Alien Romance, the daily comic strip

[gs_silva]

This covers a lot of context very lightly. I was thinking of waiting until tomorrow so I could type it all out, but you know what, it's fine. It's cool. No context for you. I'll only post the translation to the one line in French:

"Music transcends language, and I'm sick to death of you all yammering on in English."

I like the word 'jacasser'. I finally got to use it.

Cathy's song is nonsense. There's no translation. She's just uttering random speechlike syllables. (I figure somebody would ask about that.)

Oh yeah, the Patreon link in case anyone wants it.

Comments

[merrileemakes]

Rave people do seem to be very chill people. Do you write from personal experience?

[gs_silva]

Sort of...

I went to art school, so I knew the crowd, but I was like Maurice, with an aversion to crowds and struggled to make friends, so I didn't actually go to any.

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

I like the "no drinks / no drugs" symbol.

>>Cathy's song is nonsense. There's no translation. She's just uttering random speechlike syllables.<<

Vocables are popular in many musical traditions. Old folk songs often have one or more nonsense lines, especially in a chorus, like "Hey nonny nonny no."

Re: Thoughts

[gs_silva]

Cathy thinks you all are speaking nonsense all the time. :D

One of my very earliest scenes to hit the chopping block (earliest in the story timeline; not in chopping block usage - it's still in draft 2 and viewable on my Patreon) has Cathy basically mumina-ing her way through "Smooth Criminal." She's a Michael Jackson fan, but she doesn't understand more than 5 individual words in the lyrics. Haven't we all kinda done that?

[brumeier]

I don't know anything about rave culture, but I like that there's a way to signal you're not interested in alcohol or drugs so no-one bothers you. We need more signs like that for real life, too. ::grins::

I love Cathy's little nonsense singing, which tells me she had a fun time. And she's right - music does transcend language. I have a couple Finnish CDs that I don't understand at all, but still love to sing to. LOL! Which I'm sure would horrify anyone who speaks Finnish.

[moth2fic]

I'm a bit like Maurice, too. Big parties, raves, etc. were never my scene! Glad Cathy enjoyed herself. And yes, music transcends language. Last night I watched a repeat of an Andre Rieu concert in Bahrain - the locals had clearly memorised the words to various songs though of course they probably learn English at school.

[gs_silva]

I'm sure it's still a challenge even if they know classroom English! It's an act of love for sure.