, 3,201 Views) by cortom

  
  

  @Haydee: where can I listen to this song of her? I'm interested in everything from Nora Istrefi, but I couldn't find it on YouTube.

• @Balkaneuro: Now I'm sure I haven't seen this...

  Thread: Soni Malaj feat.Flori - Fluturimi 3470 (10 Replies, 14,244 Views) by cortom

  
  

  @Balkaneuro: Now I'm sure I haven't seen this translation yet. I was afraid to learn the meaning of the lyrics, afraid the magic would be gone. But it's just wonderful. Thanks a lot.
  
  Albanian is...

• I'm almost sure it wasn't translated here. I...

  Thread: Soni Malaj feat.Flori - Fluturimi 3470 (10 Replies, 14,244 Views) by cortom

  
  

  I'm almost sure it wasn't translated here. I would have remembered if it were.

• Thanks, TD! Just heard Emanuela & Krum. I have...

  Thread: Albanian covers - from or of Albanian singers (16 Replies, 37,606 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Thanks, TD! Just heard Emanuela & Krum. I have listened to the original so many times I almost didn't realise anymore what a wonderful song this is. Hearing it with new voices is refreshing.

• J'm'enferme dans ma bulle, je n'regarde personne...

  Thread: ce silence please translate (1 Replies, 2,338 Views) by cortom

  
  

  J'm'enferme dans ma bulle, je n'regarde personne
  ... I lock myself up in my bubble, I don't look at anyone
  Dans les couloirs de mon esprit
  ... In the passages of my soul
  Il est déjà trop tard, il...

• Sticky: Oh no, and I haven't even started asking about...

  Thread: Learning Albanian language (64 Replies, 46,673 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Oh no, and I haven't even started asking about the aorist! But!! No sweat!!! Thanks to Haydee I'm the proud owner now of a full-fledged super-de-luxe Albanian Grammar that, no doubt, will answer all...

• Sticky: Great find! Thanks! I wouldn't say I'm...

  Thread: Learning Albanian language (64 Replies, 46,673 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Great find! Thanks!
  
  I wouldn't say I'm actually STUDYING Albanian. Just dabbling around with song lyrics, and the occasional comment on YouTube. I heard my first Albanian pop songs two years ago,...

• Sticky: I'll call that the Haydee-rule: .. plural...

  Thread: Learning Albanian language (64 Replies, 46,673 Views) by cortom

  
  

  I'll call that the Haydee-rule:
  .. plural indefinite + -sh indicates ablative
  
  For me that's very useful information! It helps to make sense of a sentence. So many times I can guess the meaning of...

• Beauuutiful! Just lllove this song. Some...

  Thread: Artiola Toska - Një lulë në mal (3 Replies, 3,741 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Beauuutiful! Just lllove this song.
  
  Some questions pop up about the language:
  
  With my recent new insight in grammar, I was pretty confident that 'çu' was the participle of 'çoj', but it seems...

• What a very nice lyric! But sooo sad. I'll look...

  Thread: Ilir Shaqiri - dridhe Shkup e Shkoder (3 Replies, 5,283 Views) by cortom

  
  

  What a very nice lyric! But sooo sad. I'll look for it on YouTube.

• Artiola Toska - Një lulë në mal

  Thread: Artiola Toska - Një lulë në mal (3 Replies, 3,741 Views) by cortom

  
  

  This song is considered folk by some. For me it's just a marvellous popsong by Artiola Toska, who not only has a great voice but also sports Albania's most radiant smile. Could someone fill in the...

• Sticky: I've been reading some wiki-stuff. Ablative...

  Thread: Learning Albanian language (64 Replies, 46,673 Views) by cortom

  
  

  I've been reading some wiki-stuff. Ablative (chiefly) expresses the idea of where(from), when or how an action is performed. If I understand it right, when you say you are walking in the street,...

• Sticky: I must have made some stupid typing errors, since...

  Thread: Learning Albanian language (64 Replies, 46,673 Views) by cortom

  
  

  I must have made some stupid typing errors, since I couldn't find them yesterday, but now I can. Thanks for the ablative though. Too bad I haven't the foggiest idea what that means. The languages I...

• It would be a nice addition to what's happening...

  Thread: The Albanian music (or Albanian chit-chat :)) (123 Replies, 79,436 Views) by cortom

  
  

  It would be a nice addition to what's happening here, but it seems a lot of work. It would reach a lot more people too I think. I saw your video's, and I liked them (had to search a bit to find the...

• It has been translated before. Please consult the...

  Thread: Blero - Fotofrafia translation wanted! (2 Replies, 3,947 Views) by cortom

  
  

  It has been translated before. Please consult the list of translated lyrics carefully.

• No, not really. It just takes some readjusting of...

  Thread: The Albanian music (or Albanian chit-chat :)) (123 Replies, 79,436 Views) by cortom

  
  

  No, not really. It just takes some readjusting of my internal mindset. Strange to realise how I automatically make up an image for each poster. I guess I would loose all interest if I didn't feel I...

