Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Wherever I go my country\'s scent stays with me
Afrikaans translation:
waar ek ookal gaan sal my land van herkoms uit staan en aan my kleef
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John Farebrother
Oct 11, 2011 15:08
12 yrs ago
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Wherever I go my country's scent stays with me
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Wherever I go my country's scent stays with me
Everyone loves to bring back souvenirs from their travels to remind them of the sights and sounds. But it’s not easy to bring back the smell of a destination.
Unless it’s Lithuania. In which case you can buy a “national perfume” that captures the country’s scent.
That’s right, Lithuania’s foreign ministry has come out with a fragrance that synthesizes the smells of the country into a single bottle.
And in Lithuania’s case, that smells like paganism.
We’re not kidding. The perfume is a blend of sandalwood, cedar, musk and moss, which is designed to recreate the scent of a pagan wood-burning ritual in the woods.
In other words, you’ll walk around smelling like a forest fire. And chances are this stuff is strong because the whole idea behind the perfume is that it’s supposed to reflect the “Lithuanian strength of character.” Strength of character means hard-working, and hard-working means lots of sweat… and that doesn’t translate into perfume form well.
So far the “Feeling Lithuania” perfume has only been sent to Lithuanian ambassadors and soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, but soon visitors will be able to take home the smell of Lithuania as embassies, hotels and airports will also distribute the perfume.
We guess the “I ♥ Lithuania” t-shirts aren’t as popular as they used to be.
Okay, this sounds like a terrible idea… but it could be worse. Just think what the national smell of other places would be. Like America. That perfume would smell like fried food and used tires. Kinda makes the smell of a pagan ritual seem refreshing.
Everyone loves to bring back souvenirs from their travels to remind them of the sights and sounds. But it’s not easy to bring back the smell of a destination.
Unless it’s Lithuania. In which case you can buy a “national perfume” that captures the country’s scent.
That’s right, Lithuania’s foreign ministry has come out with a fragrance that synthesizes the smells of the country into a single bottle.
And in Lithuania’s case, that smells like paganism.
We’re not kidding. The perfume is a blend of sandalwood, cedar, musk and moss, which is designed to recreate the scent of a pagan wood-burning ritual in the woods.
In other words, you’ll walk around smelling like a forest fire. And chances are this stuff is strong because the whole idea behind the perfume is that it’s supposed to reflect the “Lithuanian strength of character.” Strength of character means hard-working, and hard-working means lots of sweat… and that doesn’t translate into perfume form well.
So far the “Feeling Lithuania” perfume has only been sent to Lithuanian ambassadors and soldiers deployed to Afghanistan, but soon visitors will be able to take home the smell of Lithuania as embassies, hotels and airports will also distribute the perfume.
We guess the “I ♥ Lithuania” t-shirts aren’t as popular as they used to be.
Okay, this sounds like a terrible idea… but it could be worse. Just think what the national smell of other places would be. Like America. That perfume would smell like fried food and used tires. Kinda makes the smell of a pagan ritual seem refreshing.
Proposed translations
(Afrikaans)
4 | waar ek ookal gaan sal my land van herkoms uit staan en aan my kleef |
johanw
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4 | Waar ek ookal gaan by my land se spoor aan my kleef. |
Helene van der Westhuizen
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Proposed translations
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waar ek ookal gaan sal my land van herkoms uit staan en aan my kleef
Your heritage will stand out if you are a true and proud native of your country
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485 days
Waar ek ookal gaan by my land se spoor aan my kleef.
Wat van spoor? Die Pharos Aanlyn gee scent1 [n.] follow up the scent die spoor volg; s.t. has no scent iets ruik nie; be on the scent of … op die spoor van — wees; pick up the scent die spoor vind/vat ('n hond);
Geur voel vir my asof dit altyd lekker is - kos, vars brood uit die oond, jou eerste oggendkoffie, parfuum of blomme.
'n Land - veral ons land - se reuk (of dan spoor) is nie altyd aangenaam nie, maar tog het hierdie Suid-Afrikanerspoor my vir vyf jaar bly aankleef terwyl ons in Pole gebly het.
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Note added at 485 days (2013-02-07 19:38:28 GMT) Post-grading
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Waar ek ookal gaan BLY my land se spoor aan my kleef. Sorry vir die typo!
Geur voel vir my asof dit altyd lekker is - kos, vars brood uit die oond, jou eerste oggendkoffie, parfuum of blomme.
'n Land - veral ons land - se reuk (of dan spoor) is nie altyd aangenaam nie, maar tog het hierdie Suid-Afrikanerspoor my vir vyf jaar bly aankleef terwyl ons in Pole gebly het.
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Note added at 485 days (2013-02-07 19:38:28 GMT) Post-grading
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Waar ek ookal gaan BLY my land se spoor aan my kleef. Sorry vir die typo!
Note from asker:
Ek het dit al bemerk, dankie |
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