Sep 24, 2002 18:11
21 yrs ago
English term
jessica
but don't go fishing for a mermaid, son, if you don't know how to swim.
Non-PRO
English to Norwegian
Art/Literary
this is from an old sea shanty, entitle "the mermaid". (i sent the fisrt part of it, this is the second line)
Proposed translations
(Norwegian)
| 4 +1 | men prøv ikke å fiske havfruer, sønn, hvis du ikke kan svømme |
anebjordal
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| 4 +1 | men fisk ikke etter havfruer, gutt, hvis du ikke har lært å svømme |
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
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Proposed translations
+1
2 hrs
anebjordal
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195
men prøv ikke å fiske havfruer, sønn, hvis du ikke kan svømme
none needed
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
: men jeg tror man ville brukt "gutt" i stedet for "sønn" i en norsk sjømannsvise
12 hrs
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+1
15 hrs
Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Norway
Norway
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Norway
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Native in: Norwegian (Variants: Nynorsk, Bokmål)
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Related KudoZ points
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332
men fisk ikke etter havfruer, gutt, hvis du ikke har lært å svømme
I'd substitute "sønn" with "gutt" senice I presume this is a sailors song where the word "son" doesn't imply biological ties, but rather a relationship between a younger and an older seaman.
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Note added at 2002-09-25 09:18:12 (GMT)
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\"senice\" should be \"since\"
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Note added at 2002-09-25 09:18:12 (GMT)
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\"senice\" should be \"since\"
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