A la fougue qu’il vous reste.

English translation: To the fire that still burns in your heart

06:15 May 17, 2011

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

French term or phrase: A la fougue qu’il vous reste.

It's a dedication of the author written at the beginning of his play.

The play tells the story of two children who ceased being Children, who grew in the world of Internet and television. It's about the fear of the future, about the death of adolescence...

I think that the autor's message is optimistic.

indian_summer KudoZ activity Questions: 21 (1 open) (4 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 16 Romania
Local time: 23:25

English translation:To the fire that still burns in your heart

Explanation:
To the passion that still burns within you
To the passion that remains within you
To the embers of your zest for life

a non-literal translation that nevertheless gets the message over effectively. Here, "fire" and "heart" refer of course to passion and enthusiasm rather than romantic love. The author must be lamenting the modern child's loss of enthusiasm for the simple/real things in real life in favour of virtual living. The age of the teenage grunt!

The last 2 suggestions (remains and embers) reflect "qu'il vous reste", suggesting that the passion/enthusiasm is not as strong as it once was...

Selected response from:

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:25

Grading comment

Thanks, Carol!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

For the Enthusiasm You Still Have

André Vanasse (X)

4 +2

To the fire that still burns in your heart

Carol Gullidge

4 +1

To the spirit that remains yours

kashew

2 +1

for the youth spirit (ardor) that still lies in you

silvester55

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

For the Enthusiasm You Still Have

Explanation:
Young people are enthusiastic.

André Vanasse (X)
South Korea
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of:

French,

English

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

for the youth spirit (ardor) that still lies in you

Explanation:
.

silvester55
Local time: 23:25
Native speaker of:

French

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

To the spirit that remains yours

Explanation:
Rather cynical?

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Or: To what's left of your spirit/enthusiasm.

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Note added at 1 heure (2011-05-17 07:41:58 GMT)
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NB: Maybe the author is hinting at "innocence"?

kashew
France
Local time: 22:25
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

To the fire that still burns in your heart

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 80

Grading comment

Thanks, Carol!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Tony M: Oh heavens, I know a few of those grunts! Oh, I thought 'grunt' was a reference to pig-like teenagers... ;-)

7 mins

-> many thanks Tony! Yes, me too - either a grunt or "Mu-um". Actually I once worked out that the French nasal vowel sounds make great teenage grunts. Many a grunt has been made to rhyme with un, bon, vin, or blanc, each with its own special interpretation:)

agree

Philippa Smith: An excellent solution Carol! Am also - sadly - too familiar with teenage grunting (tho' I'm not sure it's that different from the teenage grunting of my youth)!

4 hrs

-> many thanks Philppa! I don't think teenage grunting existed during my youth, which doubtless is more distant than yours! However, it was firmly established by the time I had teenagers of my own

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