12:37 Oct 7, 2012 |
Swedish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Music / lyrics | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Marie Andersson (Allen) United Kingdom Local time: 09:29 | ||||||
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5 +1 | siren (of the woods) |
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4 +1 | fairy |
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4 | Banshee |
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3 | huldra |
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2 | aire |
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siren (of the woods) Explanation: It referers to a mythical creature "skogsrå", like a beautiful young woman who lead men into the woods and the leave them there, lost to perish... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2012-10-07 12:42:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, refers... |
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fairy Explanation: or pixie, nymph etc. or more specific to Scandinavian folklore: see the links Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A5 Reference: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A5dare |
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huldra Explanation: ! Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldra |
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aire Explanation: Only if you want it to rime too ! (just playing around with words) You are my player and I am your aire, whereof I dance with whirling hair Example sentence(s):
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Banshee Explanation: I'm giving it a shot for Irish Mythology..."woman of the sídh" |
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