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| Original Title: | Pippi Långstrump i Söderhavet |
| ISBN: | 0670557110 (ISBN13: 9780670557110) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Pippi Långstrump #3 |
Astrid Lindgren
Hardcover | Pages: 126 pages Rating: 4.11 | 16669 Users | 261 Reviews
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| Title | : | Pippi in the South Seas (Pippi Långstrump #3) |
| Author | : | Astrid Lindgren |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 126 pages |
| Published | : | September 18th 1959 by Viking Books for Young Readers (first published 1948) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fiction. Classics |
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My favourite bit is the song "Sjörövar-Fabbe" - though, as Gulla points out below, this isn't actually in the book, only the movie. It's about Pippi's great-grandfather, Fabbe, who despite being a fearsome pirate has a tendency to become seasick any time the waves get a little rough. Most Swedish three year olds can sing the refreshingly simple chorus: "Oj, oj-oj-oj, oj-oj-oj!" If you're curious, you can hear Drängarna singing it on Youtube. I wondered how difficult it would be to convey to non-Swedish-speakers just what a fine song this is. After a day's thought and experimentation, I have a literal translation, based on the one produced by Google Translate, and a non-literal translation which tries to capture the spirit of the original at the cost of taking great liberties with the text. I feel I have a better understanding of what Nabokov went through when he produced his famous translation of Eugene Onegin: there isn't any satisfactory solution even for a good nursery rhyme, so think how infinitely worse it must be when you're dealing with a book-length literary masterpiece. Anyway, here are the results of my little exercise. I should add that tjohej hadelittan lej doesn't mean anything at all; it's just a piratey chant put in for onomatopoeic effect. I've followed Vivi's suggestion of replacing this with the phonetic English "Joey had a lit an' lay" in the non-literal translation. Original text Sjörövar-Fabbe, farfars far, är minsann en sjusärdeles karl, kring alla hav han far och far, tjohej hadelittan lej. Sjörövaryrket passar´n bra; "De är bara att röva och ta, och de", sa Fabbe, "gillar ja", tjohej hadelittan lej. Men då... vad står på? Fabbe blir plötsligt blek och grå! Oj då! Vad står på, oj oj oj oj oj oj oj! (Oj oj oj oj oj oj oj!) Sjörövar-Fabbe, farfars far, är minsann en sjusärdeles karl, men han är sjösjuk alla da´r, tjohej hadelittan lej. Stormen ryter och åskan går, havet brusar och seglena slår, ner i kajutan Fabbe går, tjohej hadelittan lej. Kräks och svär och mår inte bra. "Bättre väder det vill jag nog ha, annars", sa Fabbe, "slutar jag", tjohej hadelittan lej. Men då... vad står på? Fabbe blir plötsligt blek och grå! Oj då! Vad står på, oj oj oj oj oj oj oj! "D´ä nåt ingen mänska förstår, varför alltid så illa jag mår, bara båten guppar och går, tjohej hadelittan lej." Sjörövar-Fabbe, farfars far, är minsann en sjusärdeles karl, men han är sjösjuk alla da´r, tjohej hadelittan lej. Literal translation Pirate-Fabbe, great-grandfather, is indeed a TERRIFIC man around all the seas he sails and sails, tjohej hadelittan lej. The pirate profession suits him well; "All you have to do is steal and take, and that" said Fabbe, "I like", tjohej hadelittan lej. But then ... what's going on? Fabbe suddenly becomes pale and gray! Oops! What's the matter, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh! (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh!) Pirate-Fabbe, great-grandfather, is indeed a TERRIFIC man but he is seasick every day, tjohej hadelittan lej. The storm roars and lightning strikes, the sea growls and the sails flap, down in the cabin goes Fabbe, tjohej hadelittan lej. He vomits and swears and does not feel good. "Better weather, that's what I want, otherwise", said Fabbe, "I'm quitting" tjohej hadelittan lej. But then ... what's going on? Fabbe suddenly becomes pale and gray! Oops! What's