bandera de niebla

English translation: blurred figure in the distance

13:34 Nov 10, 2007

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music

Spanish term or phrase: bandera de niebla

The song "El Arriero" says;

"Es bandera de niebla su poncho al viento..."

and i can't quite figure out what they mean. Is his poncho a foggy flag, a flag against the fog?

Any help will be welcome. Thanks,

Bob

Bob Haskell KudoZ activity Questions: 119 (9 open) (1 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 3
Local time: 04:40

English translation:blurred figure in the distance

Explanation:
el texto es poético y descriptivo. Me imagino al arriero a caballo, visto desde lejos, en medio del polvo que se levanta por el andar de los animales, o en una mañana neblinosa, su poncho ondeando, que se divisa atenuado por la distancia, la niebla, el polvo ... y lo saludan las cañas del cañaveral ....

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-11-10 15:00:41 GMT)
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'lo saludan las flautas del pajonal' , poéticamente el pajonal son flautas, por su forma esbelta y por el sonido que hacen al soplar el viento.

Selected response from:

Rafael Martilotti
Argentina
Local time: 07:40

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Summary of answers provided

“A banner of mist his poncho in the wind”

Sandra Rodriguez

it's a waving flag made of mist his poncho shaken by the wind

nigthgirl

3 +1

blurred figure in the distance

Rafael Martilotti

waving flag of fog

Lynda Tharratt

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

blurred figure in the distance

Rafael Martilotti
Argentina
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: I appreciate and agree with your comments; it has to do with the dust and visibility. ¿pero qué son las cañas del cañaveral? (que en la versión que tengo son "las flautas del pajonal")? Son flautas reales - lo cual dudo - o es un sonido que hace la caña?

3 hrs confidence:

waving flag of fog

Explanation:
"his poncho a waving flag of fog (in the wind)"

I would put it something like this in order to avoid saying "foggy flag" which doesn't sound all that great in English.

Hope this helps you.

Lynda Tharratt
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: I agree about "foggy flag"; I said it that way to use the WORST possible translation, in hopes that others' would be better. I still don't get, though, the idea or image. Unless it's about the dust being raised, as suggested by Sr. Martilotti

5 hrs confidence:

“A banner of mist his poncho in the wind”

Explanation:
atendiendo al tono poético

Sandra Rodriguez
Puerto Rico
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

8 hrs confidence:

it's a waving flag made of mist his poncho shaken by the wind

Explanation:
Según mi parecer esta es la idea del poeta, a flag made of mist, and like a flag is shaken by the wind

nigthgirl
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of:

Spanish

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