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Inspired by poetry: "Ploughing mountainsides" » English to Swahili

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Source text in English

The Beginning

All in a moment, years ago,
The boy I was became a man:
Suddenly my life began!
I saw the world before me— So
That ploughman by his horses stands
Sweating on the first hill's brow,
Having left the riverlands
Furrowed in the vale below,
And sees a mountainside to plough,
Barren rock to blunt his share,
Thunder hanging in the air,
And the black peak above him, bare,
Waiting now.
—Let him plough it if he dare!

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There were 10 entries submitted in this pair during the submission phase, 7 of which were selected by peers to advance to the finals round. Not enough votes were submitted by peers for a winning entry to be determined.

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Entry #29995 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Kenyan
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
379 x401 x1
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Entry2.713.22 (9 ratings)2.20 (5 ratings)
Entry tagging:
  • 7 users entered 11 "like" tags
  • 1 user agreed with "likes" (1 total agree)
Ujana ukapita na hatimaye nikawa mtu mzima
Flows well
wonderful ​flow
Shidu (X)
+1
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akitokwa na jasho jembamba
Flows well
Good word ​selection
Radhya Ahmed
upaji
Good term selection
Aisha Shariff
kwenye maeneo ya vitivo vya mto
Flows well
amazing ch​oice of te​rm
Nuru Abdalla (X)
mitaro
Flows well
Perfect te​rm
Radhya Ahmed
mharara
Flows well
A good cho​ice of wor​d
Shidu (X)
Jangwa lenye mwamba butu na lisiloweza kupandwa kitu
Flows well
a well ren​dered sent​ence
Aisha Shariff
Ngurumo na radi zikitamalaki angani,
Flows well
awesome vo​cabulary
Memsap
Na wingu jeusi kwenye kilele
Flows well
Nice state​ment
Salim Salim (X)
likaangama
Flows well
Amazing te​rm selecti​on
Rabiya Abubakar
Muwache alime sehemu hiyo iwapo atathubutu!
Flows well
good rendi​tion
Rabiya Abubakar
Entry #30238 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Voting points1st2nd3rd
133 x401 x1
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Entry2.422.33 (6 ratings)2.50 (6 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
Kijana nileyekuwa akawa mwanamume
Flows well
Exact mess​aage as it​ is from t​he poem. N​o direct t​ranslation​.
qurtiss
Entry #29417 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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603 x20
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Entry2.502.50 (4 ratings)2.50 (4 ratings)
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Entry #30325 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Renalda Kinyaiya (X)
Renalda Kinyaiya (X)
South Africa
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
301 x21 x1
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.882.75 (4 ratings)3.00 (4 ratings)
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  • 1 user entered 1 "like" tag
_Mwache ailime kama atathubutu
Good term selection
Silas Nguma
Entry #30253 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Kenyan
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201 x20
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Entry3.253.50 (4 ratings)3.00 (4 ratings)
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Entry #30340 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Voting points1st2nd3rd
1001 x1
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Entry2.402.40 (5 ratings)2.40 (5 ratings)
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Entry #29294 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Kenyan
Finalist
Voting points1st2nd3rd
0000
Rating typeOverallQualityAccuracy
Entry2.973.33 (6 ratings)2.60 (5 ratings)
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Entry #29435 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry1.251.25 (4 ratings)1.25 (4 ratings)
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Entry #30110 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
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Entry1.251.25 (4 ratings)1.25 (4 ratings)
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Entry #29269 — Discuss 0 — Variant: Not specified
Mac-Gustave MULONDA
Mac-Gustave MULONDA
Congo, Democratic Republic
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Entry1.171.33 (3 ratings)1.00 (3 ratings)
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