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Philosophy
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I have been fascinated with translating ever since my school English became good enough to let me realize that many of the German books I read sounded a lot better in the English original. A translation should not be the inferior version of the original text!
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Language is a living thing. It develops constantly. It is used by living beings, not machines, and it must be interpreted by living beings if it is to be interpreted properly.
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Similarly, only a living being is able to translate a text properly, because no machine, no computer, no translating program will be able to feel the nuances in the language, recognize the overall ideas, or
develop a feeling for the underlying sentiments. Translating goes way beyond replacing one word with another in a different language.
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In
order to do an original text justice, the translation must
be done with a feeling for words and a sense of style, so
that it may become a unique creation of its own.
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Speaking about style: I was lucky to be born with an instinct for language and a sense of word style.
Therefore,
 
provides translations with style!
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