the matter, ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh! "It's something no human being will understand, why I always feel so bad, just because the boat's bobbing around, tjohej hadelittan lej." Pirate-Fabbe, great-grandfather, is indeed a TERRIFIC man but he is seasick every day, tjohej hadelittan lej. Free translation Old Pirate Fabbe, grandad's dad Toughest guy the family ever had Out on the ocean he's scary and bad Joey had a lit an' lay. "Pirate life is perfect for me Grab people's stuff and push 'em in the sea That," says Fabbe, "'s what I like to see" Joey had a lit an' lay. But... no way! What didya say? Why's Fabbe gone all pale and gray? No way! What didya say? oj oj-oj-oj oj-oj-oj! (Oj oj oj oj oj oj oj!) Old Pirate Fabbe, grandad's dad Toughest guy the family ever had But he gets seasick and that makes him mad Joey had a lit an' lay. The wind comes up, now don't dare laugh Soon as the storm's gone a minute and half He's in the bathroom, 'cause he's gotta barf Joey an' a lit an' lay. Crawls to his bunk, lies down for a bit Yells at the crew who couldn't give a shit "Fix that wind or I'm gonna quit!" Joey had a lit an' lay. No way! What didya say? Why's Fabbe gone all pale and gray? No way! What didya say? oj oj-oj-oj oj-oj-oj! I don't understand, you'll have to explain Three puffs of wind and a little spot of rain He's in the bathroom, barfing again! Joey had a lit an' lay. Old Pirate Fabbe, grandad's dad Toughest guy the family ever had But he gets seasick and that makes him mad Joey had a lit an' lay.Rating Of Books Pippi in the South Seas (Pippi Långstrump #3)
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"Irrepressible Nordic Pixie Takes Charge!" This red-headed little rascal has charmed young readers all over the world with her high-spirited antics. Pippi Longstockingonly child of Capitan Longstockingis a freckle-faced youngster whose flaming braids tick out from her head as if starched! This personable pixie heroine considers herself nearly perfect, as do most of the children she encounters. Self-sufficient, undaunted and unflappable, Pippi amazes all comers with Her outlandish skills: theMy favourite bit is the song "Sjörövar-Fabbe" - though, as Gulla points out below, this isn't actually in the book, only the movie. It's about Pippi's great-grandfather, Fabbe, who despite being a fearsome pirate has a tendency to become seasick any time the waves get a little rough. Most Swedish three year olds can sing the refreshingly simple chorus: "Oj, oj-oj-oj, oj-oj-oj!" If you're curious, you can hear Drängarna singing it on Youtube.I wondered how difficult it would be to convey to
The final Pippi book isn't quite as charming as the first 2, but fun nonetheless.
My kids and I enjoyed listening to an audio recording of the first Pippi book. I read them about 2/3 of this book. We enjoyed it but we were all ready to abandon it before we finished. Cute and funny enough but not enough to hold our interest.
Another Pippi Longstocking book that I read in English because the Swedish is so weirdly expensive over here. This is pretty good, though unfortunately not so much as the previous two books - the unfortunate racism, while pretty benign for the time, is a little uncomfortable to read now. Still, I love this raucous, lively, strong superhero of a girl who doesn't take nonsense from anyone, who dearly loves her friends and family, and who has not only a horse, but a monkey with the hilarious name
Charming conclusion to the Pippi stories. Im glad I read them again, after so many years.
This story didn't add much to the world or character of Pippi Longstocking.(view spoiler)[ Pippi, Tommy and Annika travel to her father's island and have a nice time. At the end of the book all three children decide never to grow up, as the things adults concern themselves with are not very important - things like taxes and being superstitious and afraid of things like putting a knife in your mouth. (hide spoiler)]Although it was an enjoyable read hearing how Pippi tackles each situation and how
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