Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan

English translation: Death Makes an Artist

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Finnish term or phrase:Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
English translation:Death Makes an Artist
Entered by: Alfa Trans (X)

18:05 Oct 10, 2004
Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music
Finnish term or phrase: Kuolema Tekee Taiteilijan
Lyric
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It takes death to make an artist
Explanation:
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Note added at 37 mins (2004-10-10 18:42:38 GMT)
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or
It is death that makes an artist

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Note added at 53 mins (2004-10-10 18:59:13 GMT)
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or simply Death Makes an Artist
http://www.leoslyrics.com/artists/4990/
if you want a word-for-word translation of this song by Nightwish

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Note added at 1 day 32 mins (2004-10-11 18:37:55 GMT)
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\"what makes the artist\" 161 hits with Google
\"what makes an artist\" 619 hits with Google
so both are used

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Note added at 1 day 41 mins (2004-10-11 18:46:53 GMT)
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\"death makes an artist\" 47 hits with Google
\"death makes the artist\" 3 hits with Google
but, as I said above, both are used
Selected response from:

Alfa Trans (X)
Local time: 09:26
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1It takes death to make an artist
Alfa Trans (X)
4If you want to make it as an artist, die first
Spencer Allman


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
It takes death to make an artist


Explanation:
.

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Note added at 37 mins (2004-10-10 18:42:38 GMT)
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or
It is death that makes an artist

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Note added at 53 mins (2004-10-10 18:59:13 GMT)
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or simply Death Makes an Artist
http://www.leoslyrics.com/artists/4990/
if you want a word-for-word translation of this song by Nightwish

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Note added at 1 day 32 mins (2004-10-11 18:37:55 GMT)
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\"what makes the artist\" 161 hits with Google
\"what makes an artist\" 619 hits with Google
so both are used

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Note added at 1 day 41 mins (2004-10-11 18:46:53 GMT)
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\"death makes an artist\" 47 hits with Google
\"death makes the artist\" 3 hits with Google
but, as I said above, both are used

Alfa Trans (X)
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: Finnish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ohemulen: Death makes the artist
4 hrs

neutral  Desmond O'Rourke: Kristina's version represents the most idiomatic English.
23 hrs
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2 days 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
If you want to make it as an artist, die first


Explanation:
You need to get away from the source text here I guess

Spencer Allman
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