Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
Det var saa stille, at jeg vaagnede op
English translation:
Sound of silence woke me up. It was so silent that I woke up
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Nov 25, 2009 06:45
14 yrs ago
Danish term
Det var saa stille, at jeg vaagnede op
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Proposed translations
(English)
5 | Sound of silence woke me up. It was so silent that I woke up | kolya |
3 | I was woken by the stillness. | David Young (X) |
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Nov 25, 2009 09:33: Christine Andersen changed "Language pair" from "English to Danish" to "Danish to English"
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Sound of silence woke me up. It was so silent that I woke up
You know they say, sound of silence is louder than any speaker.[loud speaker]
Sometimes silence of a night, does keep you awake, and sometimes, it keeps you company by words no one can understand nor hear but your heart and mind, and yours only.
Sometimes silence of a night, does keep you awake, and sometimes, it keeps you company by words no one can understand nor hear but your heart and mind, and yours only.
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Comment: "Tak Kolya."
15 hrs
I was woken by the stillness.
Less literal; just thought I'd play around with the word order :)
What is the context? Certainly not modern, methinks.
What is the context? Certainly not modern, methinks.
Note from asker:
Nu er jeg virkelig "paa den", for jeg kan ogsaa vaeldig godt lide din meget fine oversaettelse af oplevelsen, som jeg forstaar den. Maaske maa jeg lade det overgaa til "kommunalbestyrelsen" at naa till enighed :-) And no, it is not modern but can happen in the present days too :-) |
Discussion
Thank you again
til at beskrive stemningen i denne tekst.
Jeg vaelger Kolyas, fordi den fik mig til at taenke paa denne:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZGWQauQOAQ
som jeg ikke havde hoert i alt for lang tid...