Re: oi brits! non brits! whatever!

by Norc Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:39 pm

it does, thank you Smile

the context is a poem/song i am translating. the line goes "then somebody laughs like it's all just for hell"

by Norc Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:49 pm

okey. behold. the translation. it's greek to everyone expect two other people on this forum. well.. to more, but they never returned Sad

anyways.

Følgjer deg ned til den raude eika

Følgjer deg ned til den raude eika
når lufta fer tjukk gjennom hole siv.
Eg vil vente på deg der, heilt til nokon kjem
for å bera meg, bera meg ned.

Ser eg har ikkje, eg har ikkje blitt kald.
Eg har stole frå menn som har stole frå dei
med deira magre armar og så gamal hud,
men du er ung, du er ung, du er ung

Så ler nokon som om alt er berre på kødd,
som om vi ikkje kunne reddast frå djupet i brønnen,
men kleda eg lagar er klede du kan selje
for å betale for løvetannfjonet

Namn blir rissa i den raude eika
til dei som blir og dei som fer
eg vill venta på deg der med bein av oske
så følg meg, følg med ned
///følg meg, følg meg ned ///

by Norc Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:50 pm

all credit to Amarië for the word "løvetannfjon" it was adorable.

by halfwise Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:50 pm

Norc wrote:OMFG! I just saw the context!!!!!! D: jeesus.. (I can't help analyse it ) but the gossamer seed is kind of like the soul that travels off or the linnen they cover a dead body with or! when the body is under the ground it gives nouragment to the flower and the gossamer seeds, also the seeds float away in late summer/autumn, so the end, the live's autumn. livets høst. ..

all of the lyrics (i am also very intrigued by the whole " i have stole from those who " and so on, it makes me believe it's a young person who dies)
Lyrics : Follow You Down to the Red Oak Tree

verse 1
follow you down to the red oak tree
as the air moves thick through the hollow reeds
i will wait for you there until someone comes
to carry me, carry me down

verse 2
see i have not i have not grown cold
i have stole from men who have stole from those
with their arms so thin and their skin so old
but you are young, you are young, you are young

bridge
then somebody laughs like it’s all just for hell
as though we could not be saved from the depth of the well
but the cloth that i make is a cloth you can sell
to pay for the gossamer seed

verse 3
names get carved in the red oak tree
of the ones who stay and the ones who leave
i will wait for you there with these cindered bones
so follow me follow me down
follow me follow me down
follow me follow me down
follow me follow me down

Is there a recording of it? It looks like it would be beautiful. I want to believe it's old but it's probably someone from the last few decades who actually knows how to write. Do we know who wrote it?

by Norc Mon Apr 15, 2013 9:51 pm

original: http://www.jamesvmcmorrow.com/music/early_in_the_morning/follow_you_down_to_the_red_oak_tree/

(number 7 on the play thing on the left Smile

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by Ringdrotten Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:10 pm

Nice work, Norc Smile

Artig å se godt skrevet nynorsk Smile

by Lancebloke Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:11 pm

How can you say Brits aren't good at sandwiches? I have it under good authority that we invented the crisp sandwich.

Yummy.

Sure the next debate will be which is the perfect crisp for said sandwich.

by Pettytyrant101 Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:14 pm

We invented the crisp sandwich as an act of desperation due to the horribleness of our ordinary sandwiches.

And classic Cheese and Onion Ringos circa 1985 (before they screwed them up) were obviously the best. Rolling Eyes

by Mrs Figg Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:18 pm

nah baked beanflavour or prawn cocktail

by Lancebloke Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:20 pm

Figgy - Our hearts are one. Prawn Cocktail it is.

by Pettytyrant101 Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:21 pm

Fishy rolls? Shocked

I'd expect that from the Fjordians not the English! Mad

by Lancebloke Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:22 pm

Nite nite all. Bed time!

by Mrs Figg Mon Apr 15, 2013 10:28 pm

dont let the alien zargon bleep bedbugs bite.

by David H Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:23 am

Norc wrote:it does, thank you

the context is a poem/song i am translating. the line goes "then somebody laughs like it's all just for hell"

Glad to help! Very Happy

You may be interested to know that there's a Nordic connection for the phrase "just for the hell of it." In Norwegian-American fisherman humor it's pronounced "Yust for da Halibut" and has been the punchline of many jokes. Laughing

Are you aware of Norwegian-American comedy?

(I hope this link is OK. My connection is fast enough to find them but not fast enough to watch them. Suspect

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by halfwise Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:26 am

A crisp sandwich? Shocked

A sandwhat?

Sorry, I'm just not picturing it. The british art of sandwich making must have truly been scraping bottom. then again, I've never figured out the cucumber or watercress sandwiches either.

Bread, meat, cheese. Optional condiments. I mean, how much is there to fuck up?

by Pettytyrant101 Tue Apr 16, 2013 1:54 am

Mushed up mars bar plus cheese and onion ringos, on a roll.
I got through school on that diet, well, plus the buckie. oi brits! non brits! whatever! - Page 5 1918643206

oi brits! non brits! whatever! - Page 5 1918643206

by Norc Tue Apr 16, 2013 5:58 am

Ringdrotten wrote:Nice work, Norc Artig å se godt skrevet nynorsk

thank you ^^

by **Amarië** Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:51 am

Ringdrotten wrote:Nice work, Norc Artig å se godt skrevet nynorsk

Heilt enig! Nauta bra!
(Einaste ej vil pirke på er "eg vill venta på deg", men det var vel berre en glipp. Wink

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by **Amarië** Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:52 am

David H wrote:
Glad to help!

You may be interested to know that there's a Nordic connection for the phrase "just for the hell of it." In Norwegian-American fisherman humor it's pronounced "Yust for da Halibut" and has been the punchline of many jokes.

Are you aware of Norwegian-American comedy?

(I hope this link is OK. My connection is fast enough to find them but not fast enough to watch them. )

Love the halibut song! I am so sure Dad has told me a similar story from the oil rig. The guys would fish and try to find places to hide their catch. Norwegian crew and American chiefs and such.

by Lancebloke Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:22 am

Norc, amarie and Co.. Stop typing random letters please.

by **Amarië** Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:02 am

Random letters!?! Å du hanj so inni 'no inste hutaste heite!!!! Extremely Crabbit

by Norc Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:05 am

Amarië wrote:
Ringdrotten wrote:Nice work, Norc Artig å se godt skrevet nynorsk

Heilt enig! Nauta bra!
(Einaste ej vil pirke på er "eg vill venta på deg", men det var vel berre en glipp. )

jess.. det er berre en glipp Razz

men det er for seint, har allereie levert han inn Rolling Eyes

by Norc Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:05 am

nynorsk pøwaaahr!

by **Amarië** Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:06 am

Oh, btw! Dave, if you want to practice your rolling Rs, try saying:

Tedina tedina tedina over and over, rapidly. Tedinatedinatedina.

by **Amarië** Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:13 am

Norc wrote:nynorsk pøwaaahr!

ORD!!!!

Oh, that reminds me! Very Happy

I'm posting this just for the halibut! Thumbs Up

(Thought of this place at: 2:13)