{"id":13198,"date":"2021-07-30T12:47:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T12:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=13198"},"modified":"2021-08-02T14:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T14:17:14","slug":"german-idioms-31-the-sun-makes-us-feel-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-idioms-31-the-sun-makes-us-feel-good\/","title":{"rendered":"German Idioms 31: The Sun Makes Us Feel Good"},"content":{"rendered":"

Die Sonne\u00a0<\/em>(the sun). When we think of her warm rays and light, it puts a smile on our faces. The sun helps us be healthy, lets us grow our food, makes beach days fun! The sun is an all-around positive! And that’s also reflected in\u00a0Redensarten\u00a0<\/em>(idioms). So let’s look at two German idioms that talk about the Sonne<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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die\u00a0Sonne\u00a0in sein Herz lassen<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
\"Sun<\/a>

Photo by Daoudi Aissa<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Literally: to allow the sun into your heart<\/em><\/p>\n

What’s a proper English translation? Let me know in the comments below!<\/strong><\/p>\n

With how we feel about die Sonne<\/em>, this Ausdruck\u00a0<\/em>(expression) is pretty straightforward: letting the sun in your heart means to let yourself feel Freude\u00a0<\/em>(joy) and\u00a0Liebe\u00a0<\/em>(love). And what happens once you have\u00a0die Sonne im Herz<\/em>? Well, then you are seen as a person that is\u00a0immer fr\u00f6hlich\u00a0<\/em>(always happy) and optimistisch\u00a0<\/em>(optimistic).<\/p>\n

Until the 19th century, the idea of the Sonne im Herzen<\/em> related to religion, as it was seen as a\u00a0Hinwendung\u00a0<\/em>(devotion) to God. But it slowly changed to simply mean being joyful.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/p>\n

Hey, entspann dich. Lass die Sonne in dein Herz, und reg dich nicht so auf \u00fcber die ganzen Sachen die du eh nicht \u00e4ndern kannst! Daf\u00fcr ist das Leben zu kurz.<\/em><\/p>\n

(Hey, relax. Allow the sun into your heart, and don’t get so upset about all those things you can’t change anyway! Life is too short for that.)<\/p>\n

jemandem scheint die\u00a0Sonne\u00a0aus dem Arsch<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
\"German<\/a>

Photo by Aziz Acharki<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Literally: The sun shines out of somebody’s ass<\/em><\/p>\n

The world’s my oyster<\/b><\/p>\n

This Redewendung\u00a0<\/em>(idiom) is quite vulgar! It is definitely informal only, but in those settings it can be alright. The German dub<\/a> of Quentin Tarantino’s 1996 film “From Dusk Till Dawn” made this\u00a0Redewendung\u00a0<\/em>particularly popular. Seth Gecko’s words “I’m peachy, Kate. The world’s my oyster.” was translated as “Mir geht’s pr\u00e4chtig Kate. Die Sonne scheint mir aus dem Arsch.”\u00a0<\/em>(I’m great, Kate. The sun’s shining out of my ass.) Even if the expression is used sarcastically here, its meaning is understood. I used that translation here for the English version. If you have a better translation of this idiom, let me know in the comments below!<\/p>\n