Modern Greek translation help please?

Battara · 28th February 2006, 08:58 PM

More inscription help, only this time in modern Greek cursive (a little bit beyond my classical and Hellenistic Greek). This comes from a Greek yataghan and since it is so large, the inscription pictures are in parts, but in order and on both sides of the blade.

Battara · 28th February 2006, 09:01 PM

Here is the other side of the blade:

Battara · 28th February 2006, 09:02 PM

And the final part of this side of the blade:

Yannis · 1st March 2006, 04:51 AM

Can we see the knife please? First of all it is made from/for a sailor. There are two little poems. Hand written from someone who was not educated enough to know grammar. It uses older types of expresions of the language. I will do the best with translation but as you know the translation is like women: The more pretty is the less faithfull

Side one:
Even if the waves of the sea don’t want to, I will not be afraid to love you, my little bird
Side two:
You were born in this world to wound hearts, you know the cure but you keep it secret

The man was in desperate love and he was seaman, away from homeland. He wrote poems on his weapon for his love. It could be a fine soap opera don’t you think?

I suppose it is a sort yataghan with small ears. Please show it to us.

Rick · 1st March 2006, 03:22 PM

Jose , that's not an edged weapon ; it's a novel !

Battara · 1st March 2006, 07:27 PM

Thank you Yannis. I could get part of the second verse, but again, I'm more familiar with classical Greek (note even hand script stuff).

ariel · 1st March 2006, 09:08 PM

Who was the object of the passion: a woman or this particular blade?

Battara · 2nd March 2006, 08:10 PM

Well, I guess you can say that both can "cut like a knife" (I kill me

).

28th February 2006, 08:58 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Modern Greek translation help please? More inscription help, only this time in modern Greek cursive (a little bit beyond my classical and Hellenistic Greek). This comes from a Greek yataghan and since it is so large, the inscription pictures are in parts, but in order and on both sides of the blade. Attached Images

28th February 2006, 09:01 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Here is the other side of the blade: Attached Images

28th February 2006, 09:02 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	And the final part of this side of the blade: Attached Images

1st March 2006, 04:51 AM	#4
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	Can we see the knife please? First of all it is made from/for a sailor. There are two little poems. Hand written from someone who was not educated enough to know grammar. It uses older types of expresions of the language. I will do the best with translation but as you know the translation is like women: The more pretty is the less faithfull Side one: Even if the waves of the sea don’t want to, I will not be afraid to love you, my little bird Side two: You were born in this world to wound hearts, you know the cure but you keep it secret The man was in desperate love and he was seaman, away from homeland. He wrote poems on his weapon for his love. It could be a fine soap opera don’t you think? I suppose it is a sort yataghan with small ears. Please show it to us.

1st March 2006, 03:22 PM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,293	Jose , that's not an edged weapon ; it's a novel !

1st March 2006, 07:27 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Thank you Yannis. I could get part of the second verse, but again, I'm more familiar with classical Greek (note even hand script stuff).

1st March 2006, 09:08 PM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Who was the object of the passion: a woman or this particular blade?

2nd March 2006, 08:10 PM	#8
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,226	Well, I guess you can say that both can "cut like a knife" (I kill me ).