tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793841573292945810.post3810269126528200998..comments2023-08-15T07:12:07.964-07:00Comments on Paulus Torchus: Time CapsulePaul Mathershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15951893912611871578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793841573292945810.post-91686082837456807942011-12-29T14:43:27.716-08:002011-12-29T14:43:27.716-08:00Thanks for clarifying Papageno, Paul. I like it. ...Thanks for clarifying Papageno, Paul. I like it. It sounds colourful & of course musical. How does the fool archetype fit in with being a delighted grandpa who wants to pass on wisdom to his grandson?<br />I thought you chose Oma because you both knew German. (I teased Laurie speaking of her as Oma before Ezekiel was born little knowing you would chose Oma over grandma or granny.) It is of course German & Dutch. Afrikaans, a language we speak in South Africa & derived from Dutch, spells Oma as Ouma. Both are pronounced the same. It literally means 'old mother'. So Laurie is an old mother!John Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115879045701395533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793841573292945810.post-7422911732713684312011-12-28T12:56:50.928-08:002011-12-28T12:56:50.928-08:00Yes, Papageno comes from The Magic Flute. I chose...Yes, Papageno comes from The Magic Flute. I chose it a bit because of how you, John, stated it, but also a bit because the character fills, in the opera, the role of the fool archetype. I think it came to me when someone suggested "Papa" for me. That also didn't seem to fit precisely as I am not, strictly speaking, a blood relation and Papa seems so pater familias to me. <br /><br />Oma is, if memory serves, the Dutch variant of grandmother. We both wanted something fun and did not feel that grandma and grandpa necessarily fit exactly.Paul Mathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15951893912611871578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793841573292945810.post-1815218868649116532011-12-28T11:35:35.652-08:002011-12-28T11:35:35.652-08:00Papageno & Oma where did this come from? I li...Papageno & Oma where did this come from? I like it.rainydaytoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407431018319244763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793841573292945810.post-20004657871946906102011-12-28T08:54:55.478-08:002011-12-28T08:54:55.478-08:00Paul, What a great idea! I may copy it one day wh...Paul, What a great idea! I may copy it one day when I have a grandchild.<br /><br />This is most moving and interesting. <br /><br />I wonder if there will still be laptops when he is a young man. But he'll get to know your laptop in the next 3-5 years.<br /><br />I can see Ezekiel is going to be greatly loved in the Mathers family and receive a well-rounded literary & musical education. I'm sure Oma Laurie will supplement Shakespeare & Shaw with Bible stories! And perhaps with her hymns, psalms & spiritual songs. <br /><br />You use Papageno as if it was a synonym for grandfather. I couldn't locate such a usage or even another usage for Pagageno. Papageno was the bird-catcher in The Magic Flute. Are you using the word metaphorically, that you will catch the beauties of literature, music & life and feed them to Ezekiel?<br /><br />May God guide and bless you in your role & ministry as a loving grandpa & Papageno.John Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03115879045701395533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7793841573292945810.post-91037229221676768592011-12-26T17:29:56.807-08:002011-12-26T17:29:56.807-08:00I'm glad I read that, found it all kinds of be...I'm glad I read that, found it all kinds of beautiful; I like the way your mind works, so thanks for showing it off in such a lovely way.Charles Ardingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07942685570120724680noreply@blogger.com