Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
חיפצ
English translation:
Desire/want
Hebrew term
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חיפצ
נדרכת לה אהבתי כצליל נגה בסערה
Forgive me, but I'm trying to translate a poem and I'm stumped with these two lines--I can't find the terms חיפצ nor מולל in any dictionary, nor can I follow the sentence structure here. I'm wondering if there might be a typo somewhere? I'll be most grateful for any help you can offer!
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Akiva Brest (X)
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| 5 | want me, touch my pleading |
Eynati
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judithyf
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Nov 24, 2005 10:05: Akiva Brest (X) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): judithyf, Sue Goldian, Akiva Brest (X)
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Proposed translations
Desire
"Desire me to be in your arms and tell me your supplications
My love is attuned as a note in a storm"
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Note added at 18 hrs 19 mins (2005-11-24 13:11:03 GMT)
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a slight correction to teh second line with thanks to Eynati
נוגה is to shine
"My love is attuned as a note shines in a storm"
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Eynati
: Yadayim is not 'arms; and what happened to n-g-h? If hands=arms by poetic licence, nothing means anything. We are not humpty-dumpty.
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"arms" can be used - poetic license
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want me, touch my pleading
le-molel = palpate, touch
You are translating a really difficult piece. Is it Medieval?
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Note added at 21 mins (2005-11-23 19:12:57 GMT)
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Can you transliterate n-g-h? Is it nogah, or noge'ha? This is a complex and tricky metaphor (love / drawing a bow / sound / light / storm).
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Akiva Brest (X)
: למולל is a form of למלל or למלמל (to talk, to say, to tell)
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I am not convinced. And if so, why didn't you comment on 'roll between fingertips'?
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desire
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Note added at 4 days (2005-11-28 14:16:20 GMT) Post-grading
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May I refer you to the Morfix Hebrew-English online dictionary:
מו
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