Elias and Maria Clara's Portrait
Examining different translations coz i found something weird.
SPANISH
Lanzó una mirada al jardín, y a la luz de la luna vio dos guardias civiles que venían con un auxiliante: las bayonetas y los capacetes relucían. Entonces tomó una resolución: amontonó ropas y papeles en medio del gabinete, vació encima una lámpara de petróleo y prendió fuego. Ciñose precipitadamente las armas, vio el retrato de María Clara, vaciló… lo guardó en uno de los saquitos, y, llevándoselos, saltó por la ventana.
PASCUAL POBLETE
Sumung̃aw siyá sa halamanan, at sa liwanag ng̃ buwá'y canyáng natanawan ang dalawáng guardia civil, na may casamang isáng «auxiliante» (isáng utusán bagá ng̃ justicia): nagkikintaban ang mg̃a bayoneta at ang mg̃a capacete. Nang magcagayo'y minagalíng niyáng gawín agad ang isáng munacalà: ibinuntón sa guitnâ ng̃ gabinete ang mg̃a damít at ang mg̃a papel, ibinuhos sa ibabaw ang isáng lámpara ng̃ petróleo at sacâ sinindihán. Ibinigkís na nagdudumalî sa bayawáng ang mg̃a sandata, nakita ang larawan ni María Clara, nag-alinlang̃an … itinagò sa isá sa mg̃a suputan, dinalá ang mg̃a suputang itó at tumalón sa bintanà
CEBUANO
GOOGLE TRANSLATE
He glanced at the garden, and in the moonlight saw two Civil Guards coming with an assistant: their bayonets and helmets gleamed. Then he made a decision: he piled clothes and papers in the middle of the study, emptied a kerosene lamp on top and lit it. He hurriedly strapped on his arms, saw the portrait of María Clara, hesitated… put it in one of the small bags, and, taking them with him, jumped out the window.
CHARLES DERBYSHIRE
SOLEDAD LACSON-LOCSIN
LEON MA. GUERRERO
NOTES
AUXILIANTE was translated as
Pascual Poblete, Cebuano, Google = Assistant
Charles Derybshire = Directorcillo
Soledad Lacson-Locsin and Leon Ma. Guerrero = Civilian
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THE MOST AMAZING THING IS LEON MA. GUERRERO adding the tidbit that "Elias kissed Maria Clara's portrait before he put it in the sack" (all the other versions retained the original that 'Elias hesitated for a bit before placing her picture in the sack')
LIKE... L.M.G.!!! WHAT WAS HIS DEAL!?!?!?!?! WHAT?!!??
im not even mad... it's just bizarre? fascinating?? juicy?!?!?
LIKE .... DID HE HAVE A SERIOUS ELIAS X MARIA CLARA AGENDA??
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