. . . a little wine for remembrance . . . a little water for the dust
25 April 2011
On Vacation: Hoopoe
In this entry, the hoopoe with the lovely gawkiness of a young teenage girl: a 17th-century Turkish plate, the hoopoe that was my neighbor in Athens, and an early 15th-century drawing by Pisanello.
L'oo:poopa, I think it is kind of onomatopoeic as there's a little resemblance in the English, Italian and Greek (also demotic Greek) expressions. The German word is earthbound: der Wiedehopf (vee:dehopf)
Enjoy your vacation! And maybe this upupa would fit nicely:
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Upupa_und_der_Triumph_der_Sohnesliebe
Upupa. That's hilarious! How should I pronounce it?
ReplyDeleteἔποψ (Classical Greek) is rather nice, too.
ReplyDeleteL'oo:poopa, I think it is kind of onomatopoeic as there's a little resemblance in the English, Italian and Greek (also demotic Greek) expressions. The German word is earthbound: der Wiedehopf (vee:dehopf)
ReplyDeleteHenze's opera is wonderful.