Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
A Clovis côme il fult notoire
English translation:
To Clovis as the story tells
Added to glossary by
Mark Nathan
Jan 26, 2005 22:16
19 yrs ago
French term
France
A Clovis côme il fult notoire
French to English
Art/Literary
History
Reims
A Clovis côme il fult notoire
Ung barrit de vin prépara
Et luy dilt tu auras victoire
Autant que le vin durera.
This is the story about St Remi giving Clovis a flask of blessed wine and telling him to drink some everyday and to pursue his foes so long as there was still some left.
The other lines I was going to translate as:
A barrel of wine did prepare for him
And declare that he would be victorious
So long as there remained wine within
Ung barrit de vin prépara
Et luy dilt tu auras victoire
Autant que le vin durera.
This is the story about St Remi giving Clovis a flask of blessed wine and telling him to drink some everyday and to pursue his foes so long as there was still some left.
The other lines I was going to translate as:
A barrel of wine did prepare for him
And declare that he would be victorious
So long as there remained wine within
Proposed translations
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Yakov Tomara
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| 3 +4 | For Clovis, as became famous |
Martine Brault
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Proposed translations
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Yakov Tomara
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French term (edited):
A Clovis c�me il fult notoire
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Another try
To Clovis, as the story tells,
He gave a cask bunged tight and fast
And said, 'You'll hear the victory bells
While this my wine will last.'
He gave a cask bunged tight and fast
And said, 'You'll hear the victory bells
While this my wine will last.'
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Martine Brault
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French term (edited):
A Clovis c�me il fult notoire
For Clovis, as became famous
For Clovis, as became famous
A barrel of wine he prepared
And declared he would be victorious
As long as some wine remained
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Note added at 2 hrs 58 mins (2005-01-27 01:15:19 GMT)
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For Clovis, \'tis legendary
A barrel of wine got ready
And announced you\'ll know victory
So long as this cask ain\'t empty
;o)))
A barrel of wine he prepared
And declared he would be victorious
As long as some wine remained
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Note added at 2 hrs 58 mins (2005-01-27 01:15:19 GMT)
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For Clovis, \'tis legendary
A barrel of wine got ready
And announced you\'ll know victory
So long as this cask ain\'t empty
;o)))
Peer comment(s):
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NancyLynn
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Thanks!. :o)
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chaplin
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thanks!
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Tegan Raleigh
: according to the celebrated tale/ he prepared for Clovis a cask of wine/ and said to him, you shall prevail/ so long as the flask has not run dry.
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Cheers
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Gabrielle Lyons
: Greimas' old French dictionary agrees. How about cask for baril? Sounds better and scans easier . . .
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Thank you
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