【No. 0143】Forget-me-not
May 10, 2015 18:30
A forget-me-not is a flower.
This name is derived from a story in medieval Germany.
Knight Rudolph found this flower, which bloomed in the Danube, and tried to pick it for his lover Bertha, but he took a misstep and got washed away by the river's current.
He threw the flower to the riverbank using all his strength, and died, leaving the words "vergiss-mein-nicht!"
Bertha, who was left behind, called the flower Rudolph's last words.
From this story, the flower was called "vergissmeinnicht" in Germany, and it became "forget-me-not" in English by literal translation.
Also, In many other languages, the flower is named using the same meaning.
This name is derived from a story in medieval Germany.
Knight Rudolph found this flower, which bloomed in the Danube, and tried to pick it for his lover Bertha, but he took a misstep and got washed away by the river's current.
He threw the flower to the riverbank using all his strength, and died, leaving the words "vergiss-mein-nicht!"
Bertha, who was left behind, called the flower Rudolph's last words.
From this story, the flower was called "vergissmeinnicht" in Germany, and it became "forget-me-not" in English by literal translation.
Also, In many other languages, the flower is named using the same meaning.
勿忘草は、花の名前です。
この名前は、中世ドイツのある物語に由来します。
騎士ルドルフがドナウ川に咲いていたこの花を見つけ、恋人ベルタのために摘もうとしたらところ、足を踏み外して川に流されてしまいます。
彼は最後の力で花を岸に投げ、「vergiss-mein-nicht!」という言葉を残して亡くなりました。
そして残されたベルタは、彼の最後の名前を花の名前にしたそうです。
この話から、この花はドイツでは「vergissmeinnicht」と呼ばれ、英名もその直訳の「forget-me-not」となり、他の多くの言語でも同様の意味がつけられています。
この名前は、中世ドイツのある物語に由来します。
騎士ルドルフがドナウ川に咲いていたこの花を見つけ、恋人ベルタのために摘もうとしたらところ、足を踏み外して川に流されてしまいます。
彼は最後の力で花を岸に投げ、「vergiss-mein-nicht!」という言葉を残して亡くなりました。
そして残されたベルタは、彼の最後の名前を花の名前にしたそうです。
この話から、この花はドイツでは「vergissmeinnicht」と呼ばれ、英名もその直訳の「forget-me-not」となり、他の多くの言語でも同様の意味がつけられています。
Corrections (1)
No. 1 Timmy
- This name is derived from a story in medieval Germany.
- This name is derived from a story that took place in medieval Germany.
- Knight Rudolph found this flower, which bloomed in the Danube, and tried to pick it for his lover Bertha, but he took a misstep and got washed away by the river's current.
- Knight Rudolph found this flower, which bloomed in the Danube, and tried to pick it for his lover Bertha, but he took a misstep (or: tripped) and got washed away by the river's current.
Interesting!
Toru
Thank you very much always for correcting my post!
Thank you very much always for correcting my post!
Timmy
You are welcome!
You are welcome!