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heresie-dabord 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Wit, unker, Git: The lost medieval pronouns of Eng...

> Somehow that just doesn't land the same.

I fear that a modern colloquial rendering would disappoint yet further:

    our besties tune

FarmerPotato 4 months ago [–]

Certes, challenging to translate!

"Our secret song"

"Our shared song" is looser, though context helps.

"They're playing our song" still captures the timeless feeling. But is wrong for the poem.

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