Problems of rendering emotions in translations of children’s literature

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyze the way emotionality is rendered in the translation of S. Mikhalkov’s poem Про мимозу into Polish. The emotionality of the text is demonstrated not only through emotionally loaded language units but it is also conditioned by the special child addressee. As it turns out, even slight semantic shifts can influence the potential modification of reception. On the other hand, significant changes in the layer of meaning do not necessarily change the emotions of the translation’s addressee in relation to the source text. The author concludes that it is essential that the translator should skillfully isolate those text units that carry potential emotional tensions and render them in the target text with units of similar emotional force.