Everyday Somali Most of the play will be translated into everyday, or colloquial, Somali. This is because we want young people to be heavily involved in the translation process, and, without several years to set aside for the project, it would be very hard for them (or indeed anyone) to translate Romeo and Juliet any other way. It will also make the dramatic contrast with the deliberately poetic sections more marked, and also be a lot of fun!

Poetic Somali We are going to be translating most of the dialogue in the play into everyday Somali, however, at certain key moments of the play, we are going to be translating into formal, poetic Somali. The Prologue will be in poetic Somali in order to firmly root our production in the poetic traditions of the Somali language. Also, at moments of heightened beauty or emotion, when Shakespeare uses rhyming couplets or other poetic devices for dramatic effect, it would make dramatic and linguistic sense to use poetic Somali.

Originality and literalness Obviously there would be enormous difficulties trying to translate Shakespeare directly into Somali. There would be issues surrounding symbolism (does a rose smell as sweet in Somali or is some other flower sweeter), wordplay (collar, choler) etc... Therefore we want our translation to embrace originality. Where there is a section of Shakespeare that uses lots of natural imagery, then we should use natural imagery, where Shakespeare is comic we are comic, where he is tragic we are tragic: but that is all. There is no need to feel straight jacketed by an attempt at direct translation.

Somali Shakespeare Company The Somali Shakespeare Company is a community-based group that has been established in Sheffield to promote Somali-language theatre and culture. The company was founded on the inspiration of a Somali student at Silverdale School, who declared his intention to translate Romeo and Juliet into Somali. A group of his teachers and fellow students took the idea very seriously indeed, and so The Somali Shakesperare Company was born. We are currently in the process of abridging and translating Romeo and Juliet, and will be performing the play in the Summer of 2010 at various venues around the country. If you can speak or write Somali, why not join us? See the next column for instructions on how to start your own translation of what we're currently working on, and please read the Director's and Translator's notes to find out more about our production.

^you know nothing.

Nabolean waad edeb daran tahay. isku noqo - that was uncalled for :mad: Che don't encourage him by laughing at something like that.

Originally posted by Qudhac: also dont you think this SS guy is bit on the shaddy side Qudhac qodaxdiis ku muday - qardho baan ka imi adeer ee haygu soo dhicin. SS...Redsea waa qafiifey labadan bari.I don't think he does or says could be taken seriously. hence why i am not responding to his goading.

Originally posted by *Ibtisam: ^^^Please don't come in her and insult me and Ngongs guru!!! :mad: This is a friendly thread- no name calling. Be reer magaal bloody qardho wali. Came down and put the budh down, you bloody burco seef-la-bood-yahay. when did islaan yar (young lady) become cay/namecalling?? besides, i have told you many times before Qardho is not a magaalo per say - it has its own category; there is none like it, anywhere in the somali peninsular Ngonge - All this acronyms are confusing me – what do you mean by “F&C”. Before I send hurdle of insults towards jamaac qabar and send you to the guillotines. Malika - As much as DD & KK are patriotic qardhawis, they are what we call in qardho “another cadde muuse” they are more reer xamar than reer qardho; they are more likely to know more about the streets/xafadaha of xamar then the residents of qardho and its environ. you are more likely candidate given Taleex's connection to Qardho - but don't tell them i said that

i am jealous of this thread(office) and its investigative powers - i am thinking of opening similar office in qardho (in the style of inagii waa ina kan). i have the thread allready started courtesy of one SL hater (Mr. Red Sea) in the general section. now all i need is Islaan Yare from PL and Odeynacnac badan who stamps the findings of the islaan yar

LOL@Ibti & Ngonge. ngonge - i am asking you to stop the accussation whilst the man's application is pending.

^just returning in kind an advice i received while back

^^^^^^^^Waryaadhahee - accept this political animal is amongst you guuys - stop casting aspersions towards fanthom others. Garoodi - Register yourself at the office of SL nationalities and alien identification investigation department at Burco -

dadka caddaanka ah oo meesha maraya baraf la dhac/ku tuudh. when they stare at you show them your african smile - they will never respond.

Originally posted by Juxa: it should be banned before our whole men-folk lose their tooth. as a victim of toothless-monsters, i vote for total ban. @victim of toothless-monsters.

Originally posted by *Ibtisam: It is snowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwing, look everyone look. It is snowing............... coool baayo badoowadyahay, orod oo dibada u bax

^Kalay Garir! - is that what you are asking Noversky to do?

Lily presumably you'll also enjoy hail in hargeysa?

you people still have the snow novelty?

^maybe we should choose one with STD so long as they are not clanist - just like you, to advance the nation

^Raali ahow! Malika - haven't you heard - simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Castro - Gastric kugu dhac.

Cara - i am awaiting his response to your acceptance speech

anybody care to hypothesise the reasons as to why Oodweyne is fearful/hates PL? anybody? - come be brave now

Originally posted by xiinfaniin: Your guru is always entertaining, and is a known commodity. The reason he hardly engenders the same anger or disappointment in PL boys. Lately a man by the name of Miles offered him a dual where both would wrestle in the ring with no clothes on . Your guru dodged. The first in SOL; balaayyaa alla tusay & Originally posted by NGONGE: As for my guru, he was actually giving as good as he got in his 'debate' with MM whilst having his shirt sleeves pulled and his feet kicked by Mr Somalia and others. Fair is fair, saaxib. these two lines made me laugh out loud for real - imagination is powerful thing P.s. Ngonge can you tell us what Pl did to your guru and save us the indignation of reading paragraphs of nonsensical verbal diatribe without ever being any of the wiser as to the answer of the of question posed that is if your are privy to the answer.

^horta - what did PL did to your guru - ma waabey jir dileen?

^adigu taas waad cadeysay. Cowke - your behaviour is unbecoming of kings relation - you sound peasant and bitter like. meel joogso fiqi jawaab bixi. warka caddeyso!