Live Poll: Favorite Summer Olympic Motto

@rubyfruit76 

The slogan was "Die heiteren Spiele" (Ger), which rather means "The Cheerful Games".

"heiter" is more like "fröhlich" both words describe positive and calm moods.

Looking on the Bavarian mentality, It could also be translated as "The Merry Games".

"happy" is more like "glücklich". Connected to the main word "Glück", which means "luck".

According to the ambushes on the Israeli athletes, I think "The Happy Games" reads

strangely cynical, sarcastic. It's because I learned in school that "happy" means "glücklich".

(... just my 2 pence. ...)

Maybe grotesque is a better word than cynical or sarcastic.

@rubyfruit76 

Hi Suzy!

Yes, that's what I mean. Other games didn't have any mottos.

@Breumaster  The linguistics is really interesting, Breu, and thanks for the correct German and its translation. 

And yes, the attacks on the Israeli athletes is why I felt like the motto, whether happy or cheerful or merry, felt ironically foreboding to me, which isn't far from seeming cynical, sarcastic, or grotesque. Translation is fascinating: it seems to work well for concrete nouns but seems like it can be problematic or tricky when it comes to other words: not that I know any second language well enough to translate much but that's what I've read and heard. If my Mom didn't want me to know what she was talking about, she would say, "it doesn't translate," lol, but I bet occasionally it really didn't. Do you find that to be the case sometimes with German and English or any other languages?

@dibyayan_chakravorty Thanks, Dibby! I have to go onto Facebook more because it's so nice to have you around. I did just watch some of your "LightsCameraLife" on YouTube, though. : )  What a great name, btw! 

@Peter_pbn 

Thank you Pibby and Brew...!!!

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