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English translation: all you need for happiness is a good horse

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11:15 Nov 11, 2004

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German term or phrase: Alles Glück dieser Erde liegt auf dem Rücken der Pferde

any ideas? tia!

Angelika Joast KudoZ activity Questions: 232 (none open) (7 closed without grading) Answers: 400
Local time: 00:09

English translation:all you need for happiness is a good horse

Explanation:
from an american qoute:
'all you need for happiness is a good horse a good gun and a good wife'

or maybe 'happiness is a good horse'

don't know how they'd fit into your text...

Selected response from:

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 17:39

Grading comment

passt perfekt - danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.

Caro Giese

3 +3

all you need for happiness is a good horse

Allesklar

3 +2

Real happiness on this earth is to be found on the back of a horse

Judith Lang

2 +1

run wild, run free

xxxFrancis Lee

A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse (Shakespeare)

Annika Neudecker

Discussion entries: 7

Answers

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Alles Gl�ck dieser Erde liegt auf dem R�cken der Pferde

all you need for happiness is a good horse

Explanation:
from an american qoute:
'all you need for happiness is a good horse a good gun and a good wife'

or maybe 'happiness is a good horse'

don't know how they'd fit into your text...

Allesklar
Australia
Local time: 17:39
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

passt perfekt - danke!

30 mins confidence:

Alles Glück dieser Erde liegt auf dem Rücken der Pferde A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse (Shakespeare)

Explanation:
I like Allesklar's idea, but there's also the above Shakespeare quote (from Richard III). This isn't very close to the original version, but I thought I'd suggest it anyway.....

Annika Neudecker
Local time: 09:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

38 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Real happiness on this earth is to be found on the back of a horse

Explanation:
Does not rhyme, but this is how it is solved on this website (see link). This website is apparently a translation, so perhaps it would be wise to hear what the native English peers say ...

Also, wasn´t it:
Alles Glück der Pferde ist der Reiter auf der Erde??????????

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Note added at 45 mins (2004-11-11 12:00:24 GMT)
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Found two other possibilities:

\"happiness is being on horse-back\"
http://www.hotel-toscana-tuscany.com/horseback_tuscany.html

or - on an Australian site:
\"Happiness is Sitting Tall in the Saddle\"
http://www.illawarra.net.au/packhorse/newsp.htm

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Note added at 47 mins (2004-11-11 12:02:23 GMT)
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Found two other possibilities:

\"happiness is being on horse-back\"
http://www.hotel-toscana-tuscany.com/horseback_tuscany.html

or - on an Australian site:
\"Happiness is Sitting Tall in the Saddle\"
http://www.illawarra.net.au/packhorse/newsp.htm

Reference: http://www.europa-sport-region.com/Horse_Riding.138+M5208757...

Judith Lang
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of:

German,

Dutch

56 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.

Explanation:
That one appears to be from Winston Churchill.

There's also this one:
Riding: The art of keeping a horse between you and the ground.

Found in http://www.quotegarden.com/horses.html

Caro Giese
Local time: 09:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 11

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

run wild, run free

Explanation:
Is the "horse" phrase that crucial?

xxxFrancis Lee
Local time: 09:09
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 54

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