paul@phs.UUCP (06/02/84)
<> Sorry for sending this to net.misc, where I'm not sure it belongs, but I think net.misc goes to Europe which may be a good thing here. Anyway, where else would it go? I recently bought a card, the writing upon which is entirely in Danish; I hoped to send it to my mother (on whatever occasion was proper) since, though she was born in the US, both her parents were born in Denmark. Unfortunately, I cannot translate the card very well with only a dictionary to go by. The text of the card is as follows (where "o/" means the first letter in the smallest Danish coin): "Hjertelig Lyko/nskning paa Fo/delsdagen" (front of card); "Maa Held og Lykke fo/lge Igennem hvert et Aar og Dagen blive fejret Som midt i Livets Vaar Med Solskin og Glaede og Vennekredsen Stor" (inside card). My translation, which very much resembles instructions for assembly of Japanese toys: "Sincere congratulations on (your?) birthday; May luck and fortune follow through every (?Aar?) and (your?) day stay popular like in the middle of life spring with sunshine and gladden and (your) large circle of friends." No, it doesn't make a bit of sense to me either; can any Danish-speaker out there do better? Regards, and thanks if you can do it, Paul Dolber @ DUMC (...!duke!phs!paul).