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Thread started 11/04/14 3:53am

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Need help from native English speakers on 2 things

Hi smile

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So 2 things. First is I wrote a short piece of literature/poetry on pics from an Indian friends and since his audience is English-speaking only we've decided to publish it online in both French and English. I've translated it to English and believe I've done a pretty good job but I'd love a native to proofread it. I think all is gramatically correct but it's more a matter of the flow of the text and choice of words: I'll never have this natural sense of the music of the language I have in french in English. It's a very short text, only about 1 page and a half. Plz orgnote me and send me ur email address if u'd be kind enough to do that 4 me, I'll send u the text smile Thx in advance biggrin

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Other thing is I'm in love with that tune by Vindahl and trying to figure out the lyrics. Anyone could help me fill the blanks?

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Here's the track: https://soundcloud.com/to...-feat-coco

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Here's what I could decypher with ??? for what I didn't understand and also I'm not 100% sure about everything I think I understood:

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Haven't got a clue to where I'm going

But I know that isn't happening for the last time

Every notion of the moment is uncertain

And I know I won't be settling down the sign

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Am I lost in the ways you're tracing

Soft ????????????????????????????????? facing

I can't find the balance again

Cos I'm ????????????????????????????? on you

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You got me head over heels this time

I'm ????????????????????????? can't decide

You got me head over heels again

And I feel like I should break this frame

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?????????????????????????????????????????? balance

Nothing to do cos nothing is true

Even holding my ?????????????????????

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I got gravity against me

I'm feeling safer here but I'm not

I've got to ??????????????????????

???????????????????????????????????????????

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You got me head over heels this time

I'm ????????????????????????? can't decide

You got me head over heels again

And I feel like I should break this frame

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?????????????????????????????????????????? balance

Nothing to do cos nothing is true

Even holding my?????????????????????

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Thx biggrin

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Reply #1 posted 11/04/14 2:31pm

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Sorry that I cannot really help you with the lyrics, but I like the track you posted. It reminded me a bit of the Bria album- which I like, so don't let nobody get the wrong idea!
And as for the other text, I'd love to read it, but my French isn't really that great, so don't expect too much.
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Reply #2 posted 11/04/14 6:03pm

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SuperSoulFighter said:

Sorry that I cannot really help you with the lyrics, but I like the track you posted. It reminded me a bit of the Bria album- which I like, so don't let nobody get the wrong idea! And as for the other text, I'd love to read it, but my French isn't really that great, so don't expect too much.

Thx, I don't need someone to proofread the French version (that's my language) but the ENGLISH one, a native English speaker that would need to be though (DK if u're one?) wink

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Reply #3 posted 11/05/14 10:48am

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No, I'm Dutch. But you just made me curious.
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Reply #4 posted 11/06/14 12:16am

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SuperSoulFighter said:

No, I'm Dutch. But you just made me curious.

I'll try and remember to send u a link when it's published online wink

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