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**kmjbbT3U** · 10-02-2006, 03:15 AM

Hang on? Those are short lyrics, but quite optimistic

**PNCarl** · 10-02-2006, 04:32 AM

Wait, the lyrics are there.

I'll go over it again and revise the translation I gave before.

**jhfsdhf** · 10-02-2006, 05:01 AM

Scandinavian folk music

**EmpaccalGah** · 10-02-2006, 11:04 AM

I think the song is old, though the band performing it is modern.

**singleGirl** · 10-02-2006, 01:27 PM

Sure....here's one!

**rbVmVlQ2** · 10-02-2006, 03:45 PM

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Sure....here's one!

Crumbs!

Here's the happy scene at the Skagen Samaritans' branch where one overstressed assistant has taken to buttering the piano keys:

**kranfid** · 10-02-2006, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by Aivo½so

"puhuin norjaa vessanpöntölle" = "I spoke Norwegian to the toilet bowl" = ...

Brilliant expression- I'm telling all my friends that one.

In France they have an expression about someone's poor linguistic skills:

“Il parle le français comme une vache espagnole!”

**ingeneensueva** · 10-02-2006, 06:21 PM

Originally posted by Gangerolf
Probably pretty old. Too bad I don't have any sound on my computer, I want to listen to this.

BTW, why did you assume it was Danish (and not Norwegian or Swedish or whatever)?

The second result when I googled "Skon Jomfru" was http://www.answers.com/topic/skon-jo...en-your-window. This might not actually be the same song, but notice the ads at the bottom of the page are in Danish (or at least have .dk URLs).

**NanoKakadze** · 10-02-2006, 06:54 PM

Originally posted by Aivo½so
Though, in Finnish, "puhua norjaa" ("to speak Norwegian") for some reason has become a slang expression for "to vomit", for example "puhuin norjaa vessanpöntölle" = "I spoke Norwegian to the toilet bowl" = ... One Norwegian equivalent is "rope på elgen" ("call on the moose").
see, no need to offend entire nations just because you have had to much koskenkorva

**zoneouddy** · 10-02-2006, 07:02 PM

weird. it looks like it has been written in between spelling reforms or something. also, some words smell like some kind of west norwegian dialect. I'd guesstimate the 1930s.

**engacenus** · 10-02-2006, 07:24 PM

Yeah, a lot of folk music seems that way.

**ceagstuntee** · 10-02-2006, 08:06 PM

Originally posted by Aivo½so
Though, in Finnish, "puhua norjaa" ("to speak Norwegian") for some reason has become a slang expression for "to vomit", for example "puhuin norjaa vessanpöntölle" = "I spoke Norwegian to the toilet bowl" = ...

When we were kids we used to refer to burping as "speaking French"

**Rexaviennatutr** · 10-02-2006, 09:04 PM

One final question and bump, what does Snedelig mean?

**SAUNDERSAN** · 10-04-2006, 11:18 AM

but as I see it after reading this poetry http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=snedelig
, it's either

1) snedig (smart, cunning) + an extra syllable for the melody

or

2) lightly (as in not heavy. dancing lightly..)

**mealiusarses** · 10-04-2006, 05:29 PM

Ah, it is settled then.

However, It takes two people to dance, and I'd say it's certainly bad form to use the adjective slyly or cunningly to describe the situation we have here. Though they were both being cunning in their own right at the time of the dance, to describe their manner of dancing as such is just.. awkward.

But other passages in the lyrics are a bit fishy when viewed from across the gulf of the centuries, so I guess it doesn't look too improbable if we take it to mean slyly or cunningly.

Still, if I'd been the bard behind this, you could bet your finest goose feather pen I'd have put "swiftly".

**ancexiaepidge** · 10-04-2006, 07:41 PM

Well the problem with guessing is how horribly, horribly wrong it can go in some cases

**CxofxJFm** · 10-04-2006, 08:38 PM

It's also entirely possible that the word meant something else in addition to that a few centuries ago.

**Rffkwfct** · 10-04-2006, 08:53 PM

Ah yes, Winston, our favourite mun-Dane

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EmpaccalGah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	I think the song is old, though the band performing it is modern. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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rbVmVlQ2 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 463 Senior Member	Originally posted by Provost Harrison Sure....here's one! Crumbs! Here's the happy scene at the Skagen Samaritans' branch where one overstressed assistant has taken to buttering the piano keys: Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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kranfid Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 531 Senior Member	Originally posted by Aivo½so "puhuin norjaa vessanpöntölle" = "I spoke Norwegian to the toilet bowl" = ... Brilliant expression- I'm telling all my friends that one. In France they have an expression about someone's poor linguistic skills: “Il parle le français comme une vache espagnole!” Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-02-2006, 06:21 PM	#8
ingeneensueva Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 399 Senior Member	Originally posted by Gangerolf Probably pretty old. Too bad I don't have any sound on my computer, I want to listen to this. BTW, why did you assume it was Danish (and not Norwegian or Swedish or whatever)? The second result when I googled "Skon Jomfru" was http://www.answers.com/topic/skon-jo...en-your-window. This might not actually be the same song, but notice the ads at the bottom of the page are in Danish (or at least have .dk URLs). Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-02-2006, 06:54 PM	#9
NanoKakadze Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 474 Senior Member	Originally posted by Aivo½so Though, in Finnish, "puhua norjaa" ("to speak Norwegian") for some reason has become a slang expression for "to vomit", for example "puhuin norjaa vessanpöntölle" = "I spoke Norwegian to the toilet bowl" = ... One Norwegian equivalent is "rope på elgen" ("call on the moose"). see, no need to offend entire nations just because you have had to much koskenkorva Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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zoneouddy Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 443 Senior Member	weird. it looks like it has been written in between spelling reforms or something. also, some words smell like some kind of west norwegian dialect. I'd guesstimate the 1930s. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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engacenus Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 494 Senior Member	Yeah, a lot of folk music seems that way. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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ceagstuntee Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 421 Senior Member	Originally posted by Aivo½so Though, in Finnish, "puhua norjaa" ("to speak Norwegian") for some reason has become a slang expression for "to vomit", for example "puhuin norjaa vessanpöntölle" = "I spoke Norwegian to the toilet bowl" = ... When we were kids we used to refer to burping as "speaking French" Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Rexaviennatutr Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 569 Senior Member	One final question and bump, what does Snedelig mean? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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SAUNDERSAN Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 371 Senior Member	but as I see it after reading this poetry http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=snedelig , it's either 1) snedig (smart, cunning) + an extra syllable for the melody or 2) lightly (as in not heavy. dancing lightly..) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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10-04-2006, 05:29 PM	#15
mealiusarses Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 379 Senior Member	Ah, it is settled then. However, It takes two people to dance, and I'd say it's certainly bad form to use the adjective slyly or cunningly to describe the situation we have here. Though they were both being cunning in their own right at the time of the dance, to describe their manner of dancing as such is just.. awkward. But other passages in the lyrics are a bit fishy when viewed from across the gulf of the centuries, so I guess it doesn't look too improbable if we take it to mean slyly or cunningly. Still, if I'd been the bard behind this, you could bet your finest goose feather pen I'd have put "swiftly". Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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ancexiaepidge Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 409 Senior Member	Well the problem with guessing is how horribly, horribly wrong it can go in some cases Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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CxofxJFm Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 464 Senior Member	It's also entirely possible that the word meant something else in addition to that a few centuries ago. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Rffkwfct Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 446 Senior Member	Ah yes, Winston, our favourite mun-Dane Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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