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Titolo: As merry as the days were long

Che significa l'idiom "as merry as the days were long"?
Grazie
dr. gonzo

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 If it was written in the winter,  then it wasn't much fun .
Eh, eh, it's not an idiom, is it?
dr. gonzo

 Che significa l'idiom "as merry as the days were long"?
Nessuno dei miei vocabolari mi aiuta a risponderti, gentile dott. gonzo, ma
io credo che significhi "per quant'è lungo il giorno", ossia sempre, da mane
a sera, in ogni occasione, sole o pioggia... Aspetto conferma dal nostro
Slangmaster Sal!
As merry as the days were long
I was right and you were wrong
Back at the old gray school
I would win and you would lose
But you've got everything now
And what a terrible mess I've made of my life...
The Smiths, *You've got everything now*, 1984
Ciao
Anna

 The Smiths, *You've got everything now*, 1984
...e da dove veniva mai la mia questione, se non dal testo lastimonioso di
Morrissey?!
dr. gonzo

 Morrissey?!
Dear Dr. Gonzo,
(no relation to Gonzo from The Muppet Show, I assume?)
You are in good company indeed here in The Realm, inhabited as we are by
some true die-hard rockers and rockettes.
The expression about which you inquire I have always taken to mean something
along the lines of 'for a very long time'.
Some context would help, as it always does, but on the other hand if you are
asking the question and are referring to the lyrics of a popular song, it is
quite possible context won't make much difference. Some courtiers have quite
strongly help opinions as regards song lyrics aiding one in learning
English.
In the example quoted by our Lady Ann, I would still interpret the
expression as meaning  'for a long time'. On the other hand, I will confess
to now having some doubts....
--
I remain, as always, ecc., ecc.,
Bambi
dtb

 (no relation to Gonzo from The Muppet Show, I assume?)
More probably, is related to Dr. George Alonzo 'Gonzo' Gates, from the
'Trapper John, MD' TV series, that was quite popular in Italy in the early
80's.
Humbly yours
Giorgio

 Slangmaster Sal!
<Mi sa che la tua fiducia in me è mal riposta.
   Posso solo dire che il mio naso mi dice che hai ragione.
   Ho comunque tentato con l'edizione della mia biblioteca comunale
dell'Oxford in 19 volumi
   ma I drew a blank e se non c'è lì non c'è da nessuna parte.
    Yours
Sal

Buongiorgio wrote in message
: > (no relation to Gonzo from The Muppet Show, I assume?)
: More probably, is related to Dr. George Alonzo 'Gonzo' Gates, from the
: 'Trapper John, MD' TV series, that was quite popular in Italy in the early
: 80's.
:
Ehr, noone read the book "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", by Hunter S.
Thompson, or saw the movie by Terry Gilliam?
--
"We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold" (Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing in Las
Vegas", 1971)

 80's.
Dear Giorgio,
Trapper John M.D. Ah yes. It is all coming back to me now. However, it would
seem we were both mistaken. I must confess (in answer to dr. gonzo's query)
that I have not read "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas", by Hunter Thompson,
nor have I seen the film.  But there is yet time to remedy this
short-coming.
--
I remain, as always,
Bambi
dtb

 Thompson, or saw the movie by Terry Gilliam?
Evidentemente no, ma, se un film di Terry Gilliam è coinvolto, allora sono
colpevole di negligenza.
Mi emenderò.
Ciao
Giorgio