"and the song was wordless; the singing Will never be done."

Chinese translation: 这是一首无言的歌曲，这是一场永无止境的歌唱。

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English term or phrase:	"and the song was wordless; the singing Will never be done."
Chinese translation:	这是一首无言的歌曲，这是一场永无止境的歌唱。

10:55 Sep 5, 2012

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English term or phrase: "and the song was wordless; the singing Will never be done."

I am not sure about the real menaing of the last sentence of this poem "and the song was wordless; the singing Will never be done." I am especially not sure about "the singing Will never be done." My translation is: "這是一首无言的歌曲, 這是一場永远不会結束的歌唱". Is it correct or anybody has another opinion? Many thanks!

The last paragraph of this poem is below:

Everyone's voice was suddenly lifted,
And beauty came like the setting sun.
My heart was shaken with tears; and horror
Drifted away ... O but every one
Was a bird; and the song was wordless; the singing
Will never be done.

lucy222 KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) Answers: 13
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这是一首无言的歌曲，这是一场永无止境的歌唱。

Explanation:
you are right. "The singing will never be done" means "the singing will never be stopped".

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Local time: 07:42

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此歌无词；此吟永无终

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这是一首无言的歌曲，这是一场永无止境的歌唱。

ZHAO HuiZhen (Amanda)

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"and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done."

这是一首无言的歌曲，这是一场永无止境的歌唱。

Explanation:
you are right. "The singing will never be done" means "the singing will never be stopped".

ZHAO HuiZhen (Amanda)
Local time: 07:42
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5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

"and the song was wordless; the singing will never be done." 此歌无词；此吟永无终

Explanation:
wordless: 无词，即没有歌词
singing: 吟，即唱歌
done: 无终，即没有终止。

Teplocteur
Local time: 13:42
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Native speaker of: Chinese
PRO pts in category: 36

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