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adios, lieb Vaterland

English translation: Farewell beloved Vaterland bzw. Good riddance beloved Vaterland

10:12 Oct 13, 2009

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German term or phrase: adios, lieb Vaterland

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Also, die Koffer gepackt und „Adios, lieb Vaterland“!

Gracias ;-)

Daniela

danilingua KudoZ activity Questions: 943 (7 open) (6 without valid answers) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 173 Germany
Local time: 23:27

English translation:Farewell beloved Vaterland bzw. Good riddance beloved Vaterland

Explanation:
I would definitely keep the "Vaterland"
Could even make it "Good riddance dear Vaterland" if the idea is that the singer (or whoever) is sick of the place and glad to see the back of it!!!!

Selected response from:

Lesley Robertson
Austria
Local time: 23:27

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +4

Farewell beloved Vaterland bzw. Good riddance beloved Vaterland

Lesley Robertson

5 +1

farewell, dear fatherland

Doğa Doğu

4 +1

adiós, dear fatherland

Joel Schaefer

3 +1

so long, amigos!

Annett Kottek

Farewell, dear homeland

Thayenga

Goodbye, dear (old) homeland

Tom Tyson

Auf Wiedersehen, dear fatherland

Lisa Davey

adios, sweet home country

kriddl

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

5 mins confidence:

adios, sweet home country

Explanation:
A first idea...

kriddl
Germany
Local time: 23:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

Farewell beloved Vaterland bzw. Good riddance beloved Vaterland

Lesley Robertson
Austria
Local time: 23:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Helen Shiner

12 mins

-> Thank you, Helen.

agree

wheatley000: I like this, particularly the second option. Perhaps you might even want to say: "So long beloved Vaterland"?

56 mins

agree

Kerstin Buessenschuett: "Farewell dear Vaterland"

1 hr

agree

Goldcoaster: I would use "fatherland"

1 hr

agree

mill: with wheatley000 (so long) and Goldcoaster (fatherland)

6 hrs

neutral

orla: would translate vaterland - e.g. my mother wouldnt have the faintest idea what vaterland means even if to us it sounds almost the same ;-)

9 hrs

neutral

writeaway: definitely translate vaterland. I'd avoid fatherland. doesn't fit the context (which has been hidden unfortunately).

1 day7 hrs

disagree

Jim Tucker: Would be OK in a historical context where the overtones of the word are important, but the asker's quote seems just a playful modern turn of phrase. Should be translated; otherwise very distracting.

1 day7 hrs

51 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

farewell, dear fatherland

Explanation:
this would be the closest phrase, I think.

Doğa Doğu
Turkey
Local time: 00:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Turkish

11 hrs confidence:

Goodbye, dear (old) homeland

Explanation:
To get away from the Vaterland/fatherland theme, which I've never heard used in English ...

Tom Tyson
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

12 hrs confidence:

Auf Wiedersehen, dear fatherland

Explanation:
Another alternative... keeping the idea of the speaker leaving his German-speaking country.

Lisa Davey
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

adiós, dear fatherland

Explanation:
I think keeping "adiós" in another language is the point - it sounds more dismissive this way.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-10-13 23:21:17 GMT)
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or "homeland" - I'm starting to like that too

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Note added at 13 hrs (2009-10-13 23:23:46 GMT)
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hi Jim, I agreed with you!

Joel Schaefer
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

so long, amigos!

Explanation:
Etwas freier übersetzt. Ich würde Vaterland nicht unbedingt übersetzen, das hat m.E. etwas andere Konnotationen im Englischen (totalitarian state fällt mir dazu ein als Beispiel).

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Note added at 1 Tag20 Stunden (2009-10-15 06:34:15 GMT)
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Oder einfach auch adios amigos! = goodbye my friends!

Annett Kottek
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 8