THE TECHNICAL MUSICAL TERMS IN THE PSALMS AND THE SOLUTIONS/OPTIONS FOUND IN EDITIONS OF THE BIBLE IN PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE

Abstract

The book of Psalms contains several technical musical terms that often appear in the titles of various psalms. In these headers, this terms indicate musical instrumentation, singing tone, melody and musical title. The main characteristic of these words is that they are of unknown meaning and present an authentic challenge for translation. This study is dedicated to analyzing thirteen technical musical terms that are recorded in the Hebrew text of the book of Psalms and how some biblical editions in Portuguese have interpreted them. Moreover, this study addresses what alternatives these biblical publications could have adopted in Portuguese: transliteration or translation/interpretation.