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Der himmel soll mir worden Da ist mein Vaterland

English translation: Heaven shall be mine. That is where my homeland is.

08:39 Sep 21, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
German term or phrase: Der himmel soll mir worden Da ist mein Vaterland
Second part of a gravestone inscription
Duane Hargis
English translation:Heaven shall be mine. That is where my homeland is.
Explanation:
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 06:49
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +3Heaven shall be mine. That is where my homeland is.
Kim Metzger
5 +2Heaven will be mine, that is my home
Tom Funke


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Heaven shall be mine. That is where my homeland is.


Explanation:
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    bilingual background,
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 06:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 123
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Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mary Worby
0 min
agree  Maya Jurt: Absolutely.
2 mins
agree  Rasha Brinkmann-Yahya: Yes, this sounds very good.
6 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Heaven will be mine, that is my home


Explanation:
Derived from your text. Fatherland. the literal translation, would not be likely to appear on an English gravestone in this context.

Tom Funke
Local time: 08:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maya Jurt: Good
8 mins
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): Maybe there's a new career opportunity here for you, Tom? :-)
15 mins
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