Thursday: Hili dialogue

October 17, 2013 • 2:44 am
Hili was away from home too long the other day after being chased out of the yard by another cat, and they feared she was lost. Fortunately, Hili returned after sixteen hours of absence.
A: Where have you been all this time?
Hili: There where devil has his young*.
A: And…?
Hili: I didn’t manage to catch any, let’s go home and eat something.

*This is a Polish idiom meaning “At the back of beyond”.

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In Polish:
Ja: Gdzie byłaś tyle czasu?
Hili: Gdzie diabeł ma młode.
Ja: I co?
Hili: Nie udało mi się żadnego złapać, idziemy do domu coś zjeść.

13 thoughts on “Thursday: Hili dialogue”

  1. Sixteen hours! That’s a long time to be away from home, glad she’s back at last and safe.

  2. Poor Hili, chased by a bully kitty! I would have been so worried about her. Glad she is safely home!

  3. Oh, Hili… big hug….

    (some cultures say “back o’ bush!)

    I wonder what we would see if Hili was outfitted with one of those videocam jobbies… 😀

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    1. Yeah, I like it too, but I think I’ll tweak the translation to ‘where the Devil spawns’.

      1. Thanks! Much better translation! If I have to translate this idiom verbatim ever again, I will use your version.

      2. Yes, that works nicely.

        Where Beelzebub breeds.(?)

        Not sure about that, but I like the name Beelzebub.

      3. Beelzebub’s brothel.(?)

        I kinda like that though it is moving a bit away from the original meaning.

  7. I will admit to a bit of concern for Hili that she might not find her way back home. That’s the main reason why Baihu only ever goes out on a leash….

    b&

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