May 8, 2006 09:00
18 yrs ago
English term
Germany
yellow brick road
English to German
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
The "yellow brick road" is a reference to "The Wizard of Oz". Dorothy and her friends journey down the road in search of the wizard... hoping he can help them fulfill their wishes.
Dorothy wants to go home to Kansas, the Scarecrow wants a brain, the Tin Man wants a human heart, the Lion doesn't want to be cowardly anymore....
So, basically, the "yellow brick road" is an enchanted road, a road to change....
It has been translated with "Straße zum Erfolg".
Would you agree? Or are there other/better options?
Dorothy wants to go home to Kansas, the Scarecrow wants a brain, the Tin Man wants a human heart, the Lion doesn't want to be cowardly anymore....
So, basically, the "yellow brick road" is an enchanted road, a road to change....
It has been translated with "Straße zum Erfolg".
Would you agree? Or are there other/better options?
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +3 | Be careful |
IanW (X)
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| 3 | der Erfolg wartet am Ende der Straße mit den gelben Backsteinhäusern |
scipio
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Proposed translations
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6 mins
Selected
Be careful
My initial reaction is that it is often used ironically and shouldn't be taken at face value. The question is whether this irony is meant in the English text. If not - in which case it is a bad choice of wording in my opinion - I'd go with "Straße zum Erfolg".
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-05-08 09:09:16 GMT)
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From Wikipedia:
As a result of the interpretation of the yellow-brick road as the road "to Oz", yellow brick road has also become a stock phrase referring to a path which leads to a life of fantasy and carefreeness. Phrases referring to the "yellow brick road" are sometimes perceived as hopelessly idiomatic by non-native English speakers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_brick_road
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Note added at 8 mins (2006-05-08 09:09:16 GMT)
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From Wikipedia:
As a result of the interpretation of the yellow-brick road as the road "to Oz", yellow brick road has also become a stock phrase referring to a path which leads to a life of fantasy and carefreeness. Phrases referring to the "yellow brick road" are sometimes perceived as hopelessly idiomatic by non-native English speakers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_brick_road
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Nicole Schnell
: I definitely agree with Ian's point of view.
7 mins
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: w/ Ian, handle with care to preserve the originally intended meaning
2 hrs
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| agree |
Sp Translations
: who knows, the road to success? only you know the answer
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 hrs
der Erfolg wartet am Ende der Straße mit den gelben Backsteinhäusern
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for discussion
(Falls es nicht nur fig. sein soll)
for discussion
(Falls es nicht nur fig. sein soll)
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