May 14, 2001 08:41
23 yrs ago
English term
a kol in a frozen pond
Non-PRO
English to Danish
Art/Literary
It's in the new R.E.M. song "Imitation of life
Proposed translations
(Danish)
0 | en fisk i en bundfrossen sø | Mads Grøftehauge |
0 | En skoldet skid i en æske | Kate Persson |
0 | En skoldet skid i en æske | Kate Persson |
0 | En skoldet skid i en æske | Kate Persson |
Proposed translations
20 hrs
Selected
en fisk i en bundfrossen sø
That should be 'a koi in a frozen pond'.
A koi is a Japanese carp which looks a bit like a foot-long goldfish (hence the second line in the song: 'like a goldfish in a bowl'). Kois are kept in garden ponds for their beauty.
It's not an idiomatic expression as much as a metaphor.
You can probably find a more poetic translation than mine. The question you have to ask yourself is whether you want to find a similar metaphor or explain its meaning in your translation. Personally, I think it could perhaps be interpreted as an image of the empty (frozen) feeling of a person who realises they're all glitter and no substance--like a decorative fish.
Hope this helps,
Mads
A koi is a Japanese carp which looks a bit like a foot-long goldfish (hence the second line in the song: 'like a goldfish in a bowl'). Kois are kept in garden ponds for their beauty.
It's not an idiomatic expression as much as a metaphor.
You can probably find a more poetic translation than mine. The question you have to ask yourself is whether you want to find a similar metaphor or explain its meaning in your translation. Personally, I think it could perhaps be interpreted as an image of the empty (frozen) feeling of a person who realises they're all glitter and no substance--like a decorative fish.
Hope this helps,
Mads
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2 hrs
En skoldet skid i en æske
Det må være et ideomatisk udtryk, hvor der ikke findes noget tilsvarende på US English.
Har du evt. en kontext.
MVH
Kate
Har du evt. en kontext.
MVH
Kate
2 hrs
En skoldet skid i en æske
Det må være et ideomatisk udtryk, hvor der ikke findes noget tilsvarende på US English.
Har du evt. en kontext.
MVH
Kate
Har du evt. en kontext.
MVH
Kate
2 hrs
En skoldet skid i en æske
Det må være et ideomatisk udtryk, hvor der ikke findes noget tilsvarende på US English.
Har du evt. en kontext.
MVH
Kate
Har du evt. en kontext.
MVH
Kate
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