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Lingots for translating a danish lullaby:)
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...
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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
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.
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All the stuff in (brackets) are things I wasn't so sure about
73
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 :(
73
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.
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.