COMPLETE Multilingual Short Works Collection 031 - thw

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Multilingual Short Works Collection 031 - Poetry & Prose, by Various
This is our 31st collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English) as listed below. All chosen and recorded by Librivox volunteers. (Summary by ToddHW)

If you are a new contributor, please read the following instructions carefully. Don't hesitate to ask in this thread (Post Reply) if you have any questions! Project roles: Michael (Kazbek) is BC, Todd (ToddHW) is MC, and Sonia (Kitty) is DPL.
This project is complete. Audio files can be found on our Librivox catalog page at https://librivox.org/multilingual-short-works-collection-031-poetry-prose-by-various/

1. Choose an acceptable source. This collection is for recordings of short works (under 72 minutes), in any language except (modern) English. We can only accept readings of texts that are in the public domain in the United States. Specifically, we can publish recordings made from scans of books whose title page shows a date of publication of 1926 or earlier, which can be found at Archive.org, among other sites. We can also use most sources found at Gutenberg.org (if the book page says "Public domain in the USA"). We can use Wikisource only if there is a scan available at the "Source" tab. If you are unsure about a source, please ask us before recording it! Our contributors are also expected to verify themselves that the texts they record for LibriVox are in the public domain in their own country.

2. New to recording? Please see our Newbie Guide to Recording (available in several languages) for further instructions. A quick guide to our required technical settings can be found here. LibriVox recording settings: mono (1 channel), 44100 Hz sample rate, 128 kbps constant bit rate MP3. See the Tech Specs.

3. The format of the "intro" and "outro". (Can be in the language of the recorded text. Partial translations are available on this page.)

Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

At the start of the recording say:
"[Work title] by [author], read in [language]. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org" [Optional: "Read by your name."]
At the end of the recording say:
""End of [title], by [author]" [Optional, and if not stated in the intro: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

For short poems and other texts shorter than 500 words you can use the following format:

At the start of the recording say:
"[Title] by [author], read in [language] for LibriVox.org ".
At the end of the recording say:
"End of poem (or [title]). This recording is in the public domain" [Optional: "Read by your name, city, date."]
Leave 5 seconds of silence at the end.

4. Filename: msw031_[work's title]_[author's last name]_[your initials]_128kb.mp3 (all lowercase and without accents, compressing the first few words of the title with no spaces) (e.g. msw031_chunsi_wang_drb_128kb.mp3)

5. Upload to the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader (MC to select: ToddHW)
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6. Copy the file link generated by the uploader and post the following information in this thread (Post Reply):
MP3: (link generated by the uploader)
Duration: (mm:ss)
Author: (author's name)
Title: (of the work you recorded)
Language: (of the work)
Text: (link to the text from which you read)
Keywords: (a few terms that describe the work)
If this is your first LibriVox contribution, let us know under what name (or nickname) you'd like to appear in our catalog.
7. Watch this thread for PL (proof-listening) notes. The PL level in this project is "special": our PL will follow along with the text and listen for any discrepancies that may change the meaning of the text. (For explanation of PL levels, see Guide for Proof-listeners.)

Please don't download or listen to files belonging to projects in process unless you are the BC or PL. Our servers are not set up to handle the greater volume of traffic. Please wait until the project has been completed. Thanks!

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placing a cookie-crumb to sign up as DPL. Looking forward to hearing all the languages you will throw at me this time. :mrgreen:

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Post by Kitty »

Michael, let us not forget to carry over the last unedited file from the previous project.

Original post can be found here: viewtopic.php?p=1946117#p1946117
My PL notes are here: viewtopic.php?p=1946994#p1946994
And the MW entries are here: viewtopic.php?p=1976775#p1976775

Please note I already changed the link to msw031, so the link in my last post should be the correct one.

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Post by Kazbek »

Kitty wrote: December 2nd, 2021, 12:52 am Michael, let us not forget to carry over the last unedited file from the previous project.
Yes, I'm traveling at the moment, so I'm not set up to rename the file, but I can do it when I'm back home on Sunday.

