The name of the next artiste appears to be Daniel Ponce but it's actually pronounced, I think, Pon-che, and the track itself is called Bastardo Cuentos which translates approximately as 'Oh no, not another Spanish referee'.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Peel admits uncertainty about pronouncing an artist's name and translates the track title humorously.
- In plain terms
- I'm not sure how to say the name, and the title translates to 'Oh no, not another Spanish referee'.
- What can you take from it?
- Mispronunciation and translation add humor to unfamiliar content.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle unknown names?
- Does translation change meaning?
Another view
The translation of the title is interpretive and not literal.
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