"Galicia, el buen camino"

[ivar]

Dear all,

One quick question... Galicia is promoted with the slogan "Galicia, el buen camino" in spanish.

What would be a good translation to english for this slogan?

"Galicia, the good way" ... does not sound right..
"Galicia, the good walk" ... sounds strange...

Can it be translated at all? Ideas?

Thanks!
Ivar

 

[Deleted member 22638]

- the good path

 

[Tia Valeria]

Trying to give meaning, rather than a direct translation, we suggest:-
Galicia - a way of life

 

[Whalleyranger]

How about:
Galicia - Walk this way
Galicia - The right way
Galicia - A good walk

 

[DeadFred]

Galica - The Way of the Heart

 

[Susannafromsweden]

Or
Galicia, on the right way.

 

[Deleted member 22638]

Galicia - a better way

 

[Canuck]

Galicia - discover it

Galicia - The right destination

 

[TerryB]

Galicia - a way of life

I used the translation from Ephesians Chapter 4 verse 1 in the New Testament for this. The old translation says "walk worthy of the calling . . . "
Most new translations say something like "lead a life worthy of the calling . . . ". The N.T. Greek word is "peri-pateo" which literally means "to walk around".
Ivar - if you want to show your knowledge of ancient Greek, there you go

blessings
Terry
P.S. When you are a Vicar you have to know these things.

 

[pilgrim b]

To again give meaning, rather than a direct translation:

Galicia a beautiful Way.

 

[SYates]

Galicia - The Right Way!

 

[jnoval]

I would say "Galicia-the Right Way" or Galicia-the Right Path".

 

[tyrrek]

Galicia - The pleasant perambulation!
Galicia - One wicked wander!

Or maybe not.

 

[mspath]

Perhaps "Galicia - a path for everyone!"

 

[karenfromcali]

Galicia-the best way

 

[karenfromcali]

or Galicia- a good way

 

[sternenstrasse]

I once picked up a good metaphor for the Camino Francés which was described as follows: The part from the Pyrenees to the Meseta is the "Path of Purgatory", they way through the Meseta is the "Path of Death" and the way through Galicia is the "Path of Life" or "Way Back to Life".

Thus: Galicia, your way back to life starts here!

 

[gerardcarey]

Walk this way, Talk this way - Galicia

 

[hecate105]

Galicia - the Way of the good...

 

[PILGRIMSPLAZA]

"Galicia, where pilgrims come home."

 

[PILGRIMSPLAZA]

"Galicia, where pilgrims go home."

 

[Kiwi-family]

Walking Galicia

(but you know what, it just actually doesn't work in English! We don't have all the implied connotations that are familiar in the Spanish)

 

[Letsgocamino]

Dear all,

One quick question... Galicia is promoted with the slogan "Galicia, el buen camino" in spanish.

What would be a good translation to english for this slogan?

"Galicia, the good way" ... does not sound right..
"Galicia, the good walk" ... sounds strange...

Can it be translated at all? Ideas?

Thanks!

Ivar

Oh, I adore The Good Walk. That is exactly what my husband and I had when we crossed into Galicia.

 

[maria M]

Galicia, the path of a soul

 

[sternenstrasse]

Galicia, the way of homecoming

 

[PILGRIMSPLAZA]

"Galicia; to see the end."

 

[PILGRIMSPLAZA]

"Galicia, the Far Land where we'll meet sooner or later."

 

[sternenstrasse]

Galicia, a good way of homecoming since over 1000 years

 

[PILGRIMSPLAZA]

Galicia, a good way of homecoming since over 1000 years

The story of Fisterra is much, much older. Read on this Forum on Georgiana King and on Louis Charpentier.

 

[William Marques]

Galicia - All the Way
Galicia - Walk our Way
Galicia - The best Way

 

[Susannafromsweden]

I did a google translation from Spanish to Swedish and got (!):
Galicia, på rätt sätt.
That, I translated back to Spanish in google and got:
Galicia, de la manera correcta.
And then I translated that to English:
Galicia, in the right way.

 

[Packinglight]

William Marquez--

"Galicia--All the Way" is superb!

 

[Tincatinker]

Leveraging the topic I acknowledge but at the University outside Pamplona there is that wonderful pillar wishing "Buen Camino" , " Bon journee" and similar in a multitude of languages. I remember (?) the English version as "good journey" and thinking at the time that the classic English comment would be "mind how you go".

Meanwhile, "Galicia - all the way" speaks to this pagan heart.

 

[PILGRIMSPLAZA]

"Galicia, the eldest Way."

"Galicia, the Far Land around Fisterra where past, present and future meet."

[Galicia means Far Land; there's a Far Land in Rusland too
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galicia_(Eastern_Europe) ]

 

[jirit]

Dear all,

One quick question... Galicia is promoted with the slogan "Galicia, el buen camino" in spanish.

What would be a good translation to english for this slogan?

"Galicia, the good way" ... does not sound right..
"Galicia, the good walk" ... sounds strange...

Can it be translated at all? Ideas?

Thanks!
Ivar

I am not sure the slogan in Spanish even makes sense, I understand why they did it but it kinda of short changes the many things Galicia has to offer.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

Twitter on steroids -- four words to describe Galicia and the camino. Soon to be featured on Short Attention Span Theater.