Talk:Dancing in Water
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Some issues that require accuracy
[edit]"The original title in SerboCroatian is Bal na vodi, but the translation as Dance on water is wrong. Bal na vodi is the SerboCroatian translation of famous Esther Williams movie shot in Havana, Cuba. Hey Baburiba is the local way of singing a song when you do not know the lyrics so you hum "Hey! Babu Riba, Hey! Babu Riba". Actually, the words have no meaning at all."
The above is from a comment at IMDB. It raises some questions. 1. Is it true that Dancing in Water is a literal translation of Bal na Vodi? The above commenter seems to think not. 2. Is it true that Hey Baburiba are common substitute nonsense lyrics somewhere? That would be strange, since the song that features the lyrics in English appear in the film. But then perhaps that's why...? 3. Which Esther Williams film is referenced?
If Dancing in Water is a proper translation that was used first or most as the English title of the film that is known as Hey Babu Riba, then it's fine the page is named here. If any part of that is wrong, I'm pretty sure that Wikipedia naming conventions require it be listed as Hey Babu Riba.
Anyone have a good idea about this?
Many thanks. --Ring Cinema (talk) 23:05, 23 June 2010 (UTC)