Stanisław Barańczak with Clare Cavanagh - Encounters with Polish and Ukrainian Literature - S4E10

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The idea of translating "fair creature of an hour" (Keats) as "ważka, co żyje godzinę" or "But I have promises to keep" (Frost) as "Lecz woła trzeźwy świat nadziei" cannot be said to mark a good translator but a misguided parodist at best.