lounge (v.)
to pass (time) in lounging (usually fol. by away or out): to lounge away the afternoon.
1508, from Scot., of uncertain origin, "to lounge about, lie at full length,"
The noun in the sense of "comfortable drawing room" is first recorded 1881;
in the sense of "couch on which one can lie at full length," 1830. Lounge lizard is from 1912,
originally in reference to men who hung around in tea rooms to flirt.
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Thursday, 14 July 2011
lady ki no washika
No
It’s not because I’m now too old
More wizened than you guess…
If I say no, it’s only
Because I fear that yes
Would bring me nothing, in the end,
But a fiercer loneliness.
A fiercely lonely poem. As Titus suggests, the translator has pulled off that rare feat of making a translation sound like an original.
Totally off the point, blogging is not an activity, it's a mindset. He seems a likeable chap, but am I the only person who is finding Chris Boardman's aphorisms at the start of every segment of ITV4 coverage of the Tour truly irritating? I'll happily listen to what he feels and thinks about cycling, but repetition does his thoughts no favours.
What next? Preface each segment of football coverage with Cantona quotes?
cantona quotes would be much more entertaining, that said the itv4 podcasts with the trio of rendell, boardman and boulting are highly entertaining in a shambolic sort of way.
but should the itv coverage grate i recommend the switch ti eurosport. it's far better.
Delicious, and hats off to the translator.
ReplyDeleteA fiercely lonely poem. As Titus suggests, the translator has pulled off that rare feat of making a translation sound like an original.
ReplyDeleteTotally off the point, blogging is not an activity, it's a mindset. He seems a likeable chap, but am I the only person who is finding Chris Boardman's aphorisms at the start of every segment of ITV4 coverage of the Tour truly irritating? I'll happily listen to what he feels and thinks about cycling, but repetition does his thoughts no favours.
What next? Preface each segment of football coverage with Cantona quotes?
cantona quotes would be much more entertaining, that said the itv4 podcasts with the trio of rendell, boardman and boulting are highly entertaining in a shambolic sort of way.
ReplyDeletebut should the itv coverage grate i recommend the switch ti eurosport. it's far better.