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drbillbongo - remember that annoying Danish sparrington fic I wrote solely to annoy you? Well, I finally got around to translating it into English. Well, sort of translated - some lines are more rewritten than translated, because the direct translation sounded ridiculous in English. Still, it is what it is...
Title: Expect the unexpected
Author: Oneiriad
Rating: PG
Pairing: Jack/James
Disclaimer: Not mine. Nope. Alas.
Author's note: This is a translation of my Danish fic Forvent det uventede. I must confess that I am only about 90% satisfied with it in translated form, but then, I doubt it is possible to be 100% satisfied with a translation.
James Norrington had never expected to enjoy himself at the wedding of William Turner and Elizabeth Swann. He attended out of a sense of duty and propriety and tried as best he could to ignore the glances and the whispers about the rejected suitor – and to avoid the mothers with eligible daughters who recognized a golden opportunity when they saw it.
James Norrington had never expected to stay long, nor did he. He made his excuses to the newlyweds, claiming to have work to do.
James Norrington had never expected to be pulled into a sinister alley as he walked through the dark streets, to hear a pistol be cocked and a voice that he had sincerely hoped never to hear again order him: “Don’t move, Commodore.” Things do not always turn out the way we expect them to.
James Norrington had never expected to be led through the streets of Port Royal – bound, gagged, blindfolded. He tried to escape a few times, but was each time prevented. Eventually he was pushed into a dinghy.
James Norrington had never expected to come aboard the Black Pearl as a captive. As a victor, perhaps – the proud Commodore coming face to face with the chained pirate captain on the deck of a ruined ship.
James Norrington had never expected to be treated as a guest – quite the contrary, he fully expected to be taken straight to the brig. But rope, blindfold and gag was removed and Jack Sparrow’s smile was pure gold.
James Norrington had never expected to ever appreciate the hospitality of a pirate. But the rum flowed freely and Jack swore that James would be released the following day.
James Norrington had never expected to end up celebrating the wedding of his former fiancé aboard a pirate ship, but that was exactly what Jack insisted on doing – just the two of them, alone in his cabin.
James Norrington had never expected to be able to enjoy Jack Sparrow’s company. As the night progressed he was forced to revise his expectations. Jack was quite capable of being very charming when he saw fit.
James Norrington had never expected to be kissed by another man. Jack’s lips tasted of salt and rum, and his tongue was very – talented.
James Norrington had never expected to find another man beautiful. The flickering light of lanterns danced on Jack’s tanned skin. He reminded James of some exotic feline.
James Norrington had never expected many things. During the night Jack proved to be more than willing to shame his every expectation – oh, he was quite the shameless one. He laughed when James blushed at being called beautiful, and he practically purred when James begged for more.
James Norrington had never expected to be disappointed with someone for being a man of his word. The next day found him in his office at Fort Charles in Port Royal, and he was forced to admit that part of him wanted to be someplace entirely different.
There was a time when James Norrington had expected the wedding night of Elizabeth Swann to be a memorable event, something he would be able to look back on with pleasure for many years to come. And what do you know – it was!
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(Or rather... when I set the really bad translator on it the first time.)
*glomps*glomps*glomps*
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That was unexpectedly wonderful!
Well, not really, as I wouldn't expect anything else from you! ;D
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And I really have to agree with
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I don't know Danish so I can't compare it to any other version, but honestly, I don't think you have anything to worry about. It's wonderful :)
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And I'm sorry, but I am still not 100% satisfied with it. It's not that I think it is bad, but it has lost something - at least in my eyes. But then, I am not exactly the most neutral of observers...
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By the way, your icon: who is Nigel and why is there a mermaid in his moat? Was there a particularly large rain of fish?
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I don't know why the mermaid was in the moat, but perhaps (it?) was carried in a freak windstorm from the Caribbean, where - according to Mr.Gillette - they are quite common :)
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I love it very much. Wonderful James here
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I enjoyed the English version very much though! I am currently braindead and am therefore unable of coherently expressing my thoughts, except for 'yay, good, awesome, loved it'.
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That was brilliant! Honestly, I don't feel bad at all for being blamed for all this. :D *does the happy dance and glomps all over you*
I must say that if I compare your English fic to your Danish fic, I didn't understand much of the latter. Which is no surprise, but a bit disappointing - some words looked so familiar but apparently meant an entirely different thing.
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You should remember, you know, that I did not do a word-by-word translation. If the translation was odd, I mostly went for the general same meaning. Perhaps you understood more than you think, my dear Danish professor.
Now, I seem to remember something you said you'd do? :-)
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And - yes. I remember that, too. Let's see what I can do tonight. *wink*
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so instead I squee loudly and long: *SQUEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!*
The style is just wonderful and I do think the repeated refrain and resulting contradictions of his expectations were superb. And of course the conclusion fit beautifully, for after all, who isn't to say that final expectations will not be filled by those unexpected things... ^_^