tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950931197043565670.post54118703538143531..comments2024-03-12T17:26:21.322+05:30Comments on Mizo Writings in English: ChepahakhataZualteii Poontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03894762926515124116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950931197043565670.post-15803534260070210722008-07-07T13:34:00.000+05:302008-07-07T13:34:00.000+05:30Mesjay,Thank you for following the blog so closely...Mesjay,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for following the blog so closely ...your comments are always well appreciated by me.The query that you raised with regards to 'belte phai thei lo',however deserves coherent response.<BR/>The term 'bottomless pot' has been purposely used by me in this narrative because the concept is common to many other cultures as well.I am sure that,(well read as you sound),you have come across and are familiar with nuances that are either familiar or akin to the 'belte phai thei lo'.I attempt ,in my translations a reading as close to the text as possible, yet that does not demand that I render a literal translation.Rather, I follow aspects that would interweave both the literal as well as the metaphorical sensibilities that render meaning in both form and content.Critical research made me use the term 'bottomless pot'.<BR/>Of course,your query remains interesting and I hope new insights will continue not merely in terms of a linguistic deduction but into other significant parameters as well.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Dr Margaret L.PachuauUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008059585441728036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8950931197043565670.post-3706102932660227522008-06-30T10:08:00.000+05:302008-06-30T10:08:00.000+05:30i like the understated humour of the ending 'they ...i like the understated humour of the ending 'they no longer strapped him...' abt the translation - is 'bottomless pot' the best one for 'belte phai thei lo'? i don't have an alternative, but it may be worth re-thinking.Malsawmi Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398649072289630943noreply@blogger.com