May 10, 2015 21:25
9 yrs ago
French term
United Kingdom
Quality French / English Translations
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
La lumière vient en moi
French to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Descriptions of paintings
I have to transcribe some handwritten notes by an artist which name and describe his paintings.
In general, there is the name of the painting, the type of painting (oil, etc.) and a sort of caption or short description.
One of these is:
FACE À UNE LUMIÈRE
LA LUMIÈRE VIENT EN MOI
So far I have:
FACING A LIGHT
THE LIGHT......
I am not sure whether this means:
THE LIGHT IS ENTERING INTO ME or THE LIGHT IS FALLING ON ME (or indeed another solution!).
Thanks in advance if it is obvious to you!
In general, there is the name of the painting, the type of painting (oil, etc.) and a sort of caption or short description.
One of these is:
FACE À UNE LUMIÈRE
LA LUMIÈRE VIENT EN MOI
So far I have:
FACING A LIGHT
THE LIGHT......
I am not sure whether this means:
THE LIGHT IS ENTERING INTO ME or THE LIGHT IS FALLING ON ME (or indeed another solution!).
Thanks in advance if it is obvious to you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | The light fills me |
Parisetcetera
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| 3 +2 | (the) light shines within |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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| 4 | light inspires me |
Francois Boye
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| 4 | the light falls on me |
imene KL
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Proposed translations
+7
7 mins
Selected
The light fills me
For the complete title (instead of "a" light), I'd suggest :
Facing the light
The light fills me
Bon courage with the rest...
Facing the light
The light fills me
Bon courage with the rest...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Charles Davis
: This is the idea, I think. A more "poetic" rendering might be "the light suffuses me".
1 hr
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| agree |
philgoddard
2 hrs
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| agree |
Daryo
: as far as it is possible to guess what was the intended meaning...
2 hrs
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Catharine Cellier-Smart
7 hrs
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| agree |
Yvonne Gallagher
: I like CD's "suffuses"
9 hrs
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| agree |
Chakib Roula
10 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Parisetcetera, I think this answer has the edge. "
14 mins
Francois Boye
United States
United States
Native in French
United States
An economic geek with social skills
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
light inspires me
Just a try !
22 mins
the light falls on me
the light illumine me
the light brighten my way
the light brighten my way
+2
9 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
22
(the) light shines within
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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-05-11 06:45:01 GMT)
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or "from within"
The idea being, if I read the original correctly, is that there is an external source which generates an internal source.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-05-11 06:46:29 GMT)
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The former being real, the latter figurative (of course).
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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-05-11 06:45:01 GMT)
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or "from within"
The idea being, if I read the original correctly, is that there is an external source which generates an internal source.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2015-05-11 06:46:29 GMT)
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The former being real, the latter figurative (of course).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Charles Davis
: This is a good idea, though I think it had better be "within me", otherwise it might be understood as within what I'm looking at.
1 hr
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| agree |
Sophie Cherel
: This works, and keeps the 'divine' tone. You could also change the first phrase and render it something like this: 'The light before me / Brings forth the light inside me' or 'From the light I see / Comes forth the light I am'
2 hrs
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