Translating Dante english to japanese


Translating Dante's divine Comedy " Follow your own path and let people talk"

I have distilled it to あなたの夢を追う。噂話無視 which I believe translates to " Follow
your dreams and ignore the gossips" Is this correct?

How does the translation change if I write 夢を追う。噂話無視

I am inscribing this on a pendant so I need the fewest number of characters
with out changing the meaning




a few options here: <http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=own+path>

As to the firm of the main verb, I had a little trouble finding Japanese
mottos per se, but corporate and advertising slogans tend to use the
volitional, not the imperative. Or just leave the verb off entirely, for that
matter (like「未来へ」or 「ステキに」). Which, seeing as you wanted to save space, is
what I'll do.

so, arbitrarily: 噂を聞かず、自分の道を

(you could swap the final を for に if you want to emphasise "choosing" your
path over "following/walking" it)

I picked the old-fashioned ず ending to sound deliberately archaic/literary.




How about [人]{ひと}に[流]{なが}されるな, [他人]{たにん}に流されるな or [周]{まわ}りに流されるな for "Let
people talk"?

> [我]{わ}が[道]{みち}を[行]{い}け。(他)人/周りに流されるな。 (我が道=one's own path, 行け=imperative
> "go")  
>

or  

> [自]{みずか}らの[夢]{ゆめ}を[追]{お}え。(他)人/周りに流されるな。 (自ら=oneself, 夢=dream(s),
> 追え=imperative "pursue")  
>

...maybe??

