Re: Translation Help
samhael, on host 128.250.185.130
Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at 18:56:33
Re: Translation Help posted by Fuzzpilz on Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at 06:53:28:
> I only did them very roughly; but it's still better than Babelfish. I hope the caricature of certain types of people comes across well. > > > > > Gebet Des Hahnes > > Vergiß nicht, Herr, ich lasse die Sonne > > aufgehen! Ich bin Dein Diener... Aber die > > Würde meiner Rolle zwingt mich zu einigem > > Prunk und Staat. Adel verpflichtet! Trotzdem: > > Ich bin Dein Diener... Vergiß aber nicht, ich > > lasse die Sonne aufgehen. > > Amen. > > > Prayer of the Rooster > Do not forget, Lord, that I make the sun come up! I am your servant... but the dignity of my role forces me towards glamour. Nobility obligates [or something to that effect]! Nevertheless: I am your servant... but don't forget that I make the sun come up. > Amen. >
Could "Nobility Obligates" be similar to the phrase "Noblesse Oblige", ie the idea that the nobility have an obligation; increased responsibilities, not just increased rights.
sam"just an idea"hael
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