One of My Stories Has Been Translated into Russian!
I was very flattered and honoured when I was contacted recently about having one of my Robin of Sherwood stories translated into Russian. As the story was submitted as part of a fandom competition, I won't mention the translator's name. However, what I can say is that the translator decided to choose The Last Squire and that the translation was ( Read more... )
It's astonishing that a 1980's British TV series should appeal to Russian fans.
Robin of Sherwood has elements and themes that seem to have an international appeal. I've met more people from different countries through RoS than any other fandom. I wonder if Russian fans can relate to RoS because it reflects aspects of their own history (e.g. a peasant class being oppressed by a richer, more powerful class). Of course, I think many of us like to root for the underdog, so maybe that's something that appeals to Russian fans as well.
It's interesting that they are particularly fans of Gisburne.
Yes, I'm not sure how to explain that, though I'm often surprised just how many Gisburne fans there are in general. A lot of female fans do find him attractive. Maybe they see him as a tragic figure as well. There's one Russian fan on the AddiesFaction Facebook group who will share Russian language fanvids with the lyrics translated in English. At least some of the songs used in these fanvids have told stories that seem uniquely Russian. It's kind of cool because such vidders are using RoS to reflect aspects of their culture, etc.
I'll share a vid with you that's not RoS, but the song chosen is about Russia. The video is about General Russell, a character that Robert Addie played in a show called Bugs. These are the lyrics:
More than anything
It is not this darkness that I fear.
And I'm not afraid of any loss in life.
I'm only afraid of night phone calls.
Phone call,
And this silence explodes,
Like alarm bells.
Phone call -
And you go out into the night again.,
And my life depends on you again.
You hear the order. Are you special forces,
But I try not to think about it.,
That this is the last time I see you.
Everything is quiet today,
You can get some rest.,
A soldier of his country,
You deserve a reward.
Everything is quiet today,
Let you have a dream.
In which there is no war,
I'll stay with you for a while.
I'll put an icon next to it.
At the head of silence,
And you will dream.,
I'll stay with you for a while.
I'm so proud of you.,
When will you put on your dress uniform,
And our friends come to the house.
On the August holiday.
I'm happy when you play guitar.
And the songs of the Russian special forces
flow like a river.
But here's a phone call.,
And you're leaving again, I don't know where.,
I try to look nonchalant.
All this is inevitable.,
Grief is not a problem.,
But when I believe in our love ...
My hope grew stronger.
Everything is quiet today,
You can get some rest.,
A soldier of his country,
You deserve a reward.
Everything is quiet today,
Let you have a dream.
In which there is no war,
I'll stay with you for a while.
I'll put an icon next to it.
At the head of silence,
And you will dream.,
I'll stay with you for a while.
Everything is quiet today,
You can get some rest.,
A soldier of his country,
You deserve a reward.
Everything is quiet today,
Let you have a dream.
In which there is no war,
I'll stay with you for a while.
I'll put an icon next to it.
At the head of silence,
And you will dream.,
I'll stay with you for a while.
And this is the vid:
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Yes, I can see that Robert Addie's Gisburne would appeal to female fans.
Thank you sharing the video. It is good and the lyrics are moving.
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