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It’s time for Sonderling Sunday<\/a>, that time of the week when I play with language by looking at the German translation of children’s books, or, in this case, English translations of German fairy tales.<\/p>\n

I once again have checked out Philip Pullman’s new English version of Fairy Tales from the Brother’s Grimm<\/em> to compare with my old version and my cheap German edition. I’m currently rereading Shannon Hale’s classic novel The Goose Girl<\/a><\/em>, reading along with her summer book club on her blog<\/a>. I came into it late, so I read a few chapters today to catch up, and thought I’d look at the original fairy tale today for Sonderling Sunday.<\/p>\n

The German tale is called Die G\u00e4nsemagd<\/em>, “the Goose maid.”<\/p>\n

Some interesting phrases: (If both English versions agree, I’ll just list one. If Pullman is different, I’ll list his translation second.)
\nheranwuchs<\/em> = “grew up”<\/p>\n

Kleinode<\/em> = “rare jewels”<\/p>\n

Brautschatz<\/em> = “dowry” (“bride-treasure”)<\/p>\n

Kammerjungfer<\/em> = “maid in waiting,” “maidservant” (“chamber-maid”)<\/p>\n

L\u00e4ppchen<\/em> = “handkerchief”<\/p>\n

dem\u00fctig<\/em> = “humble”<\/p>\n

Note the same root here:
\nnoch hochm\u00fctiger<\/em> = “still more haughtily”<\/p>\n

Gaul<\/em> = “nag”<\/p>\n

unter freiem Himmel Schw\u00f6ren<\/em> = “swear by the clear sky above her,” “swear under the open heavens”<\/p>\n

gab acht<\/em> (“gave eight”) = “observed it well,” “took good note of it”<\/p>\n

faul herumsteht<\/em> (“lazy around-stand”) = “stand idle,” “laze around”<\/p>\n

Schinder<\/em> = “knacker”<\/p>\n

bis ich mich geflochten und geschnatzt
\nund wieder aufgesatzt<\/em>
\n= “Until I have braided all my hair
\nand bound it up again,”
\n“Until I’ve done my hair.”
\n(literally: “until I have with myself braided and stitched and again bound up.”<\/p>\n

befahl<\/em> = “commanded”<\/p>\n

verbarg sich<\/em> = “hid himself”<\/p>\n

ausflocht<\/em> = “unplaited,” “unpinned”<\/p>\n

von Glanz strahlten<\/em> = “shone with radiance”<\/p>\n

Windsto?<\/em> = “violent wind” (literally: “windshock”)<\/p>\n

Kachelofen<\/em> (“tile-oven”) = “iron-stove”<\/p>\n

kriechen<\/em> = “weep and lament,” “cry”<\/p>\n

aussch\u00fctten<\/em> = “emptied,” “poured out”<\/p>\n

ihr Schicksal Wort f\u00fcr Wort<\/em> literally: “her fate word for word.” Neither translator uses this phrase, but just says, “was listening to what she said, and heard it,” and “he heard everything she said.”<\/p>\n

offenbarte<\/em> (“open-bared”) = “revealed,” “explained”<\/p>\n

verblendet<\/em> = “blinded,” “completely taken in”<\/p>\n

splitternackt<\/em> = “entirely naked” <\/p>\n

geschleift<\/em> = “drag along”<\/p>\n

And after the gruesome punishment, the happy ending:<\/p>\n

Dies geschah, und der junge K\u00f6nig verm\u00e4hlte sich mit seiner rechten Gemahlin und beide regierten ihr Reich in Frieden und in Seligkeit.<\/em><\/p>\n

=”When the sentence had been carried out, the young King married his true bride, and both of them reigned over their kingdom in peace and happiness.”<\/p>\n

= “And when the sentence had been carried out, the king’s son married his true bride, and they reigned over their kingdom in peace and happiness”<\/p>\n

The peace and happiness seems to have no dispute, but I like Shannon Hale’s version better!<\/p>\n

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