The first cold week here in North
by Taru Palokangas from Finland
Hi Shirley and the others! I have been thinking also that I would be a marvelous idea to join and continue conversation in FB. I would be really nice thing to emancipate experiences and thoughts. I have already friends from Spain, Viet Nam, China, Nigeria and Sweden. So If you are interested in, would you please, search my name and land, I think you will find me.
About literature and translations
Ana Paula wrote about good books to read and keep language skills on. I found this The Kalevala book from a shop and fascinated it immanently. It was interesting to read the translations which were made from very old Finnish runes. F. ex the adjective describing Lemminkäinen was translated wanton. The ordinary word describes very slipper, good capacity of social skills especially among women and “very ready to talk” –person. By some other words I came to see that it is very hard to be a interpreter it have to find right kind of descriptions to a mood of the word and probably stretch it to readable form to reader. I came to this conclusion too when I read J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter. I found new Finnish words and they were amazing.
About wanton Lemminkäinen
He was a man who challenged another hero, Väinämöinen, of The Kalevala to a singing competition. Väinämöinen was an old steady rune singer and you may quiz that Lemminkäinen lost the competition and sank to the swamp. But wanton Lemminkäinen didn’t learn anything and he was too much found of women of the village and then he got troubles with the men of the village. Then he died and was thrown to the driver of the death and of it his mother collected peaces of him, sawed his as a whole and bowled the spirit of life to his nose. It was very hard thing to do Lemminkäinen’s mother but her love gave power to him and Lemminkäinen got his life back.
I have a seventeen years old son. He and his fellow decided to spend a night in wild land in an uninhabited house a day ago. The house is a lodge house, which have no electricity, no free water and the heater is a small fire place. They decided to do there by walking and the distance was around 20 km. On this morning they will walk back. And it is -25 degrees Celsius cold out of there. It is now the first cold week on this winter and they decide to go to the desert. I think I understand the worries and sorrow of wanton Lemminkäinen’s mother.
Thank you of your comments Frank from China and James Wu from Taiwan.
Regards
Taru
Comments
H idear Taru Today I wasn't busy at office ( which is really odd , so I read your past Blogs on BBC to be more familiar with you and your family . I admire you as a holllife studdiyinbg women . Good job! I knew that we have many mnay things incommon . I 'm nature lover and I love take shots from nature . Unlluky I have n't use any photo shop software , yet , I think they are so complicated . I will find your name in facebook at home ( It 's banned in my office ) . hope to accpet my invite . have nice before christmas days and cheers
I have been reading this blog for a while and I am impressed how friendly you are, this the first time I comment, and hope not the last one, but I have to admit that I am more than surprise about the weather in your country I can not even imagine, I would like to know a little more about what you do during winter, I suppose most of the time you spend it in your house, well I love your blog, greetings from the Tropico
Hi Pary and Marcos! Thank you of your comments and interest in my blog. Our life here during the winter is "normal" for us like life anyway is "normal" to those who are used to live such kind of "normal" conditions. Both of your countries Iran and Cuba are exotic for me and would need times to adapt if I would spend there a longer time. I wish you Merry Christmas or if it is not a celebration for you then Happy new year 2010!
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