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SINsister wrote:

Izzy HaveMercy wrote:That's because this is German by mostly French-speaking Belgians that don't have a clue!

Yeah, and speaking of that: I thought Belgians only spoke French..? You know, like Hercule Poirot, who was always indignant when folks mistook him for a Frog...

We speak Flemish (the GOOD kind of Dutch ) oop Norf, Wallon (French, no good there ) doon Sarf, and a bit of German in the Far East.

IZ.

Ahhh, ok - I had no idea that each region had its own language...or that Flemish was Dutch. Zoinks! I need to read more...

Just go to a sissies gig, could be esperanto for all I know

Great idea, Claire. I've picked the below as I just find the choice of language totally fits the mixture of grief and inwardly directed anger. I have an automated translation which gives me the gist of things, but I've not seen a fully realised one - anybody care to do me the honour ?

As rightly said at the start of the thread, though, you almost don't need to know the words to that extent -

My Dying Bride - Sear Me

Incendere suus
Damnare suus vita
Dare suus ad art ventus

Capare suus
Et facere suus
Ferire suus persicum cutis

Nudus, turpis,
Putridus, findere,

Acerbus, crudus,
Raptus, contemptio,

Mordax, atterere,

Inficere, bilis,
Nam tuus scelus

Amabilis
Tu licet perire

Ad ante tu
Habere aequus sic
Dolor nil finis

Ego liberare art ultimus
inuria.

Maybe it makes more sense if you change "Einstein" to "Ein Stein" (a stone)?

Like this:

mh wrote:

Ein Stein ist auf dem Strand nun
Und die Fahnen flattern
Ein Stein ist auf dem Strand nun
Traenenbenetzte Augen
Und der Wind laesst den fliegen
Handgranaten
KAMPFBEREIT

No idea what it means though, but it just flows so well.

SINsister wrote:Ahhh, ok - I had no idea that each region had its own language...or that Flemish was Dutch. Zoinks! I need to read more...

Ja, Sinny, ik probeer Vlaanderen te leren. Maar mijn Nederlands is erg slecht .
...Bij de weg, vin de ge me gat ni te dik in deze rok?

Anyway!

That Plastic Bertrand song has been driving me nuts for the past few months as it's on some car advery or something just now. Bloody Belgians, I can't wait until global warming sinks you lot under the North Sea, I really can't...

I always find Rammstein's lyrics incredibly daft

Aahhhh now Carpy, I did get a Credit 1 in my Standard Grade Latin at school (you knew ah wiz posh! )... give me about 3 weeks and I'll get back to you

boudicca wrote: Ja, Sinny, ik probeer Vlaanderen te leren. Maar mijn Nederlands is erg slecht .
...Bij de weg, vin de ge me gat ni te dik in deze rok?

Nee ik vind uw gat niet te dik in die rok!

En uw Vlaams doet het goed

boudicca wrote: I always find Rammstein's lyrics incredibly daft

I agree wholeheartedly, although Seeman is an exception from their usual lyrics. I like the gay sailor-Lili Marleen-style.

P.S. before the global warning gets us mainlanders, you'll be all nuked to pieces by the Iranians.

boudicca wrote:Aahhhh now Carpy, I did get a Credit 1 in my Standard Grade Latin at school (you knew ah wiz posh! )... give me about 3 weeks and I'll get back to you

3 weeks you say ?

{sets worlds slowest kitchen timer in motion}

canon docre wrote:P.S. before the global warning gets us mainlanders, you'll be all nuked to pieces by the Iranians.

The way things are going that'll be two weeks on Friday.....

@ Zeno - I note you "uw" mijn Nederlands, wheras Christophe "jou"-ed me at one point... what gives?
If you don't know me by now....

boudicca wrote: Ja, Sinny, ik probeer Vlaanderen te leren. Maar mijn Nederlands is erg slecht .
...Bij de weg, vin de ge me gat ni te dik in deze rok?

Ik denk dat u een onnozel meisje bent, maar ik hou van u in ieder geval!

boudicca wrote:@ Zeno - I note you "uw" mijn Nederlands, wheras Christophe "jou"-ed me at one point... what gives?
If you don't know me by now....

Ah, well, U is mainly Flemish, a bit like the French say vous and the Germans Sie - so considered slightly more polite, though I usually do it the other way round - whereas jou is more or less more A(B)N and more commonly used in the Netherlands. Flemish people also tend to say gij/ge, but Dutchies consider that to be a more biblical term, in Flanders it's just the third step, even more informal Hope you understood that, I hardly did Anyhow, it's not considered something of great importance any more nowadays what you do use,

SINsister wrote:

boudicca wrote: Ja, Sinny, ik probeer Vlaanderen te leren. Maar mijn Nederlands is erg slecht .
...Bij de weg, vin de ge me gat ni te dik in deze rok?

Ik denk dat u een onnozel meisje bent, maar ik hou van u in ieder geval!

Onnozel

Borag Thungg ! Splundig vur thrigg !

(sorry, just wanting to join in )

Oh and I used Uw as that's the way it's done in the original thingy you're referring to :p

SINsister wrote: Ik denk dat u een onnozel meisje bent, maar ik hou van u in ieder geval!

Just looked up onnozel

Got the rest

Je ne comprends pas votre conversation. Seulement français pour moi, je pense... Merde.

Hey, I had to use an online translator for the Dutch, sillies!

babelfish wrote:Hey, moest ik een online vertaler voor de Nederlanders gebruiken, sillies!

Thanks for that, Z (I really should start paying you for this shouldn't I! )

Now we know that Le Christophe is a closet Dutchman

...and a Flying one, too?

boudicca wrote:Thanks for that, Z (I really should start paying you for this shouldn't I! )

Now we know that Le Christophe is a closet Dutchman

My pleasure I should've added in written language jou is more common too

But, indeed, it seems he is

SINsister wrote:...and a Flying one, too?

... a driving one, maybe

Does he bring his friends along?