So here is the deal:
1. I want a tattoo (waited till I was old to make sure)
2. I want a quote
3. I want it in a foreign script

Here is where I need OT's help
Problem:
1. Finding a script that I like/looks good on my body
2. Suggestions for tattoo location
3. Need to make sure it is written correctly (ultimate douchebag move if it is not)

The Quote:
Language has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.
-Paul Tillich

I figured with all the great foreign (non-US) users that maybe you guys could suggest some scripts with examples

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Due to the fact that I am a dumbass and neglected to mention this I will do it here and now

I need to make sure that it means the same thing in the 'new' language...that it is not just translated words...but that the words carry the same meaning/weight
-otherwise I am just some DB poser...well more so than now

Do "loneliness" and "solitude" bear the same connotations in foreign languages?

So here is the deal:
1. I want a tattoo (waited till I was old to make sure)
2. I want a quote
3. I want it in a foreign script

Here is where I need OT's help
Problem:
1. Finding a script that I like/looks good on my body
2. Suggestions for tattoo location
3. Need to make sure it is written correctly (ultimate douchebag move if it is not)

The Quote:
Language has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.
-Paul Tillich

I figured with all the great foreign (non-US) users that maybe you guys could suggest some scripts with examples

rawsavon

What do you mean foreign scripts?

Quotes in languages that dont use the latin alphabet?

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Btw when I read the title only I thought it was someone flaming you.

I could translate that quote in french if you want me to. It's not exactly foreign script, our alphabet is the same, but still, if you're interested, I can do it.

Think about back in your roots... not sure on what your ethnicity... Just a suggestion.MistressMinako

Hmmm, I know a lot of people have tattoo in Chinese, but I'm not sure how'd all that fit anywhere on you

I'm thinking if the phrase is short it could go on your arm (my preference if I'd ever decided to get one), or it could go on the back (fit more stuff but couldn't see it myself)

hmmmm

Try Latin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin

I don't know. Seems like if you want someone to actually read the whole thing, assuming they know the language, it would have to be on your back or chest. Unless you don't care if they read it and have it wrap around a limb somehow.

If I would want a quote in a foreign script, I would want it to represent apart of my ancestory. The back or the pec would be an ideal location on my body.CleanPlayer

Probably across the shoulder blade area on your back, just below the neck.

As for what to put there, no idea

Have you thought about just using the words "loneliness" and "solitude" with some sort of visual distinction between the two?

Do "loneliness" and "solitude" bear the same connotations in foreign languages?

coolbeans90

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Do "loneliness" and "solitude" bear the same connotations in foreign languages?

rawsavon

In Greek loneliness is translated to μοναξια and solitude to απομονωση but that is more synonymous to isolation.

So yeah its tough to find exact synonymity or even close enough.

Btw when I read the title only I thought it was someone flaming you.

Teenaged

do it on your belly maybe :?gubrushadow

I could translate that quote in french if you want me to. It's not exactly foreign script, our alphabet is the same, but still, if you're interested, I can do it.

viva_hate

[QUOTE="MistressMinako"]Think about back in your roots... not sure on what your ethnicity... Just a suggestion.Dylan_11

Rick Astley on your forehead.McJugga

What about Medieval Latin? cybrcatter

Most extreme advice ever asked for..........wowRomanPolanski_

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Do "loneliness" and "solitude" bear the same connotations in foreign languages?

rawsavon

they're synonyms where i come from

You should really know exactly what you want before getting a tattoo. Making it stylish with text you can't read or understand is tacky IMO.

Try Latinjwsoul

I don't know. Seems like if you want someone to actually read the whole thing, assuming they know the language, it would have to be on your back or chest. Unless you don't care if they read it and have it wrap around a limb somehow.

DEVILinIRON

Im not sure you should have the author of the quote in the tattoo tbh, i dont think thats the normWolls

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Do "loneliness" and "solitude" bear the same connotations in foreign languages?

flordeceres

they're synonyms where i come from

Language has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.
-Paul Tillich

rawsavon

Thats my attempt.

