FYI, there is now a translation of some of Goethe's poetry in Hausa. A description from the HausaOnline blog follows. An article in Hausa about it can be read at http://www.dailytrust.com/adabi.htm . (Info from H-Hausa)... DZO
Goethe's poems in Hausa Posted by hausaonline on February 27th, 2007 http://hausaonline.wordpress.com/2007/02/27/goethes-poems-in-hausa/ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe one of Germany's best-known poets was born in Frankfurt am Main on Aug. 28, 1749. Goethe's "West-östlicher Divan", a collection of lyrical poems, was inspired by the Persian mystic and poet Hafez. Herrmann Jungraithmayr, a retired professor of African languages at Frankfurt's Goethe-University , and his collaborator Yahaya Ahmed have produced Waƙoƙin [Wak'ok'in] Goethe , which is the first translation of some of these poems into Hausa. In their introduction to the book the editors give details about the history of the poems, the importance of Hausa as a vernacular and a literary language and the translation process. This is followed by 20 poems, which are presented in German and Hausa side by side. At the end of the book, they present another poem, which they have composed themselves. The book can be purchased at Rüdiger Köppe Verlag. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AfricanLanguages/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
