Talk:Paraguayan National Anthem

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The latter half of the chorus is "Ni opresores, ni siervos alientan/ Donde reina unión, e igualdad." I'm not sure how best to translate "alientan" here: for the moment, I've simply left it out, which I don't think radically alters the sense, but if anyone can do better, please do. -- Jmabel 04:53, 3 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

I'm venturing to translate "alentar" in this context as "to dare to take heart". I realize that's loose. -- Jmabel 00:47, 4 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

Other than that... well, it's pretty grandiose, not the sort of thing I usally translate. This sent me to my dictionary a lot more than I'm accustomed to, and some of the words weren't even to be found there. "Perínclita," for example, is not common at all, but I believe I've understood it correctly. If anyone knows I'm wrong about something, please just fix it. If in doubt, let's please discuss it here. -- Jmabel 00:41, 4 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]

My guess is that here alentar just means "to breathe" -- consequently, "to exist". Not an easy piece to translate at all... –Hajor 03:04, 4 May 2004 (UTC)[reply]