• Sticky: @Haydee: those few examples in this thread worked...

  Thread: Learning Albanian language (64 Replies, 46,673 Views) by cortom

  
  

  @Haydee: those few examples in this thread worked miracles. Some tables (e.g. about pronouns) in my grammar that have been puzzling to me for over a year actually start to make sense. It would be a...

• Hmm, let me guess: "All the time I have thougt...

  Thread: The Albanian music (or Albanian chit-chat :)) (123 Replies, 79,436 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Hmm, let me guess: "All the time I have thougt (di - dok) that BE was M, but now I'm not sure, but I am sure BE is from Albania, or not?"
  
  (the very last part I am not sure, I mean, of my...

• Are you serious???

  Thread: The Albanian music (or Albanian chit-chat :)) (123 Replies, 79,436 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Are you serious???

• I thought I'd better put my birthday-wishes here....

  Thread: The Albanian music (or Albanian chit-chat :)) (123 Replies, 79,436 Views) by cortom

  
  

  I thought I'd better put my birthday-wishes here. So, happy birthday Haydee. But how do I find out who is a he and who is a she? My first guess was Haydee=(M), no doubt due to your avatar. This is...

• C'est Plus Pareil ... It's not the same anymore...

  Thread: translation of song C'est plus pareil by french band HOLDEN!!!!!! (2 Replies, 3,053 Views) by cortom

  
  

  C'est Plus Pareil
  ... It's not the same anymore
  
  Je ne suis plus celle qui s'accrochait à vos levres
  ... I'm no longer the one who hung on your lips
  Je ne suis plus l'élève la plus impopulaire...

• Sticky: I edited my last post. Are there other verbs than...

  Thread: Learning Albanian language (64 Replies, 46,673 Views) by cortom

  
  

  I edited my last post. Are there other verbs than those ending on '-hem' that follow the third pattern? And who could explain to me how the imperative is constructed? Interesting link, Haydee!

• Sticky: @Haydee: you're an amazing student, you know. You...

  Thread: Learning Albanian language (64 Replies, 46,673 Views) by cortom

  
  

  @Haydee: you're an amazing student, you know. You seem to make lightning progress. And yes, I found a list of reciprocal verbs (... oneself) all of which - with very few exceptions - have an '-hem'...

• Thanks again, Steena! It will be a lot easier...

  Thread: The Albanian music (or Albanian chit-chat :)) (123 Replies, 79,436 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Thanks again, Steena! It will be a lot easier collecting songtexts. But, as a famous Dutch quote has it: 'Elk voordeel hep zijn nadeel' (Every advantage has its disadvantage). Now I'm sure to miss...

• I'll do the short one now, maybe the other one...

  Thread: Paresseuse and Je Suis De Celles (3 Replies, 3,677 Views) by cortom

  
  

  I'll do the short one now, maybe the other one tomorrow.
  
  Paresseuse:
  ... Lazy girl
  
  Certains matins elle révise son emploi du temps
  ... Certain mornings she muses about how to spend her time...

• Sticky: Wonderful new thread. Personally I prefer...

  Thread: Learning Albanian language (64 Replies, 46,673 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Wonderful new thread. Personally I prefer discussion of grammatical questions. (You can always look up a word in the dictionary). One question: several verbs admit two different endings -oj and...

• You guys shouldn't worry too much about your...

  Thread: The Albanian music (or Albanian chit-chat :)) (123 Replies, 79,436 Views) by cortom

  
  

  You guys shouldn't worry too much about your reputation in other countries. It's only stupid people who think they can judge a whole country based on maybe a few crooks that got into the newspaper....

• Praise from the master himself! I'm honoured!! :)...

  Thread: Lyrics - Albanian to English (part 3) (184 Replies, 69,810 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Praise from the master himself! I'm honoured!! :)
  
  Btw. thanks for helping me out with the Oj zogo song!

• So short! I want to try my hand on it. Don't...

  Thread: Lyrics - Albanian to English (part 3) (184 Replies, 69,810 Views) by cortom

  
  

  So short! I want to try my hand on it. Don't laugh if I have it all wrong!
  
  Leonora Jakupi - Ngushellimi
  ... Consolation
  
  Nëse Me Ty Kam Gabuar,mos U Lavdëro
  ... If I was mistaken with you,...

• Thanks, I'll look into it. Must have been...

  Thread: The Albanian music (or Albanian chit-chat :)) (123 Replies, 79,436 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Thanks, I'll look into it. Must have been thinking of Dafina Z. Some other typo's have escaped my attention, as I notice now.

• Phew, it's done. I updated the list of translated...

  Thread: The Albanian music (or Albanian chit-chat :)) (123 Replies, 79,436 Views) by cortom

  
  

  Phew, it's done. I updated the list of translated songs. I know I should do so more often, but I'm a busy man. And even now in summer, when I have the time, the weather is much too fine to spend many...