Should I write down how that is pronounced. Unless you want only languages that use the latin alphabet.

But anyway imo Greek doesnt work here because like I said απομονωση has connotations that "solitude" doesnt have such as the connotation of it being forceful. Not necessarily but it is used like that many times and it does affect its meaning.

So I cant really contribute. :(

You should really know exactly what you want before getting a tattoo. Making it stylish with text you can't read or understand is tacky IMO.

FFCYAN

[QUOTE="flordeceres"]

[QUOTE="rawsavon"] Good question...one I had not considered tbh...that will be an issue Even more reason to ask people that speak the language/understand it fullyrawsavon

they're synonyms where i come from

[QUOTE="flordeceres"]

[QUOTE="rawsavon"] Good question...one I had not considered tbh...that will be an issue Even more reason to ask people that speak the language/understand it fullyrawsavon

they're synonyms where i come from

Yeah, you might be searching for a language for a while yet...

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Do "loneliness" and "solitude" bear the same connotations in foreign languages?

flordeceres

they're synonyms where i come from

[QUOTE="rawsavon"]

Language has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone.
-Paul Tillich

Teenaged

Thats my attempt.

Should I write down how that is pronounced. Unless you want only languages that use the latin alphabet.

This is what I am talking about...
I have this memorized by heart. It is something that is meaningful to me personally.
I just need to be sure that it says what it is supposed to say
I also want it to mean the same thing in the language it is written in. I could have gone online and translated the words, but that does not mean that they carry the same meaning...I want it to mean what it means if someone familiar with the language reads it

I like the way this looks teenaged

[QUOTE="Dylan_11"][QUOTE="MistressMinako"]Think about back in your roots... not sure on what your ethnicity... Just a suggestion.MistressMinako

You should get a tattoo around your belly button that says "This mess is a place"

[QUOTE="FFCYAN"]

You should really know exactly what you want before getting a tattoo. Making it stylish with text you can't read or understand is tacky IMO.

rawsavon

[QUOTE="McJugga"]Rick Astley on your forehead.rawsavon

Do "loneliness" and "solitude" bear the same connotations in foreign languages?

coolbeans90

Hrm this is what I am wondering - very tough to tell whether a quote about the lyrical nuances of the English language will even make sense when translated into an alternative language :(

Rawsavon, have you ever looked into sanskrit. My first tattoo is going to be a quote written in sanskrit. I just have to find a quote first.

This is what I am talking about...
I have this memorized by heart. It is something that is meaningful to me personally.
I just need to be sure that it says what it is supposed to say
I also want it to mean the same thing in the language it is written in. I could have gone online and translated the words, but that does not mean that they carry the same meaning...I want it to mean what it means if someone familiar with the language reads it

I like the way this looks teenaged

rawsavon

but it's just so cliche now.

FFCYAN

I know. and I agree.

So I either 'settle' b/c it is a DB move or get what I want and be a DB on Jersey Shore This is why I am almost 30 and have not got it yet :(

Rawsavon, have you ever looked into sanskrit. My first tattoo is going to be a quote written in sanskrit. I just have to find a quote first.

peaceful_anger

well, I can translate or transliterate whatever you want into Danish. :PDeihjan

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Do "loneliness" and "solitude" bear the same connotations in foreign languages?

MissLibrarian

Hrm this is what I am wondering - very tough to tell whether a quote about the lyrical nuances of the English language will even make sense when translated into an alternative language :(

In Chinese, yes both have a fairly similar meaning as they do in English. But it would be a bit odd to have that tattoo onto oneself, Chinese definitely won't do it

[QUOTE="Deihjan"]well, I can translate or transliterate whatever you want into Danish. :Prawsavon

My suggestion is that you choose a dead language for the "loneliness" script and a living language for the "solitude" script. Then you can focus on putting different types of decoration around the two words.

[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="Deihjan"]well, I can translate or transliterate whatever you want into Danish. :PDeihjan

My suggestion is that you choose a dead language for the "loneliness" script and a living language for the "solitude" script. Then you can focus on putting different types of decoration around the two words.

DEVILinIRON