Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
einen Lobgesang beten
English translation:
panegyric or song of praise
Added to glossary by
PoveyTrans (X)
Jul 26, 2007 19:54
16 yrs ago
German term
PoveyTrans (X)
einen Lobgesang beten
German to English
Other
History
Judaism, Jewish folklore
Folk story / legend - guess that this is a medieval - about a vengeful spurned lover. Jewish. Appeared in collection of tales published before WW2 and has recently been translated into 'modern German'.
Frau Schiffra drückte die Augen
zu und betete im stillen Israels Lobgesang
am Roten Meere. Plötzlich blieb der
Kahn stehen und das geängstigte Weib wagte
es, die Augen zu öffnen.
Frau Schiffra drückte die Augen
zu und betete im stillen Israels Lobgesang
am Roten Meere. Plötzlich blieb der
Kahn stehen und das geängstigte Weib wagte
es, die Augen zu öffnen.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | panegyric or song of praise |
Dr. Fred Thomson
|
| 4 | Pray a canticle |
Courtney Sliwinski
|
| 3 | praises |
Evi Wollinger
|
| 3 | sing hallelujah |
monbuckland
|
Proposed translations
+4
29 mins
Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
A lawyer, technician, nuclear power optr
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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27
Selected
panegyric or song of praise
and silently sang the praises of Israel
or: and silently sang Israel's panegyric
or: and silently sang Israel's panegyric
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bernhard Sulzer
: Israel's song of praise: http://www.chabad.org/holidays/passover/pesach.asp?AID=1666
11 mins
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
59 mins
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| agree |
Johanna Timm, PhD
: exactly: he silently said/voiced the Song of Praise intoned by Moses(or: the Israelites) after the parting of the Red Sea
7 hrs
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| agree |
Diana Loos
: Yes, I'm sure it means a specific song of praise, as indicated by Bernhard in his excellent link and confirmed by Johanna.
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks"
14 mins
Evi Wollinger
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Reliable and professional
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
praises
and silently said (or sang) the praise(s) of Israel to herself.
15 mins
Courtney Sliwinski
Native in English
The right words for the right price
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Pray a canticle
I'd never heard of it either, but it's what the translator coughed up, and the word fits the context
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/canticle
You might also try laud
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/laud
or paean, although this seems more connected to peagan worship.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/paean
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/canticle
You might also try laud
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/laud
or paean, although this seems more connected to peagan worship.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/paean
13 hrs
sing hallelujah
One idea.
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