Nov 10, 2007 13:34
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Spanish term
Hewing words so the deep meaning shows.
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bandera de niebla
Spanish to English
Art/Literary
Music
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
"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
Proposed translations
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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.
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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.
Note from 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? |
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Lynda Tharratt
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Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English
waving flag of fog
"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.
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.
Note from 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
“A banner of mist his poncho in the wind”
atendiendo al tono poético
8 hrs
it's a waving flag made of mist his poncho shaken by the wind
Según mi parecer esta es la idea del poeta, a flag made of mist, and like a flag is shaken by the wind
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