Chit-Chat

[lili]

Sorry it took long while to write my opinion. I hope you understand what I wanna say..

Really, Lili? Well, maybe my daughter can help ya out. What didn't you understand?
Anyway, the poem was written by one of Swedens most famous poets Nils Ferlin. Known to swedes that is (well, hopefully ) Glad ya liked it dear daughter

Yes, it's hard for me coz the rhyme is the most important essence in the poems. To rhyme beautifully there're some omissions, replacements/shifts of the words and some literary-style expressions. Those make the poem far different from what we speak in the conversation. But I could imagine that scenary by picking up the words and feel the rhyme, and thought it beautiful poem.

[EscapeGirl]

@ mom...working on it....

Literally translated:
But nonsense is nonsense and dirty is dirty ,
if ock in oriole dosor.
But rosor in one become chapped jugs is yet always rosor.

[lili]

You want me ta give you another poem? Ok here is one

Men strunt är strunt och snus är snus,
om ock i gyllne dosor.
Men rosor i ett sprucket krus
är ändå alltid rosor.

But nonsense is nonsense and dirty is dirty ,
ock in oriole dosor.
But rosor in one become chapped jugs
is yet always rosor.

Gee, this is hard again..

Theme, why you puked on the floor??

[ThemePark]

You liked that, huh sir Theme?

Swedes are strange

Snus = dirty?

Lili when you are explained in a while what snus is you'll understand me

[Lilliputt]

Aww, Liiiiliiii Thaz some explanation. Glad ya liked it You so great!
Oh, your translation is...well...PLAYBOY!


@Escape
Ok, dear

@Sir Theme
We have learned from the danish

[ThemePark]

Yeah, but here it's only old people who do snus And I'm not even sure it's common amongst them anymore

Seems I'm all alooney here...

*sings*
All Byyyy Myyyyyyyself

[EscapeGirl]

So quiet....*beats a slurp spider away from carrot rum with a stick*

[lili]

Swedes are strange

Snus = dirty?

Lili when you are explained in a while what snus is you'll understand me

Rofl! snus = sniff = dirty
If I get it right!

Escape and Theme, sorry I was dozzing..

[EscapeGirl]

@ Lili...A little Online therapy, huh!? You better now?

[Lilliputt]

Ok so this was the poem I posted

Men strunt är strunt och snus är snus,
om ock i gyllne dosor.
Men rosor i ett sprucket krus
är ändå alltid rosor.

And this is my translation

But trash is trash and snuff is snuff
even if in golden boxes
But roses in a broken vase
are still always roses

Now "snuff" in this case refers to powdered tobacco that is supposed to be placed under the lip. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus
And this was sold in beautiful boxes like
http://www.aagaines.com/silver/graphics/peru2.jpg when the poem was written

Now you tell me what it means...and then I'll go to bed cuz I'm really tired


@Sir Theme
In the north, snus is very common in all ages and both genders. I'm about as happy about snus as you are though

[EscapeGirl]

@ Mom...Snuff and trash are always bad even when they come in pretty boxes. But roses, even if the pretty vase is broken are still beautiful and nice.

[ThemePark]

Now you see why I puked

[EscapeGirl]

@ Sir Theme...LOL...

[Lilliputt]

@ Mom...Snuff and trash are always bad even when they come in pretty boxes. But roses, even if the pretty vase is broken are still beautiful and nice.

I knew my fantastic daughter would know *Feels soooo very proud of daughter* You are correct to the letter

And now I'm off ta catch some zzzzz


Night has fallen on Carrot Island, I'm in the Butterfly Meadows among all the pretty flowers. It is dark and this islander has to hurry back to her hut, crawl into da bunk ta catch some zzzzz. Goood night, dear friends! Big to ya!

[EscapeGirl]

@ Mom....Goodnight dear mother!! Biiiiiiig to ya!! Sleep well, and I'll talk with ya tomato!!