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What does "mirror blue" mean?
I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" in a song. I can't find it in any dictionary. Google gives 91.600 results when I search for "mirror blue" (most of them refers to an album by Richard Thompson from
1994).
The song sounds:
"The naked blue angel, who peers through the blinds, Disappears in the gloom of the mirror blue night."
What is "the gloom of the mirror blue night"?
I would appreciate any help.
Jakob
1994).
The song sounds:
"The naked blue angel, who peers through the blinds, Disappears in the gloom of the mirror blue night."
What is "the gloom of the mirror blue night"?
I would appreciate any help.
Jakob
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"Jakob Højlev Jørgensen" skrev i en meddelelse [nq:1]I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" in a song. I can't find it in any dictionary. " What is "the gloom of the mirror blue night"?
- "Jakob Højlev Jørgensen" skrev i en meddelelse [nq:1]I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" in a song.
- I can't find it in any dictionary.
- " What is "the gloom of the mirror blue night"?
- I would appreciate any help.
- Jakob[/nq] Hi Jacob, I am from Denmark, too ;-) 'mirror blue' means in Danish 'spejlblå'.
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"Jakob Højlev Jørgensen" skrev i en meddelelse
[nq:1]I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" in a song. I can't find it in any dictionary. ... of the mirror blue night." What is "the gloom of the mirror blue night"? I would appreciate any help. Jakob[/nq]
Hi Jacob,
I am from Denmark, too ;-)
'mirror blue' means in Danish 'spejlblå'.
Venlig hilsen
Birg
[nq:1]I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" in a song. I can't find it in any dictionary. ... of the mirror blue night." What is "the gloom of the mirror blue night"? I would appreciate any help. Jakob[/nq]
Hi Jacob,
I am from Denmark, too ;-)
'mirror blue' means in Danish 'spejlblå'.
Venlig hilsen
Birg
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"Birgitte" (Email Removed) skrev i meddelelsen
[nq:1]"Jakob Højlev Jørgensen" skrev i en meddelelse[/nq]
[nq:2]I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" in a song.[/nq]
[nq:1]I am from Denmark, too ;-) 'mirror blue' means in Danish 'spejlblå'.[/nq]
Hi Birgitte
You've translated "mirror" to the danish word "spejl" and "blue" to "blå". But I've never heard th
[nq:1]"Jakob Højlev Jørgensen" skrev i en meddelelse[/nq]
[nq:2]I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" in a song.[/nq]
[nq:1]I am from Denmark, too ;-) 'mirror blue' means in Danish 'spejlblå'.[/nq]
Hi Birgitte
You've translated "mirror" to the danish word "spejl" and "blue" to "blå". But I've never heard th
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[nq:1]I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" in a song. I can't find it in any dictionary. Google gives 91.600 results when I search for "mirror blue" (most of them refers to an album by Richard Thompson from 1994).[/nq]
It's not a common English expression, and I don't know the song it's from; I'm not very fond of Thompson for the most part. But I suspect that he was exp
It's not a common English expression, and I don't know the song it's from; I'm not very fond of Thompson for the most part. But I suspect that he was exp
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"Jakob Højlev Jørgensen" skrev i en meddelelse
[nq:2]"Jakob Højlev Jørgensen" skrev i en meddelelse I am from Denmark, too ;-) 'mirror blue' means in Danish 'spejlblå'.[/nq]
[nq:1]Hi Birgitte You've translated "mirror" to the danish word "spejl" and "blue" to "blå". But I've never heard the word ... blue". Is it just a shiny, blue colour? Is it related to the blue sky? To the sea? Regar
[nq:2]"Jakob Højlev Jørgensen" skrev i en meddelelse I am from Denmark, too ;-) 'mirror blue' means in Danish 'spejlblå'.[/nq]
[nq:1]Hi Birgitte You've translated "mirror" to the danish word "spejl" and "blue" to "blå". But I've never heard the word ... blue". Is it just a shiny, blue colour? Is it related to the blue sky? To the sea? Regar
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[nq:2]I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" ... them refers to an album by Richard Thompson from 1994).[/nq]
[nq:1]It's not a common English expression, and I don't know the song it's from;[/nq]
I think he may be alluding to the Tennyson poem The Lady Of Shalott . Which is the only reference to "mirror blue" I can think of.
Andy Leighton => (Email Removed
[nq:1]It's not a common English expression, and I don't know the song it's from;[/nq]
I think he may be alluding to the Tennyson poem The Lady Of Shalott . Which is the only reference to "mirror blue" I can think of.
Andy Leighton => (Email Removed
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[nq:2]It's not a common English expression, and I don't know the song it's from;[/nq]
[nq:1]I think he may be alluding to the Tennyson poem The Lady Of Shalott . Which is the only reference to "mirror blue" I can think of.[/nq]
"The curse is come upon me," cried
The Lady of Shalott.
-)
John Briggs
[nq:1]I think he may be alluding to the Tennyson poem The Lady Of Shalott . Which is the only reference to "mirror blue" I can think of.[/nq]
"The curse is come upon me," cried
The Lady of Shalott.
-)
John Briggs
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"Birgitte" (Email Removed) skrev i meddelelsen
[nq:1]I have not met the word 'mirror blue' before, but I regard it pure poetry. I would translate the text: "Den nøgne blå engel ... forsvinder i den dybe spejlblå nat."[/nq]
Perhaps it could make some sence if one regard it as "pure poetry"
[nq:1]I have not met the word 'mirror blue' before, but I regard it pure poetry. I would translate the text: "Den nøgne blå engel ... forsvinder i den dybe spejlblå nat."[/nq]
Perhaps it could make some sence if one regard it as "pure poetry"
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"sprocket" (Email Removed) skrev i meddelelsen
[nq:1]It's not a common English expression, and I don't know the song it's from; I'm not very fond of Thompson for the most part. But I suspect that he was experimenting with imagery and perhaps seeking inspiration from chemical or herbal sources.[/nq]
I have to say that I don't know Thompson, and that the song I refer to have nothing to do wi
[nq:1]It's not a common English expression, and I don't know the song it's from; I'm not very fond of Thompson for the most part. But I suspect that he was experimenting with imagery and perhaps seeking inspiration from chemical or herbal sources.[/nq]
I have to say that I don't know Thompson, and that the song I refer to have nothing to do wi
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"Andy Leighton" (Email Removed) skrev i meddelelsen
[nq:2]It's not a common English expression, and I don't know the song it's from;[/nq]
[nq:1]I think he may be alluding to the Tennyson poem The Lady Of Shalott . Which is the only reference to "mirror blue" I can think of.[/nq]
That was a good reference. I've read the poem, and it seems to make sense in the context of the song.
T
[nq:2]It's not a common English expression, and I don't know the song it's from;[/nq]
[nq:1]I think he may be alluding to the Tennyson poem The Lady Of Shalott . Which is the only reference to "mirror blue" I can think of.[/nq]
That was a good reference. I've read the poem, and it seems to make sense in the context of the song.
T
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[nq:1]I'm from Denmark and have heard the expression "mirror blue" in a song. I can't find it in any dictionary. ... the blinds, Disappears in the gloom of the mirror blue night." What is "the gloom of the mirror blue night"?[/nq]
Many mirrors are blue. Go and look.
Adrian
Many mirrors are blue. Go and look.
Adrian
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