Dizo se hizo piedra de silencio

English translation: where God turned into silent stone

15:25 Jul 15, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / poetry - Picos de Europa
Spanish term or phrase: Dizo se hizo piedra de silencio
¡Oh, los Picos de Europa de mi tierra,
donde ***Dios se hizo piedra de silencio,***
donde ni el ruido de la mar se siente,
donde se amansa al penetrar el viento,
donde ostentan la gracia primitiva
de sus saltos mortales los rebecos!

I wonder if anyone could help me with the above line between the asterisks. I have several possible versions but am not happy with any of them.

Many thanks in advance!


Sheila
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 00:46
English translation:where God turned into silent stone
Explanation:
Otra opción.
Suerte.
Selected response from:

Roberto Hall
Local time: 19:46
Grading comment
Gracias a todos por las respuestas. Al final puse algo parecido a esta versión. Muchas gracias, Sheila
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9God turned into a stone of silence
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
4 +1where God turned into silent stone
Roberto Hall
4where God manifests through the rocks silence
Maria


  

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where God manifests through the rocks silence


Explanation:
Este podría ser un modo de decirlo.

or where God speaks through the rocks silence

¿qué te parece?

Maria
Local time: 17:46
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
where God turned into silent stone


Explanation:
Otra opción.
Suerte.

Roberto Hall
Local time: 19:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Gracias a todos por las respuestas. Al final puse algo parecido a esta versión. Muchas gracias, Sheila

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agree  agtranslat: Right, into stone, not into a stone.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
God turned into a stone of silence


Explanation:
My take

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-07-15 15:29:20 GMT)
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better: \"God turned into stone of silence\"

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Note added at 2 hrs 29 mins (2005-07-15 17:54:46 GMT)
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Yes, it is better to say \"into stone\", as I had noted above. I think agtranslat did not see my comment.

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Local time: 16:46
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