dzierżyć muzykę

English translation: Before us a player, his hands holding sway over the music of the spheres.

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Polish term or phrase:dzierżyć muzykę
English translation: Before us a player, his hands holding sway over the music of the spheres.
Entered by: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.

19:35 Sep 25, 2015
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Polish term or phrase: dzierżyć muzykę
Utwór zawiera opis grajka, który na guzikówce (akordeon guzikowy) gra rzewną pieśń. Po czym wstaje i nie przestając grać idzie po polnej miedzy. Następnie jest zdanie:

Przed nami grajek dzierżący w rękach muzykę sfer.

Oczywiście, chodzi o to, że akordeon trzyma się w rękach, więc stąd to metaforyczne użycie (trzymać w rękach muzykę), ale zastanawiam się jak przetłumaczyć "dzierżyć", żeby nie miało negatywnego wydźwięku. Mam wrażenie, że takie słowa jak "gripping", gdzieś to negatywne znaczenie mają schowane w sobie.

Proszę o szybkie odpowiedzi, gdyż na rano muszę to mieć. Bardzo bardzo pięknie dziękuję z góry.
thirdwitch
Before us a player, his hands holding sway over the music of the spheres.
Explanation:
propozycja

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hold sway
› to have ​power or a very ​strong ​influence:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hold-s...
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On her latest offering, All The Pretty Things, the sparse arrangements allow her voice to effortlessly hold sway over the music and the result is an intensely .

http://www.axs.com/the-allure-of-ashley-riley-s-all-the-pret...
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2Before us a player, his hands holding sway over the music of the spheres.
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4holding the music of the spheres in his hand
LilianNekipelov
3A player in front of us; he wields the music of the spheres in his hands
Jarosław Bartkowiak


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A player in front of us; he wields the music of the spheres in his hands


Explanation:
„A player in front of us; he wields the music of the spheres in his hands. Jeśli już.”

„wield” jest tu IMO bardzo dobre.

Albo

„A player in front of us; the music of the spheres in his hands.”

Opisowo, gdyby to „dzierżenie” nie do końca przekonywało.


Jarosław Bartkowiak
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
holding the music of the spheres in his hand


Explanation:
Presumably a fiddle, so in one hand.

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I am really 100% sure.

LilianNekipelov
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Before us a player, his hands holding sway over the music of the spheres.


Explanation:
propozycja

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Note added at 15 hrs (2015-09-26 10:50:39 GMT)
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hold sway
› to have ​power or a very ​strong ​influence:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hold-s...
ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc

On her latest offering, All The Pretty Things, the sparse arrangements allow her voice to effortlessly hold sway over the music and the result is an intensely .

http://www.axs.com/the-allure-of-ashley-riley-s-all-the-pret...
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 04:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  George BuLah (X): yes, holding !
11 hrs
  -> Dziękuję George. Akurat chciałem ująć ten wyraz w odpowiedzi.

agree  Jacek Konopka: GREAT!
1 day 14 hrs
  -> We make great music together here, Jacek. Thank you.
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