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Are you sure it's OK to use this English translation? I don't see any sign that it's in the public domain. It would be easy enough to do an original translation if necessary. --Zundark, 2001 Nov 3


I sent an email to Dave Coffin asking for permission and he said it is indeed in the public domain. Chuck Smith


The English translation is based on a public domain translation by Dave Coffin which can be found at http://www.thenationalanthems.com/_private/NotSovereignNations/esperanto.htm.

The MP3 Audio File is used by permission from http://www.tekstoj.nl/akordo/kompaktdiskoj.htm.

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Regarding the English translation: why is the word ben' translated as "good"? Clearly it comes from the verb beni (not the adjective bona, whose nominal form would be bon' ) which means to bless, and perhaps "blessing" or something to that effect would better reflect the original version. Livajo 15:51, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)

You'd have to take that up with the translator; translation is not a science, but an art, and folks will always disagree with another translator's choices. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:47, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Speaking of the translation, in the audio clip captions, "diligenta" is translated as "bad". I hope there is no question that this is an egregious mistranslation. 2A02:8084:CA0:6380:F2C:3318:E47F:D8A5 (talk) 12:52, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Relatedly, does anyone know of a, *uhm*, better version of the recording which we could use here, preferably with actual singing (licensed under Creative Commons or similarly permissive)? The current recording is, in my humble opinion, bad. TucanHolmes (talk) 15:43, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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