chemin de croix
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We call it the Stations of the Cross. 
also can be called the Way of the CrossWe call it the Stations of the Cross.
Happy Easter!
Pas seulement pour des catholiques - je crois que le vendredi saint est célébré par le plupart (sinon tous) des crétiens.
le mot juste en anglais, c'est crucifixion.
Hi,
Is "chemin de croix" ever used metaphorically, as in implying a pilgrimage or sacrifice? I'm trying to work out how it fits into the song Le Jour Viendra by Gérald De Palmas:
"L'Eden, je le vois en toi
Je peine, sur mon chemin de croix
Même si je défie les lois
Le jeu en vaut la chandelle"
www.paroles-musique.com/paroles-Gerald_De_Palmas-Le_Jour_Viendra-lyrics,p1726
I have:
"I can see heaven in you
I grieve on my pilgrimage
Even if I defy the laws
It's all worth the cost"
I was just wondering if he's singing to God or to a person so whether he means it literally or not (he seems to be clever with his words and they often have more than one meaning, which makes translation quite a challenge!)
Thanks!
Purdster
Is "chemin de croix" ever used metaphorically, as in implying a pilgrimage or sacrifice? I'm trying to work out how it fits into the song Le Jour Viendra by Gérald De Palmas:
"L'Eden, je le vois en toi
Je peine, sur mon chemin de croix
Même si je défie les lois
Le jeu en vaut la chandelle"
www.paroles-musique.com/paroles-Gerald_De_Palmas-Le_Jour_Viendra-lyrics,p1726
I have:
"I can see heaven in you
I grieve on my pilgrimage
Even if I defy the laws
It's all worth the cost"
I was just wondering if he's singing to God or to a person so whether he means it literally or not (he seems to be clever with his words and they often have more than one meaning, which makes translation quite a challenge!)
Thanks!
Purdster
Metaphorically, it means something very long and difficult.
I would say "I struggle on my own way of the Cross"
I wouldn't use 'pilgrimage' at all.
If you want to keep the mystical influence, you can use 'calvary' (which refers to the Golgotha, the hill of the crucifixion, the end of the way)
But keep in mind that 'pilgrimage' doesn't reflect the suffering that you can have in "chemin de croix". Only the length of time, which may not be the most important here.
If you want to keep the mystical influence, you can use 'calvary' (which refers to the Golgotha, the hill of the crucifixion, the end of the way)
But keep in mind that 'pilgrimage' doesn't reflect the suffering that you can have in "chemin de croix". Only the length of time, which may not be the most important here.
I also have 'Ca va etre un chemin de croix.' ... in reference to a person without an alibi, in a murder case.
We need more context to understand the expression used here. Who is talking? About whom? And what's the rest of the sentence?
It means the person has no alibi, so they are going to be in trouble. They cannot prove they are innocent.
In this case, chemin de croix is the burden of the cross.\
< - Et Pauline? - Desastreux. Elle etait au journal le matin, rentree de Quimper ver trois heures, sortie courir. - Sous la flotte? - Pauline court tout le temps. - Ca va etre un chemin de croix, repeta Louis.>
I just notice it's got a cool double-meaing.
Before that in the text, < ... Ca va etre un chemin de croix pour les alibis. Vous etes pourvu? >
There is also the sense of the stations of the cross, in the amount of troubles one by one that will be faced during the procedure of the investigation.
In this case, chemin de croix is the burden of the cross.\
< - Et Pauline? - Desastreux. Elle etait au journal le matin, rentree de Quimper ver trois heures, sortie courir. - Sous la flotte? - Pauline court tout le temps. - Ca va etre un chemin de croix, repeta Louis.>
I just notice it's got a cool double-meaing.
Before that in the text, < ... Ca va etre un chemin de croix pour les alibis. Vous etes pourvu? >
There is also the sense of the stations of the cross, in the amount of troubles one by one that will be faced during the procedure of the investigation.
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It is a bit hard to follow who's talking here Druide du jardin... or what you are trying to translate
or what you are trying to translate 
It's going to be an uphill struggle, with no alibi.
I'm not trying to translate. Just enjoy the comment.