Translation - Greek-English - xronia polla anipsia kai oti epithimis sthn...Current status Translation
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Category Sentence  This translation request is "Meaning only". | xronia polla anipsia kai oti epithimis sthn... | | Source language: Greek
xronia polla anipsia kai oti epithimis sthn agalia sou na to vreis! | Remarks about the translation | |
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| Happy birthday niece and everything you desire... | TranslationEnglish
Translated by  spike87 | Target language: English
Happy birthday niece and I wish that you have everything you desire in your lap! | Remarks about the translation | "xronia polla" we say in Greece for "happy birthday" and also for the "name day".
But in english if it's not birthday and it's just the name day then you say "happy name's day" and not "happy birthday". |
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Last validated or edited by lilian canale - 12 September 2009 14:55
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11 September 2009 12:40 | | 
iriniNumber of messages: 849 | I find the second part a bit "awkward". "May you find whatever/everything you desire/wish in your hug/lap"?
With an explanation that it's a wish that rhymes and means that you wish for that person to get anything they wish (having it within the circle of your arms meaning that you will have secure, total possession of it).
Often used for wishing either for a "better half" or a child. Accompanied by a wink it these cases  | | |
12 September 2009 12:46 | | | Hi irini, well, I also found that weird 
Then, what would be an acceptable wording for that line? CC: irini | | |
12 September 2009 14:48 | |
iriniNumber of messages: 849 | Lit translation "May you find what(ever) you desire/wish for within the circle of your hands"
Meaning "May you find everything/all you wish for" |
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