Jul 30, 2015 17:26
The Voyager Golden Record contains 115 images and a variety of natural sounds, such as those made by surf, wind, and thunder, and animal sounds, including the songs of birds and whales. The record additionally features musical selections from different cultures and eras, spoken greetings in fifty-nine languages, and printed messages from President Jimmy Carter and U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim. The items were selected for NASA by a committee chaired by Carl Sagan of Cornell University.
After NASA had received criticism over the nudity on the Pioneer plaque (line drawings of a naked man and...
English (0:04:18): "Hello from the children of planet Earth"
Thai (0:00:25): "สวัสดีค่ะ สหายในธรณีโพ้น พวกเราในธรณีนี้ขอส่งมิตรจิตมาถึงท่านทุกคน"
> (Hello friends from farland. We in this land have sent you warm greeting to you all)
Arabic (0:00:32): .تحياتنا للأصدقاء في النجوم. يا ليت يجمعنا الزمان Taḥiyyātunā lil-'aṣdiqā' fil-nujūm. Yā laytā yajma`unā al-zamān.
> (Greetings to our friends in the stars. May time bring us together)
Russian (0:00:22): Здравствуйте! Приветствую Вас!
> (Greetings! I Welcome You!)
Cantonese (0:00:14): 各位好嗎？祝各位平安健康快樂。 Go3 wai2 hou2 maa1? Zuk1 go3 wai2 peng4 ngon1 gin6 hong1 faai3 lok6.
> (How's everyone? Wish you peace, health and happiness)
Burmese (0:00:45): နေကောင်းပါသလား [nè káʊɴ bà ðəlá]
Indonesian (0:00:54): Selamat malam hadirin sekalian, selamat berpisah dan sampai bertemu lagi dilain waktu
> (Good night, ladies and gentlemen. Goodbye and see you next time)
Latin (0:01:11): Salvete quicumque estis; bonam erga vos voluntatem habemus, et pacem per astra ferimus
> (Greetings to you, whoever you are; we have good will towards you and bring peace across space)
German (0:01:24): Herzliche Grüße an alle
> (Warm greetings to everyone)
Vietnamese (0:01:37): Chân thành gửi tới các bạn lời chào thân hữu
> (Sincere greetings to you)
Turkish (0:01:40): Sayın Türkçe bilen arkadaşlarımız, sabah şerifleriniz hayrolsun
> (Dear Turkish-speaking friends, may the honors of the morning be upon your heads)
Japanese (0:01:45): こんにちは。お元気ですか？ Konnichiwa. O genki desu ka?
Hindi (0:01:48): धरती के वासियों की ओर से नमस्कार
> (Greetings from the inhabitants of this world)
Mandarin Chinese (0:02:29): 各位都好吧？我们都很想念你们，有空请到这来玩。
> (How's everyone? We all very much wish to meet you, if you're free please come and visit)
Persian (0:03:09): درود بر ساکنین ماورای آسمانها
> (Greetings to the residents of far skies)
Hungarian (0:03:55): Üdvözletet küldünk magyar nyelven minden békét szerető lénynek a Világegyetemen
> (We are sending greetings in the Hungarian language to all peace-loving beings on the Universe)
Esperanto (0:02:16): Ni strebas vivi en paco kun la popoloj de la tuta mondo, de la tuta kosmo.
> (We strive to live in peace with the peoples of the whole world, of the whole cosmos.)
