Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ch’è si cara come sa
English translation:
which is so dear, as he knows
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Jul 28, 2011 01:28
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Italian term
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Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English to Italian, and 2 more.
ch’è si cara come sa
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Dante
“Libertà va cercando,
ch’è si cara come sa
chi per lei vita rifiuta…”.
Dante, Purgatorio
Does anybody have a good translation to offer?
Thanks very much!
ch’è si cara come sa
chi per lei vita rifiuta…”.
Dante, Purgatorio
Does anybody have a good translation to offer?
Thanks very much!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | which is so precious as knows |
EleoE
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| 5 +1 | that how dear They know |
Gisella Giarrusso
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| 3 +1 | liberty-so precious |
Lidia Maurutto (X)
|
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Selected
which is so precious as knows
In this context "si" means così. However, an accent is missed, should have been written sì. And it is not a shortcut, this is old Italian. :)
"Cara" has the meaning of important, precious, something one has to care a lot about.
"Rifiuta" has not the meaning of rejecting life but of giving it, being ready to die in order to defend it, it means to renounce to live a life without freedom.
Hence, the sentence has to be read this way: sta cercando la libertà, la quale è così preziosa come sa chi rinuncia alla vita per essa.
My suggestion:
... is seeking for freedom,
which is so precious, as knows
who renounces the life for it...
:)
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-28 03:23:46 GMT)
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By the way... always loved Dante. ;)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-07-28 04:26:31 GMT)
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You are welcome!
However... Dante for a marketing test??? lol
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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-07-28 04:29:52 GMT)
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Oops text... lol
"Cara" has the meaning of important, precious, something one has to care a lot about.
"Rifiuta" has not the meaning of rejecting life but of giving it, being ready to die in order to defend it, it means to renounce to live a life without freedom.
Hence, the sentence has to be read this way: sta cercando la libertà, la quale è così preziosa come sa chi rinuncia alla vita per essa.
My suggestion:
... is seeking for freedom,
which is so precious, as knows
who renounces the life for it...
:)
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-28 03:23:46 GMT)
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By the way... always loved Dante. ;)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-07-28 04:26:31 GMT)
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You are welcome!
However... Dante for a marketing test??? lol
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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-07-28 04:29:52 GMT)
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Oops text... lol
Note from asker:
| Hello EleoE, many thanks for your answer. That's very helpful. I've actually found this translation in Wikipedia “He goes seeking liberty, which is so dear, as he knows who for it renounces life.…”. |
| So very close to your translation. I'm going to have to go with this as it is only for a marketing text and I have to deliver now.. |
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5 hrs
Gisella Giarrusso
Spain
Spain
Native in Italian
&
English
Specializes in field
Spain
Casino,Poker,Games,Sites,IT,Law,Finance
Native in: Italian 
, English
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Spanish to Italian
Related KudoZ points
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4
that how dear They know
Of liberty he journeys:
that how dear They know,
who for her sake have life refus'd.
(Cary's Translation)
that how dear They know,
who for her sake have life refus'd.
(Cary's Translation)
Reference:
+1
5 hrs
liberty-so precious
he goes in search of liberty-so precious
as he who gives his life for it must know
un'idea, ciao!
as he who gives his life for it must know
un'idea, ciao!
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