A little experiment with you foreigners :P

[tilia_tomentosa]

Does this little video sound strange to you with all those Bulgarian folklore/mythology words in it?

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Here is the Bulgarian version, in case somebody here can understand it:

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Alas, the Golden Apple's website seems to be in Bulgarian only (for now?), so the only thing I can offer in English is their Facebook page.

Comments

[misstia]

Wow! That was really interesting, I liked that! I will say the Bulgarian names didn't really flow with the English language; but after they first said them, it was fine for me.

[tilia_tomentosa]

"Chuma" is actually the plague, by the way; I don't know why they didn't translate the name; maybe because it was seen as a typical Bulgarian personification?

The words for the other characters indeed can't be translated literally; they are typically Bulgarian or at least generally Slavic phenomena.

[tamena]

I recognize the story line and I think the inclusion of the proper Bulgarian names/words makes it more special, or maybe magical if that makes sense?

[tilia_tomentosa]

I guess "magical" is a very appropriate word here. :)

[puddleshark]

No, I really liked the use of words from Bulgarian folklore and mythology - it made the story stand out.

[tilia_tomentosa]

You can always understand magic, no matter how exactly it is expressed. :)