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Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

bondeskald

English translation:

ploughman poet

Added to glossary by Sven Petersson
Apr 1, 2013 13:13
11 yrs ago
Swedish term

bondeskald

Swedish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
The term is used in an autobiographical article by a poet, likening himself to "Skottlands bondeskald, Robert Burns". It also appears in a few other instances in biographical references found with a Google search.

I'm inclined to use "rural poet", but I would be happy to see something better.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 the ploughman poet
4 +1 farmer poet
3 country bard/poet
References
Poet
Change log

Apr 6, 2013 07:51: Sven Petersson Created KOG entry

Discussion

Charles Ek (asker) Apr 1, 2013:
The text in question was written in 1897, so "ploughman poet" is quite appropriate.
lena helson Apr 1, 2013:
I live in scotland and celebrate Burns day every year and I have never heard him referred to a ploughman poet. To the scottish people he is the national bard or and a country bard.
George Hopkins Apr 1, 2013:
Ploughman? Are there any ploughmen nowadays? Robert Burns, the national poet of Scotland, is often referred to as a ploughman poet. Not so suitable perhaps if referring to a moden-day poet.
Charles Ek (asker) Apr 1, 2013:
Lest there be any confusion on the subject: It's the fact that "the Ploughman Poet" has been used so widely and so closely in connection with Burns himself that has convinced me of the rightness of Sven's suggestion.

Proposed translations

+3
3 mins
Selected

the ploughman poet

:o)

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Note added at 4 mins (2013-04-01 13:18:28 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns

Q.E.D.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-04-01 15:51:15 GMT)
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'"ploughman poet" "Robert Burns"': 118000 Google hits
'"peasant poet" "Robert Burns"': 27600 Google hits
'"farmer poet" "Robert Burns"': 2600 Google hits
'"peasant bard" "Robert Burns"': 887 Google hits

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Note added at 2 hrs (2013-04-01 16:12:30 GMT)
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'"country poet" "Robert Burns"': 1010 Google hits
'"country bard" "Robert Burns"': 141 Google hits
Note from asker:
Thanks! It is quite obviously the appropriate phrase to use.
Peer comment(s):
agree Richard Green
2 hrs
Thank you very much!
agree Michele Fauble
2 hrs
Thank you very much!
neutral Norskpro : So google decides?
3 hrs
Google does not decide, but Google is a very strong indicator.
agree Anna Herbst : The name is used in a Robert Burns biography by BBC Scotland: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/robertburns/biography.shtml
14 hrs
Thank you very much!
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+1
2 hrs

farmer poet

..or peasant poet or peasant bard.
Reference:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/feb/05/farmer-poets-robert-burns

Peer comment(s):
agree Thomas Johansson : "Farmer/peasant poet" is an appropriate description in modern English of the type of poet RB was; "Ploughman poet" is what he was called. Google for "ploughman poets" vs. "farmer/peasant poets".
2 hrs
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2 hrs

country bard/poet

maybe
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Reference comments

3 hrs
Reference:

Poet

Rural poet would be my choice.
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