Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
brimming water (Yeats)
Swedish translation:
vatten som strömmar
Added to glossary by
Ulla Lundquist
Aug 1, 2002 08:02
21 yrs ago
English term
Italy
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Native in: Swedish 
Works in: Italian to Swedish, English to Swedish, Swedish to Italian, and 2 more.
brimming water
English to Swedish
Art/Literary
W.B.Yeats
The Swans of Coole
....
"The trees are in their autumn beauty.."
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine-and-fifty swans.
I have looked upon those brilliant creatures.
Tacksam för hjälp
The Swans of Coole
....
"The trees are in their autumn beauty.."
Upon the brimming water among the stones
Are nine-and-fifty swans.
I have looked upon those brilliant creatures.
Tacksam för hjälp
Proposed translations
(Swedish)
| 3 | strömmande vattnet |
Inger Brandt
|
| 4 | till brädden fyllda vattnet |
marionb (X)
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
Selected
strömmande vattnet
Det är ju egentligen vattnet som håller på att rinna över, men så exakt kan man ju inte få det i dikten
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2 hrs
till brädden fyllda vattnet
Brim betyder ju också kant, rand men i lyrik passar ovanstående bäst, tycker jag.
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