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| ellasevia Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2011 Senior Member Germany Joined 6142 days ago 2150 posts - 3229 votes  Speaks: English*, German, Croatian, Greek, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian Studies: Catalan, Persian, Mandarin, Japanese, Romanian, Ukrainian | Message 17 of 26 29 March 2010 at 4:47pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
"I see to rent an apartment with my girlfriend." What?! I can't figure out what he meant when it said "jag ser att hyra." What is it? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Parlero Triglot Newbie Spain Joined 6455 days ago 7 posts - 7 votes Speaks: Italian, Spanish*, English Studies: French | Message 18 of 26 30 March 2010 at 3:26am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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In an Chinese restaurant, courtesy of automated translation:
Braise in soy sauce the fish of. It is small to explode the fish. The domestic life fries the vegetables. Form dollar road hoof. Pig feet claw. The plum f**ks the vegetables burns the meat. Green pepper shredded meat. Snow vegetables shredded meat. Fish dog meat silk. Squeeze the vegetables shredded meat. White shredded meat in. Earthenware pot chicken. Curry chicken piece. The temple explodes the chicken cube. Image at: Menu For some reason can't display the image directly here. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
 meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5967 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 19 of 26 30 March 2010 at 5:08am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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A few years ago I asked my Swiss-German friend what Lederhosen were (this is before I learned German), and I received in response this Bavarian song/poem, "Lederhosensaga" which has quite a lot of wit and charm in the original, but loses most of it in this translation. It makes much more sense to me now; at the time, I just thought it was hilariously bad, and thought: "OK, they're great pants, so what?"
The original has rhythm and rhyme, this version has very little, and it just sounds really awkward all the way through. The lightness of the German verse sounds very heavy here, although there are some (unintentionally?) funny lines, such as: "So fell the pants . . ." Guess the original words if you can. You can see the original German lyrics and a much better (though not great) English translation here: Lederhosensaga Lederhosen Saga It was a grand old dun Stag that Grandfather stalked and shot. The hide so dark and thick given to the family it was. What to do? Long he thought a pair of pants he would make. For generations come, and generations go but deer leather jodhpurs wear forever. He wore the pants for twenty three years what wonderful pants they were! When my father got them as a loan the pants had learned to stand alone. The leather, so good, it just got stronger, stiff with baggy knees they stand by the stove. Sweat, rain, and snow - Yes my friend: these leather pants got stronger and stronger. And when my father turned sixty rebuild the pants he must while the leather was undamaged, the old horn buttons were, like old coins, worn and thin. He acquired a new set. And gradually the riding in Lower Saxony lost the joy of former times especially the faster trots, no pleasure for his Excellen. so fell the pants, by inheritance to me the third generation. In my riders life in Lower Saxony the value of the pants again increased they sat upon the horse like from a mold a perfect fit they were. Then in the evening stood baggy kneed by the stove again drying. >From Grandfather's day another world rings a legend told in song and story, When the pants were young a luxurious green color they had. My father however - I know for sure- claims as always, they were grey. Since nineteen hundred I have known they look to be a fine tobacco: Brown. Again and again they hold nothing back always new aesthetic charm. And when my eldest puts them on, who knows they may turn blue. For far in the misty future already I see the pants on my son. He lives in them as we lived in them, no special care need be given, for the leather wears forever. Only the buttons are worn and thin, so following in his fathers tracks he will replace the buttons. Yes, generations come and generations go, Deer leather jodhpurs wear forever. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Gusutafu Senior Member Sweden Joined 5521 days ago 655 posts - 1039 votes Speaks: Swedish* | Message 20 of 26 30 March 2010 at 10:04am | IP Logged | ||||||||
I suppose he meant "Looking to rent"... It took me some time to figure out why he called my apartment a plate or a vinyl record ("platta"), but I think I got it. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Siberiano Tetraglot Senior Member Russian Federation one-giant-leap.Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6493 days ago 465 posts - 696 votes Speaks: Russian*, English, ItalianC1, Spanish Studies: Portuguese, Serbian | Message 21 of 26 30 March 2010 at 12:00pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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From Russian:
He stood, stood, then took yes and went. - Beer. Will you be? - Yes no maybe. Edited by Siberiano on 30 March 2010 at 12:01pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| joanthemaid Triglot Senior Member France Joined 5470 days ago 483 posts - 559 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Russian, German | Message 22 of 26 05 April 2010 at 9:58am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Gracias para... Man, I suck at Spanish 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| The Blaz Senior Member Canada theblazblog.blogspotRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5600 days ago 120 posts - 176 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Swahili, French, Sign Language, Esperanto | Message 23 of 26 05 April 2010 at 6:32pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
Again I don't remember the exact words, but 'boat of the sweepings' came from 'bota de la basura', and 'for it is disturbed' came from some word which also has the meaning of 'to become clogged'. But the image of an evil, possessed toilet is still with me. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| karaipyhare Tetraglot Groupie Paraguay Joined 5585 days ago 74 posts - 150 votes Speaks: Portuguese, Spanish*, English, Guarani Studies: German, Italian, French, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 24 of 26 07 April 2010 at 12:46am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Let me try 'Please to put the paper in the boat of the sweepings, not in the bowl for it is disturbed.' Por favor poner el papel en el bote de residuos, no en el cuenco porque se estorba. The secrets: bote: it means "boat" but also "tin" "can" residuos: a formal way to say "garbage", but literally means "what is left" "the unuseful part" "sweepings" cuenco: it usually means a bowl, but in Mexico they also use it for "toilet seat" estorbar: "get clogged" and also "disturb" 1 person has voted this message useful |
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