Lingots for translating a danish lullaby:)

[paradis_eva]

Remember Puff the magic dragon? This is the danish translation of the song/lullaby, very popular when is was a child.

1)
Puff, hvor kan man finde drager som dig

Du ligger på en klippeø

og venter kun på mig

Du kan li at lege, du var min ven

men kære puff vi kommer aldrig til at leg igen

2)
Puff da jeg var lille, red jeg på dig

jeg sad på halen, stor og bred

du svømmede med mig

Alle sænker flaget hilser på dig

vi fandt en skat med sølv og guld - og delte du og jeg

3)
Puff vi sad på stranden, solen gik ned

en havskildpadde gemmer sine

æg et hemmeligt sted

Tropevinden suser, natten bliver sort

vi føler begge to vi sidder nær ved lykkens port

4)
Puff på vores rejse så vi et slot

hvor prinser og prinsesser boede

Nej hvor var det flot

Kongen og hans dronning gav mig en ring

men ringen var en tryllering - nu er den ingenting

5)
Puff du er alene, alt er forbi

for drager lever tusind år

hvor er min fantasi

Du kan li´at lege du var min ven

men kære puff jeg blir jo aldrig som et barn igen

I will give lingots to anyone who translates it into english, it's not that hard, very simple writing...

[Xneb]

For those like me, who are not familiar with the song, or for those who want to hear the pronunciation of the words you can hear them here reasonably clearly

[blizzard-spider]

Without using google translate:

(1)Puff, where kan one find (dragons?) like you

You're lying on an island (of cliffs? (Klippe?))

and wait only for me

You like (li=lide?) to play, you are my friend

but dear puff we will never come to play again

(2)Puff when I was little, I (rode?) on you

I sat on the (back/tail?), big and wide,

you swam with me

All lower/sink the flag(?), greeting [at] you (i.e. saluting?)

We found a treasure with silver and gold

(3)Puff we sat on the beach, the sun went down

and (hav=sea?)turtles (hide/store) their eggs [in a] (homely/safe?) place

the tropical winds blow/(specifically, when wind makes that shshsh noise?), the night becomes black

We both feel we're sitting near happiness' gate

(4)Puff on our trip/travels we saw a castle

Where princes and princesses lived

oh, how great that was

the king and his queen gave me a ring

but the ring was a (troll's?)ring- now it is nothing

(5)Puff you are alone, everything is over

Because dragons live a thousand years

Where is my fantasy

You like to play, you are my friend

But dear puff I won't ever be like a child again.

-

All the stuff in (brackets) are things I wasn't so sure about

[paradis_eva]

good job !! drager = dragons, li = lide = like, halen = the tail, hav = sea, hemmeligt = secret, tryllering = magic ring, fantasi = in this case means imagination... have some lignots :)

[km1]

Hej! Vi sang "Puff the Magic Dragon" i skole da jeg var barn. Den danske version er mindre kompliceret og passer bedre til små børn, synes jeg, selvom sangen handler altså om narkotika;) Det er altid sjovt med lidt oversættelse:)

1) Puff, where can one find dragons like you

you lie on a rocky island

and wait only for me

You like to play, you are my friend

but dear Puff we will never play again

2) Puff when I was little, I rode on you

I sat on your tail, big and broad

you swam with me

All lowered their flags to salute you

we found a treasure of silver and gold - and shared you and I

3) Puff we sat on the beach, the sun went down

a sea turtle hid its

eggs in a secret place

The tropical wind blew, the night got dark

We both feel we sit by the gate to happiness

4) Puff on our trip we saw a castle

where princes and princesses lived

No how it was great

The king and his queen gave me a ring

but the ring was a magic ring - now there is nothing

5) Puff you are alone, all has past

for dragons live a thousand years

where is my imagination

You like to play you were my friend

but dear Puff I'll never be like a child again :(

[paradis_eva]

Jeg vidste ikke at der var en reference til marijuana ;) det er lidt en sørgelig sang, som fik nogle til at græde da jeg vi var små :(

[km1]

Hvor var du uskyldig;) Det kommer an på hvordan man fortolker sangen. Ifølge Wikipedia negter sangskriveren at den handler om stoffer. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puff,_the_Magic_Dragon

Ellers tak for lingots.

[MirandaFanez]

Puff, where can one find dragons like you?
You lay on the rocks
and wait for me alone.
You like to play, you are my friend
But dear Puff, we come, never to play again.

Puff, when I was young, I rode on you.
I sat on your tail, big and broad.
You swam with me.
All lowered the flag to greet you
We found a treasure of silver and gold, and shared it, you and I.

Puff, we sat on the beach, the sun set.
A sea turtle stored it's
Egg in a hidden place.
A tropical wind blows, the night gets dark.
We both feel like we are sitting by the gate of happiness.

Puff, on our ride, we saw a castle,
Where princes and princesses live
Where it was great
We saw the king and his queen, and they gave me a ring,
But it was a magic ring. Now it is nothing.

Puff, you are alone, all is gone
For dragons live a thousand years.
Where in my fantasy,
You like to play, you are my friend,
But, dear Puff, I will never be a child again.

[RidderJakob]

I didn't need to cry today!