Re: Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos
| From: | DOUGLAS KOLLER <laokou@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 18, 2000, 6:17 |
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> > >Dievas dave dantis; Dievas duos duonos
> > >God gave teeth; God will give bread - Lithuanian proverb
In Géarthnuns:
Che Avíaths lü chük nöiksüch gamez;
Che Avíaths lü chau horsaut gamez.
Che Avíaths lü chük nöiksüch gamez;
the God-nom transcendent-aux the-pl tooth-acc/pl give
Che Avíaths lü chau horsaut gamez.
the God-nom trans-aux the bread-acc give
This is a direct translation, and is totally devoid of zing in Géarthnuns.
The Géarthçins normally love parallelisms like this, but this really lacks
punch and would need some poetic license tweeking to really make it sizzle.
Kou