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Morocco
Literature,Marketing & Legal Translation
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Moroccan, UAE, Kuwaiti, Najdi, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Hassaniya) 
, Berber (Other) (Variants: Standard Moroccan Tamazight, Tarifit , Tashelhit , Riffian, Central Atlas Tamazight, Tamazight ) 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 21 more.
Every Cradle Is a Grave
English to German
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Antinatalism
It's the title of a book. "Every Cradle Is a Grave: Rethinking the Ethics of Birth and Suicide "
Here's the link for more information: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.amazon.com/Every-Cradle-Grave-Rethinking-Suicide/dp/0989697290&ved=2ahUKEwjtjtLdh6LqAhXI4IUKHQDbDsAQFjALegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw2HH6HmW0u5JzBCvpJdENLp.
Note: I don't speak German. I would like to know its translation since I outsource translations to my team of translators and mentors.
Here's the link for more information: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.amazon.com/Every-Cradle-Grave-Rethinking-Suicide/dp/0989697290&ved=2ahUKEwjtjtLdh6LqAhXI4IUKHQDbDsAQFjALegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw2HH6HmW0u5JzBCvpJdENLp.
Note: I don't speak German. I would like to know its translation since I outsource translations to my team of translators and mentors.
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Julian Pastor
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
native Lvl, B.S., fast turnaround
Native in: German (Variants: Platt / Nieder (Low German), Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English
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Jede Wiege führt ins Grab
Due to the fact that the book is about the idea of no Death without Birth, I think the localization to "Jede Wiege führt ins Grab" fits the meaning exactly. Since I like to stay close to the original phrasing and tonality (if it works of course), I would recommend this term. It encompasses the intention without implying conflicting meanings.
Example sentence:
Einer alten Weisheit nach heißt es: Jede Wiege führt ins Grab.
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Iris Schmerda
France
France
Native in German
France
High quality, 16 years of experience
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: French to German, English to German, German
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Jede Wiege ist ein Grab
The book is mentioned on this site (in German): https://myeducational.info/687498/was-ist-ihr-lieblingsbuch-...
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Anne Schulz
: The literal translation may work, yet, the quoted title on the reference page seems to be a home-made title by the reviewer or by the website translator. The book has not been published in German.
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Edith Kelly
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
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German
Switzerland
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Die Geburt ist der erste Schritt ins Grab
ich finde auch die Schnelle keine Referenz, kenne diesen Spruch aber schon seit langer Zeit.
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Wolfgang Hummel
Spain
Spain
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Spain
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in jeder Wiege liegt die Bahre
In Anlehnung an den alten Spruch: "Von der Wiege bis zur Bahre, Formulare, Formulare". - Das ist ein Juristenspruch, sicher, aber hier trifft er zu. Glaube ich zumindest.
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Besser vielleicht: "In jeder Wiege liegt schon die Bahre".
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Besser vielleicht: "In jeder Wiege liegt schon die Bahre".
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Bernhard Sulzer
United States
United States
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Specializes in field
United States
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In jeder Wiege liegt der Tod
The main point seems to be that each birth is also a death or death sentence and that the tribulations of life are often a painful precursor/pathway to the inevitable end. Life kills you, figuratively and literally. The book discusses the ethics of deciding to have children and bestow that fate on them. I suppose this book isn't following/discussing or at least defending any belief in the supernatural/afterlife.
https://www.amazon.com/Every-Cradle-Grave-Rethinking-Suicide...
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In jeder Wiege liegt der Tod = (literally) in each cradle lies death
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Hi Yassine,
Just to clarify. I am not saying the book doesn't try to defend human suffering. It promotes ending human suffering by either not having more children born into this world or by allowing people to end their own life based on suffering. Based on this assumption of mine, I take it the book does not defend or accept the idea of an afterlife.,, a different way of seeing life, suffering and death. The title implies that when you are born (= are lying in the cradle), death already lies with you, which the book presumably takes as its argument to allow death at various points in life to end human suffering, possibly before a life is ever created.
And my suggestion takes this into account. B
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One more option:
Jede Geburt ist ein Tod
= Each birth is a death
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Another option would be to turn my orginal suggestion around and say:
Der Tod liegt (schon) in der Wiege
= (literally) Death lies (already) in the cradle, meaning that death is already present in the cradle.
https://www.amazon.com/Every-Cradle-Grave-Rethinking-Suicide...
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In jeder Wiege liegt der Tod = (literally) in each cradle lies death
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Note added at 6 hrs (2020-06-30 20:36:36 GMT)
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Hi Yassine,
Just to clarify. I am not saying the book doesn't try to defend human suffering. It promotes ending human suffering by either not having more children born into this world or by allowing people to end their own life based on suffering. Based on this assumption of mine, I take it the book does not defend or accept the idea of an afterlife.,, a different way of seeing life, suffering and death. The title implies that when you are born (= are lying in the cradle), death already lies with you, which the book presumably takes as its argument to allow death at various points in life to end human suffering, possibly before a life is ever created.
And my suggestion takes this into account. B
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Note added at 6 hrs (2020-06-30 20:54:14 GMT)
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One more option:
Jede Geburt ist ein Tod
= Each birth is a death
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Note added at 23 hrs (2020-07-01 14:02:07 GMT)
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Another option would be to turn my orginal suggestion around and say:
Der Tod liegt (schon) in der Wiege
= (literally) Death lies (already) in the cradle, meaning that death is already present in the cradle.
Note from asker:
| Hi Bernhard, The book is related to antinatalism, and it definitely defends the idea of ending the cycle of human suffering since we life and die. So, this reflects unpopular paradigm that supports ending reproduction- the end of misery of humanity. The title sums up life because this is reality- we die. It's really fascinating that humans keep reproducing no matter what. Anyway, thank you for your help. |
| Thank you for your explanation |
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