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Over elvens og fergestedets mørke hevet åsene seg, disse tidlig snebare åser, ennå rustbrune og jernharde før våren, brått belyste, kaldt tindrende, grantoppen var likesom fulle av sølvskillinger.
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Beyond the darkness of the river and the ferry landing, the hills rose, those hills that shed their snow so early, still rust-brown and hard as iron before the coming of spring, suddenly lit by the sun, glittering with a cold brilliance, the tops of the fir trees seemed to be strewn with silver coins.
Translated by markvanroode 563 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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Beyond the darkness of the river and the ferry landing, the hills rose—those hills that shed their snow so early, still rust-brown and hard as iron before the coming of spring. Suddenly lit by the sun, they glittered with a cold brilliance; the tops of the fir trees seemed strewn with silver coins.
Translated by markvanroode 563 1 month ago

Discussion

Thanks, David.

 by markvanroode 3 weeks, 6 days ago

This is a thoughtful translation. I would hardly change a word of it. Only the punctuation might be improved. We have noted in the past how the author uses commas in extended passages in a way that doesn't quite work in English, but this time I think it would be just fine if we left the punctuation just as it is in Norwegian along with 2 slight changes shown here in parenthesis: "Beyond the darkness of the river and the ferry landing, the hills rose, those hills that shed their snow so early, still rust-brown and hard as iron before the coming of spring, suddenly lit by the sun, (glittering) with a cold brilliance, the tops of the fir trees seemed (to be) strewn with silver coins."

 by DavidKenstad 3 weeks, 6 days ago