Kai

• Part-time writer (fantasy, stories with a twist, short stories, poems) in German & English
• Full-time connoisseur of the good life
• Very much into
  • making music (keyboard, piano, guitar, singing)
  • listening to music (anything from classical music to perfect pop to dubstep)
    Fave bands: 10,000 Maniacs, ABBA, Air, Pet Shop Boys (the old stuff), Queen, RHCP, Smashing Pumpkins
    Fave artists: Jean-Michel Jarre, Amy Winehouse
    My three albums for the proverbial remote island:
    • 10,000 Maniacs - In My Tribe
    • ABBA - ABBA Gold
    • Air - Moon Safari

    Honorable mentions:

    • Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour
    • Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
  • sports (cycling, table tennis, volleyball)
  • photography (landscape, portrait, nude)
  • reading (Neal Stephenson, David Foster Wallace, Douglas Adams)
• Made it through "Infinite Jest" but not "Finnegan's Wake". Love "Snow Crash" like crazy.
• Love a good translation challenge (looking at you, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nik Kershaw!).
• Also understand Dutch, Italian and some Spanish, but am not fluent in speaking.
• 1000th translation "No Diggity" dedicated to J.K.

License

Using my translations for private use is free.

To use my translations free of charge for public non-commercial, educational or charity use cases or documentaries, make sure to include the following attribution in the respective language: "Translation by Kai Lübke, adorable-illusion.com".

Attribution must be included:

• for movies: in the closing credits
• for videos (YouTube etc.): in the closing credits (if present) and in the video description
• for audio (radio etc.): mentioned at the end of the song or programme
• for text (books etc.): in the introductory section or under the respective lyrics

For any other commercial use contact me.