LL-L: "Literature" LOWLANDS-L, 22.NOV.2000 (05) [E]

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From: Henry Pijffers [hpijffers at home.nl]
Subject: LL-L: "Literature" LOWLANDS-L, 22.NOV.2000 (02) [E]

Ron wrote:
>
>Henry kindly responded to my translation:
>
>> >Is there a Dutch version?  There should be.  How about this "draft"?  > ;)
>> >
>> >     Mannetje, mannetje, timpe tee,
>> >     Botje, botje in de zee.
>> >     Mijn lieve vrouw, de Ilsebil,
>> >     Wil niet zoals ik wel wil.
>> >
>> Shouldn't "botje" be "bootje". In my LS we have "buetje" (with ue > representing
>> Dutch short u) for "botje" (bone), and "böötje" for "bootje" (little > ship).
>> And I don't see the LS word for "lieve" in the original version.
>> As for the rest, I think it's a good translation :)
>
>We *are* talking about Dutch, aren't we?  Low Saxon (many dialects in Northern
>Germany) has _Butt_ (_but_ [bUt]) 'flatfish', 'butt', 'fluke', 'dab',
>'flounder', 'halibut' (vs _Boot_ [bo:t] 'boat').  It's the fish we are talking
>about here, namely the execrated prince in the shape of a giant flatfish that
>grants the fishermen his wife's wishes until he gets fed up with her greed.  I
>guess the fish is _bot_ in your dialect.  Isn't it also _bot_ in Dutch?  I
>recently glanced through the Dutch translation of Günter Grass' book _Der
>Butt_, and the title was _De bot_.

Oh yes, of course, I forgot about the fish! That would be "butje" with Dutch
short u in my variety, so your translation was correct.

regards,
Henry

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