Ways to Say Spring
in French: printemps
in Albanian: pranvera
in Romanian: primăvară
in Romanian: primăvară
in Catalan: primavera
in Latin: ver
in Icelandic: vor
in Norweigan: vår
in Danish: forår
in German: frühling
in Estonian: kevad
in Finnish: kevät
in Persian: بهار
in Arabic: ربيع
in Basque: udaberri
in Zulu: intwasahhlobo
in Czech: jaro
in Lakota: wétu
in Japanese: 春
Or, in Me:
pretty treetops
vines
vines
birds suddenly everywhere
promises
open streams
rushing rivers
muddy banks
rutted roads
sounds of footsteps and chirping and growth
petals
evening light
morning fog
sudden cotton clouds
green berries
children in trees
rain
wet faces
gratitude
Is it spring there? I hope so, for your sake...here it is still OH SO WINTER.
ReplyDeleteAll the snow is gone, if that's what you mean. And it WAS spring today...puffy clouds 50s degrees, a light fresh breeze. It looked to me like it was heading east... :)
ReplyDeleteI like "promises"! Speaks volumes! We are a couple of weeks behind you but its coming. Am now ready for snow to be gone!
ReplyDeleteThere've been birds greeting me daily at 5 am just outside my office window. What they're saying, I can't be sure. Probably something like: "This time I truly didn't believe spring would happen. Did you? Did you? Did you?"
ReplyDeleteJen--this is all I can hear the birds saying now. I love it!
ReplyDeleteIt´s always fun to compare languages! :-)
ReplyDeleteEmily:
ReplyDeleteThank you for these translations. We just returned home from Florida to find our woods full of crusty snow. However, the next morning our resident Phoebe was calling from the top of a Red Oak. He sang with promise and hope. - Richard
Ahh, the return north! It's always interesting what you find, I suppose. We will hit our first 70' day today since mid-October, so to say we're looking forward to feeling that warmth is an extreme understatement. And yes, the birds, the birds! Their sounds have been bringing warmth too.
DeleteAnd I will add "ice cream treats outdoors."
ReplyDeleteThanks for a reminder of all those little details which comprise spring.
Oh, yes. We have an infamous first-robin-of-spring-Dairy-Queen-run that I look forward to every year. :)
DeleteNice list of spring things. In my case, spring also brings a self-imposed break from online life. Mine begins tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteIn that case, may you FEEL instead of read these good wishes throughout your break. I hope you find some nice open roads.
Deleteand for me "lush green, mud pies, animal tracks in wet soil, breaking buds, and photosyntesis"!
ReplyDeletePhotosynthesis! Yes! Nothing like that word to bring me right into the trees and leaves.
DeletePlease disregard by bad keyboard skills on the word photosynthesis. More spring words: peepers, wood frogs, salamanders, bird songs, ferns, and my favorite (although way more than one word-really more of a concept) Warm air running over cool snow!
DeleteNo worries! (I don't think I even noticed it on the first read through.) And I love that last one. We had a beee-autiful day yesterday, and the snow is GONE. :)
DeleteLovely, Emily. I hope you're well!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Andrea. Same to you!
DeleteI love when you do these! It's especially nice tonight, because we've taken a sudden turn back into the cold - from 78 this morning to 42 now!
ReplyDeleteThe mockingbirds have started singing now, and a dove or two can be caught cooing. There are reports of wildflowers galore - I just must find some time to go see them.
Sounds divine. Just another snow storm over here last night. Inches upon inches of white over new green. UHG. I am not usually a complainer, but I've had enough of this winter. When wildflowers do finally poke their heads through the ground, I think I will write them an ode. :)
DeleteLovely! So happy to see the sun and the ground again in these parts...and hear the birds and the peepers. Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteDon't I know it. Easter! Spring! I hope this season brings you warmth, Andrea.
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