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- Mein Sohn, es ist ein Nebelstreif.
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- My son, 'tis fog collecting in the hollow.
- I adapted the words a bit - a streak, stripe or strip of fog sounds so unpoetic to me. ;-)
Translated by DrWho 9648 8 months ago

Discussion

Actually, I like my version a bit better - fog collecting in the hollow would produce a streak. :-)

 by DrWho 8 months ago

'tis..ist noch besser:-)

 by anitafunny 8 months ago

My son, it is the mist rising over the plain.....das würde zum virigen Satz passen..poetischer?..grins:-)

 by anitafunny 8 months ago