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dark secret love

Finnish translation: tumma salarakkaus

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English term or phrase:dark secret love
Finnish translation:tumma salarakkaus

06:11 Jun 26, 2005
English to Finnish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
English term or phrase: dark secret love
For a moment the world turns its back
And you let me come closer
Though the hearts were filled with fear
For this dark secret love

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It's the title of a song.
Lorren
tumma salarakkaus
Explanation:
This probably refers to William Blake's poem "The Sick Rose". "And his dark secret love / Does thy life destroy" is the end of the poem. Aale Tynni's translation (regarded as kind of a standard translation) uses "Sinut tuhoaa tumma / salarakkaus sen". Depends on what you're looking for - the reference to the Finnish translation won't be as obvious as the original reference to Blake. "Toivoton rakkaus" is more immediately understandable, though!
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Emma Voutilainen
Finland
Local time: 07:36
Grading comment
Thank you so much!! Such a profound answer and I'm sure my tattoo will impress many when I offer that explanation.
Thank you so much for your time.
L
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2toivoton, salainen rakkaus
Alfa Trans (X)
4tumma salarakkaus
Emma Voutilainen


  

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toivoton, salainen rakkaus


Explanation:
Like in every language, dark means many things in Finnish, but talking about love, we mostly talk about toivoton rakkaus = hopeless love. Both toivoton rakkaus and salainen rakkaus are collocations (Collocation means the way that words form predictable relationships with other words. Knowing the 'meaning' of a word is not only knowing its dictionary definition but also knowing the kind of words with which it is often associated).

Alfa Trans (X)
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Finnish

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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tumma salarakkaus


Explanation:
This probably refers to William Blake's poem "The Sick Rose". "And his dark secret love / Does thy life destroy" is the end of the poem. Aale Tynni's translation (regarded as kind of a standard translation) uses "Sinut tuhoaa tumma / salarakkaus sen". Depends on what you're looking for - the reference to the Finnish translation won't be as obvious as the original reference to Blake. "Toivoton rakkaus" is more immediately understandable, though!

Emma Voutilainen
Finland
Local time: 07:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
Grading comment
Thank you so much!! Such a profound answer and I'm sure my tattoo will impress many when I offer that explanation.
Thank you so much for your time.
L
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