{"id":29988,"date":"2016-04-17T21:50:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T01:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=29988"},"modified":"2016-04-17T21:51:26","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T01:51:26","slug":"sonderling-sunday-fumo-versus-zam-zam-the-ritualized-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=29988","title":{"rendered":"Sonderling Sunday – Fumo versus Zam-Zam, the Ritualized Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s time for Sonderling Sunday<\/a>! That time of the week when I play with language by looking at the German translation of children\u2019s books. This week it’s back to the Sonderbook that started it all, Der Orden der Seltsamen Sonderlinge<\/a><\/em>, The Order of Odd-Fish<\/a>,<\/em> by James Kennedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Sonderlinge<\/a><\/p>\n

I think of Sonderling Sunday as a very silly phrasebook for travelers. Because it’s too much fun imagining a situation where you could use these phrases if you were a tourist in Germany. And when it comes to using phrases in unusual ways, James Kennedy is a master. I also hope, by the way, that it piques my readers’ curiosity and they are tantalized into picking up the book to find out exactly how these phrases are used.<\/p>\n

Last time<\/a>, we left off on page 260 in the English edition, Seite 330 auf Deutsch.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Raucous cheers and wild applause.”
\n= Jubel und wilder Applaus brandeten auf.<\/em><\/p>\n

“hooted” = johlte<\/em><\/p>\n

“stragglers” = irgendwelchen Nachz\u00fcglern<\/em><\/p>\n

“cash box” = Geldkassette<\/em><\/p>\n

Only in a James Kennedy book:
\n“Fumo, the Sleeping Bee, versus Zam-Zam, the Dancing Ant of Sadness!”
\n= Fumo, die schlafende Biene, gegen Zam-Zam, die Tanzende Ameise der Traurigkeit!<\/em><\/p>\n

“boasts” = Schm\u00e4hrede<\/em><\/p>\n

“armored ostrich” = gepanzerten Strau\u00df<\/em><\/p>\n

Okay, this is just fun to write out:
\n“One hundred forty-four thousand, four hundred forty-four”
\n= Einhundertvierundvierzigtausendvierhundertvierundvierzig<\/em><\/p>\n

“ritualized threats and insults” = ritualisierte Drohungen und Beleidigungen<\/em><\/p>\n

“exchange of insults” = Austausch von Beleidigungen<\/em><\/p>\n

“jiggling antennae” = wippenden F\u00fchlern<\/em><\/p>\n

“stinger” = Stachel<\/em><\/p>\n

We lost the alliteration here:
\n“sleek sheaths of segmented steel” =
\neine R\u00fcstung aus unterteilten Stahlplatten<\/em><\/p>\n

“slumber” = Schlummer<\/em><\/p>\n

Here’s an interesting sentence, which you probably<\/em> shouldn’t use if you’re a tourist in Germany:
\n“When I am finished with you, your body shall be torn asunder by five wild boars and buried in five ignominious places, each one more shameful than the last!”
\n= Wenn ich mit der fertig bin, wird dein Leichnam von f\u00fcnf wilden Keilern zerfetzt und an f\u00fcnf sch\u00e4ndlichen Orten verscharrt warden, von denen jeder schmachvoller ist als der andere!<\/em><\/p>\n

“Bold words!” = K\u00fchne Worte!<\/em><\/p>\n

“Verily shall I construct honeycombs of your carcass”
\n= Wahrlich, ich werde Honigwaben um deinen Leichnam errichten<\/em><\/p>\n

“retorted” = konterte<\/em><\/p>\n

“ashes of defeat” = der Asche der Niederlage<\/em><\/p>\n

“contemptuous joy” = ver\u00e4chtlicher Freude<\/em><\/p>\n

“Vile boaster!” = Sch\u00e4ndlicher Prahlhans!<\/em><\/p>\n

“Quafmaf, the Pigeon of the Moon” = Quafmaf, die Taube des Mondes<\/em><\/p>\n

“Nixilpilfi, the Gerbil Who Does Not Know Mercy”
\n= Nixilpilfi, die W\u00fcstenmaus, die keine Gnade kennt<\/em><\/p>\n

“the realm of obloquy” = Reich der Schmach<\/em><\/p>\n

“force to your lips the flagon of infamy!”
\n= die Flasche der Sch\u00e4ndlichkeit an deine Lippen zwingen!<\/em><\/p>\n

While you’re learning all these insults, this is a good response to know:
\n“Idle threats, Fumo!” = Leere Drohungen, Fumo!<\/em><\/p>\n

“Mizbiliades, the Bleeding Butterfly”
\n= Mizbiliades, den blutenden Schmetterling<\/em><\/p>\n

“Paznarfalasath, the Rhinoceros Whose Laughter Destroys Worlds”
\n= Paznarfalasath, das Rhinozeros, dessen Lachen Welten zerst\u00f6rt<\/em><\/p>\n

“Zookoofoomoot, the Maggot of Dismay”
\n= Zookoofoomoot, die Made der Best\u00fcrzung<\/em><\/p>\n

“Pft the Mouse” = Pft, die Maus<\/em><\/p>\n

“bed of disgrace” = das Bett der Ehrlosigkeit<\/em><\/p>\n

“the lullaby of destruction” = das Wiegenlied der Verheerung<\/em><\/p>\n

Interesting translation:
\n“a tea ceremony in the Grudge Hut in Snerdsmallow”
\n= einer Teezeremonie in der Grollh\u00fctte in Gimpelgarten<\/em><\/p>\n

Better know this:
\n“Consider yourself challenged!”
\n= Betrachtet Euch als herausgefordert!<\/em><\/p>\n

“Challenge accepted!” = Herausforderung angenommen!<\/em><\/p>\n

And another sentence I’d love to find an opportunity to use:
\n“The lowliest cockroach would spit on you.”
\n= Selbst die ordin\u00e4rste Kakerlake w\u00fcrde dich anspucken.<\/em><\/p>\n

And I’ll finish as the fight finally starts:
\n“Oh, look, it’s starting!”
\n= Oh, sieh nur, es geht los!<\/em><\/p>\n

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