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"Aften rød morgen søt. Morgen rød aften bløt".

English translation: Red sky in morning, sailors warning; red sky at night, sailors delight.

01:12 Sep 18, 2005
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Metrology / Weather forecasting
Norwegian term or phrase: "Aften rød morgen søt. Morgen rød aften bløt".
This 'proverb' appears in a section of a book on piloting that deals with old-fashioned weather forecasting.

Does anyone have any clever ideas. The weather phenomenon described in this saying has to do with the reddish clouds on a beautiful evening sky (red clouds in the west, ostensibly, is a good prediciton that the next day will bring good weather).

Of course, getting the rhyme right, would be a bonus.


In fact, if the answer is particularly good - for sport - I am perfectly willing to sacrifice a bottle of port for the cause.
Christian Schoenberg
United States
Local time: 17:29
English translation:Red sky in morning, sailors warning; red sky at night, sailors delight.
Explanation:
Words of wisdom from a seasoned Canadian kayaker;))
Cheers, johanna
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 14:29
Grading comment
That is great - not being a nature person myself, that just never occurred to me. I should get out more, I guess.

I hope you like port.
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5Red sky at night, shepherd's delight, red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
reliablewriters
3Red sky in morning, sailors warning; red sky at night, sailors delight.
Johanna Timm, PhD


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Red sky in morning, sailors warning; red sky at night, sailors delight.


Explanation:
Words of wisdom from a seasoned Canadian kayaker;))
Cheers, johanna

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 14:29
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
That is great - not being a nature person myself, that just never occurred to me. I should get out more, I guess.

I hope you like port.
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Red sky at night, shepherd's delight, red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.


Explanation:
In England, we say shepherd´s, not sailor's ! You could perhaps put 'pilot's delight' etc.! to keep the well known reference but connecting the saying to the subject.

reliablewriters
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:29
Native speaker of: English
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