damit sich's dreht wenn's weht.
English translation: the winds of change
| 08:08 Jul 18, 2005 |
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| 4 +1 | so that it goes when it blows |
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| 4 | the winds of change |
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| 4 | wind blown rotation |
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| 3 | so you don't miss a breeze |
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the winds of change Explanation: I don't think a loose translation would work here: how about "the winds of change"? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2005-07-18 08:29:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, I meant \"I don\'t think a direct translation would work here\" |
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wind blown rotation Explanation: in order to generate rotation while the wind is blowing -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 mins (2005-07-18 08:31:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- a powerful cycle -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 24 mins (2005-07-18 08:33:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or: powered by the wind -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 mins (2005-07-18 08:33:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Wind come forth! |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1so that it goes when it blows Explanation: How about "so that it goes when it blows"? Possibly a bit cheesy, but might work if you´re keen to keep some sense of the original rhyme. |
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so you don't miss a breeze Explanation: another option -- clearly what is meant is that the objective is to keep the turbines operational IMO, 'what goes round comes round' is inadvisable, as it means something like 'you get what you give'. |
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