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Post by Kitty »

Kazbek wrote: December 2nd, 2021, 10:24 pm Yes, I'm traveling at the moment, so I'm not set up to rename the file, but I can do it when I'm back home on Sunday.
I already changed the file name a few days ago. No worries there. It's just a reminder so we won't forget. It's not pressing.

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Post by Piotrek81 »

Today I removed 20 GBs' worth of Audacity files from my computer in hopes that now the program would run faster. I think this recording is too short to see if there's any difference, but anyway, here is a piece in Polish for the collection.

Maria Konopnicka "Przygrywka"
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/msw031_przygrywka_konopnicka_pn81_128kb.mp3 2:52
https://pl.wikisource.org/wiki/Poezye._Serya_pierwsza/Przygrywka (link to the scans on the side panel, it's the first piece in the volume)
date of birth and death 1842 - 1910
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Konopnicka
language: Polish
keywords: poezja, marzenia, podróź
Want to hear some PREPARATION TIPS before you press "record"? Listen to THIS and THIS
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Piotrek81 wrote: December 7th, 2021, 10:48 am Today I removed 20 GBs' worth of Audacity files from my computer in hopes that now the program would run faster. I think this recording is too short to see if there's any difference, but anyway, here is a piece in Polish for the collection.
Thank you, Piotrek! I hope that solves the speed issue.

Looks like I wasn't subscribed to the thread at first...

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Piotrek81 wrote: December 7th, 2021, 10:48 amToday I removed 20 GBs' worth of Audacity files from my computer in hopes that now the program would run faster.
I always delete the audacity files as soon as a project is safely catalogued here. I still keep the mp3 files so far, but the aup files from audacity I delete. I guess they take up most of the space, so it's better to get rid of them.
Maria Konopnicka "Przygrywka"
https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/msw031_przygrywka_konopnicka_pn81_128kb.mp3 2:52
https://pl.wikisource.org/wiki/Poezye._Serya_pierwsza/Przygrywka (link to the scans on the side panel, it's the first piece in the volume)
a beautifully narrated poem. I especially liked the ending, which always started with the same word, like a recital somehow. Excellently done. And PL ok right away. Thanks for making the start here, Piotr.

Sonia
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https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/msw031_idgah_premchand_dc_128kb.mp3
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.464210/page/1/mode/2up
Idgah
Munshi Premchand
35:36
Story about a boy, his view of the world and society, his wisdom and empathy towards his caregiver.
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Language Hindi
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dckabir wrote: December 15th, 2021, 12:04 pm https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/msw031_idgah_premchand_dc_128kb.mp3
https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.464210/page/1/mode/2up
Idgah
Munshi Premchand
35:36
Story about a boy, his view of the world and society, his wisdom and empathy towards his caregiver.
Hi,

It would be great to have another Hindi recording in our catalog, but we have to ensure that it is in the public domain for our purposes, as explained in the instructions at the top of this thread. I'm not sure if there is a publication date on the title page, but according to Wikipedia, this story was first published in 1938:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idgah_(short_story)

If that's the case, it can't be included in the LibriVox catalog. :( In case of doubt, we're always happy to help verify copyright status before you record your contribution.

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Post by dckabir »

:( missed the date again, I had meant to read another story, but this one caught my fancy instead.
I'll post another one in the new year :)
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Post by livia »

Hello! :)

Here is a poem by Ștefan Octavian Iosif:

MP3: https://librivox.org/uploads/toddhw/msw031_desarbatori_iosif_lf_128kb.mp3
Duration (mm:ss): 01:31
Author: Ștefan Octavian Iosif (1875 - 1913)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ștefan_Octavian_Iosif
Title: De sărbători
Text: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Stefan_Octavian_Iosif_-_Poezii_(1901_-_1902).pdf&page=28
Language: Romanian
Keywords: The Christmas celebration, the longing for the homeland, sărbătoarea Crăciunului

Thank you!

Livia
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Post by Kitty »

thank you, Livia, nice to have another Romanian poem in this collection :9: And you know already that I like your wonderful way of narrating poems :thumbs:

Totally PL ok, thanks. I'll update the MW in Michael's absence.

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Post by livia »

Thanks for your appreciation, Sonia! :D
A wonderful week!

Livia
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