Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Herzenssonne
English translation:
[My] heart's sun
German term
Herzenssonne
Schlaflos in der Nacht,
Herzenssonne, komm, erscheine !
Und der Morgen lacht.
May 11, 2012 19:01: blavatsky changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/78669">blavatsky's</a> old entry - "Herzenssonne"" to ""[My] heart\'s sun""
Proposed translations
My heart's sun
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Helen Shiner
: I think this is lovely - the sun around which my heart revolves is what it brings to mind.
6 hrs
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Thank you, Helen.
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beloved sun
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Andreas Hild
: beautiful
6 hrs
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Thanks, Andy!
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: Would most likely fit best in the metrum, and very nice, to boot
11 hrs
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Thanks, Ramey!
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Armorel Young
: As others have said, the Herzenssonne is almost certainly a person, whereas this sounds as though it is addressed to the sun in the sky
19 hrs
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Sun of my heart
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Horst Huber (X)
: "Sonne" und "lacht", nicht unbedingt neu, aber ...
27 mins
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neutral |
Helen Shiner
: I think the 'apple of his eye' or the 'sunshine in his heart' (both far too kitschy to use, but which convey the meaning) refers to another person.
1 hr
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Usch Pilz
6 hrs
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Edwin Miles
: Also with Helen, that it probably refers to another person, but don't see that as any reason not to use "Sun of my heart."
7 hrs
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Sanni Kruger (X)
: I think "sun of my heart" would fit in very well here.
11 hrs
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Wendy Streitparth
: or possibly sun of my life
12 hrs
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mustafaer
15 hrs
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Dearest heart
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Note added at 22 hrs (2012-05-06 21:14:13 GMT)
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Its been plaguing me all day!
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