re public service translation no david posts a good translation of a post by suat kinikliouglu most of the original post elided kk vatan sevgisi ruhlari kirden kurtaran en kuvvetli ruzgardir in translation as a public service most of the translation elided the love of the fatherland is the strongest of all winds cleansing filth off souls i think this part of the translation is questionable although i think the original quote is plain silly you made it sound as if it is coming from a neo nazi youth for example turks talk of a motherland not a germanic fatherland why filth instead of dirt the indeterminacy of translation is a well known problem so one may have to fudge but with some care of course is the following an equally valid translation the love of one s country is the strongest wind to cleanse one s soul see my point nevertheless i think you translate well oz willard van orman quine word and object mit press cambridge mass
