nouă țări și nouă mări

[buketturk]

Hello to everyone,

Do you have a proverbe or something like that: "nouă țări și nouă mări"? If yes, can you explain the meaning please?

Thank you...

 

[farscape]

It's an old saying used in fairy/folk tales, meaning "far, far away". Literally is translated as (travelling/straddling) "over nine countries (kingdoms) and nine seas".

In what context did you encounter it?

 

[buketturk]

Thank you!

In a novel... Is it a Romanian phrase?

 

[farscape]

Thank you!

In a novel... Is it a Romanian phrase?

Yes, it is. I translated it from Romanian. I don't think it's an original Romanian expression given that similar sayings (sail the seven seas) exists in the sailors vernacular in many other languages, see here.

 

[buketturk]

Thank you so much!