Marcel Weyland

Marcel Weyland (born 1927) is a translator of Adam Mickiewicz's Pan Tadeusz^[1] and of Echoes: Poems of the Holocaust.^[2] 'The Word: 200 Years of Polish Poetry', 2010, ed. Brandl & Schlesinger, Blackheath, NSW, Australia, ISBN 9781921556036.

Life

Weyland was born in Łódź, Poland. His family fled ahead of the Germans in September 1939. They originally travelled to Lithuania, where they were fortunate enough to receive a visa from the Japanese Diplomat Chiune Sugihara. From here they went through the Soviet Union to Japan, before being interned for the rest of World War II by the Japanese in Shanghai, China. The family finally settled in Sydney, Australia, in 1946. Here he studied architecture and law.

In 1952 Weyland married artist Phillipa Keane. They live in Mosman, Sydney, Australia. They have 5 children, 21 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandson.

Works

Weyland completed an English translation of Adam Mickiewicz's Pan Tadeusz. This translation retains the rhythm of the Polish original instead of English poetry's drum-like iambic. The translation was begun in the 1960s as an attempt to convey a better sense of the original, and was initially intended for his family in Australia. Encouraged to continue it, he completed it in the hope that it would be of value to a wider audience.

In 2007 'Echoes: Poems of the Holocaust' was published. It is his translation of poems by Polish poets, Jewish and non-Jewish, written during the Holocaust and after, by survivors and witnesses.

In August 2010 Brandl & Schlesinger published 'The Word: 200 Years of Polish Poetry'. It is the first such bilingual anthology ever published.

Marcel has been recognised worldwide for his translations. In 2005 he was awarded the Order of Merit by the Polish government for his contributions to Polish culture, and in 2008 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia.

Notes

1. ^ Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz, translator Marcel Weyland, 2004, Verand Press, Blackheath, NSW, Australia, ISBN 1 876454 16 4
2. ^ Echoes: Poems of the Holocaust, translated by Marcel Weyland, 2007, Blackheath, NSW, Australia, Verand Press, ISBN 9781876454173.

See also

Poetry portal

• Do prostego człowieka

External links

• Marcel Weyland's website
• Marcel Weyland's story
• Marcel Weyland: Medal of the Order of Australia (Australian Government website)

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