Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Suppechasper

English translation:

Soupy-Kaspar

Added to glossary by Johannes Gleim
Sep 15, 2006 22:56
17 yrs ago
German term

Suppechasper

German to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Swiss German
Any idea what this could mean, I think it's a nickname, but am not sure if it can be translated.
Proposed translations (English)
5 Soupy-Kaspar
3 +7 pickey eater

Discussion

Francis Lee (X) Sep 16, 2006:
Yes, this is a version of "Suppenkasper", a word I hear quite often in conversations that have nothing to do with the original fictional figure. This very much depends on your context - which is?

Proposed translations

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Soupy-Kaspar

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Die Geschichte vom Suppen-Kaspar

Der K a s p e r , der war kerngesund,
Ein dicker Bub und kugelrund,
Er hatte Backen rot und frisch;
Die Suppe aß er hübsch bei Tisch.
Doch einmal fing er an zu schrei'n :
"Ich esse keine Suppe ! Nein !
Nein, meine Suppe ess' ich nicht !"

Am n ä c h s t e n Tag, - ja sieh nur her !
Da war er schon viel magerer.
Da fing er wieder an zu schrei'n :
"Ich esse keine Suppe ! Nein !
Ich esse meine Suppe nicht !
Nein, meine Suppe ess' ich nicht !"

Am d r i t t e n Tag, o weh und ach !
Wie ist der Kaspar dünn und schwach !
Doch als die Suppe kam herein,
Gleich fing er wieder an zu schrei'n :
"Ich esse keine Suppe ! Nein !
Ich esse meine Suppe nicht !
Nein, meine Suppe ess' ich nicht !"

Am v i e r t e n Tage endlich gar
Der Kaspar wie ein Fädchen war.
Er wog vielleicht ein halbes Lot -
Und war am f ü n f t e n Tage tot.

The Tale of Soupy-Kaspar

Young Kaspar he was kernel-sound,
A fleshy cub and barrel-round;
Had cheeks all rosy-red and fresh,
Was fond of soup - it added flesh.
But finally, with scowling brow,
He said he'd strike, and make a row:
"No swill for me; I'm not a cow;
I will not eat - loathe it now;
I can't ! I won't ! I shan't, I vow !"

A day rolled slowly o'er his head -
Behold, his flesh began to shed !
Yet still his strike he did maintain,
And screamed as erst with might and main:
"No swill for me; I'm not a cow,
I will not eat it - loathe it now;
I can't ! I won't ! I shan't, I vow !"

The third day came - lo, once so sleek,
Observe him now, how thin and weak !
Yet still his flag he feebly flew
And hailed that humble dish anew:
"No swill for me; I'm not a cow,
I will not eat it - loathe it now;
I can't ! I won't ! I shan't, I vow !"

The fourth day came, and here you see
How doth this little busy bee;
He weighed perhaps a half a pound -
Death came and tucked him in the ground.

L' Histoire de la Soupe de Gaspard

Gaspard était tout frais, tout beau,
Tout rond comme un tonneau,
Et sa force était remarquable:
Il mangait bien sa soupe à table.
Mais un beau jour il s' ´cria:
Je ne veux plus de soupe, na !
Non ! non ! je ne veux plus de soupe !
El la laisse dans sa soucoupe.

Le jour suivant, voyez-le là !
Comme il était maigre déjà !
Il laisse encor dans sa soucoupe
La soupe, et dit: Non plus de soupe !
Quelqu' un d'autre la mangera;
Je ne veux plus de soupe, na !

Le jour suivant, maigreur complète !
Il était comme une allumette;
Pourtant lorsque la soupe entra
De nouveau Gaspard s' écria:
Je ne veux plus de soupe, na !
Non, non ! je ne veux plus de soupe !
Et la laisse dans sa soucoupe.

Le jour suivant, voyez encor !
On l' aurait cassé sans effort,
C' etait un fil ! plaignez son sort !
Le jour suivant, il était mort.

http://www.schaepp.de/struwelpeter/in.html

und die Bilder dazu:

Bilder zu Heinrich Hoffmann, Der Suppenkasper
http://www.jungeforschung.de/bildervl/kasper.html
Peer comment(s):

neutral Andrea Black : Ich wusste gar nicht, dass der Suppenkasper so international ist! Toll.
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pickey eater

Suppenkasper - comes from an old set of stories

http://www.jungeforschung.de/bildervl/kasper.html



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Note added at 6 mins (2006-09-15 23:02:30 GMT)
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http://www.familienhandbuch.de/cmain/f_Aktuelles/a_Ernaehrun...

Mein Kind ist (zu) dünn - Suppenkasper zum Essen motivieren
Peer comment(s):

agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : yes, my thought exactly; to think those were books you read to the kids, I still have an archaic edition,...
22 mins
right along with all the unedited versions of the Brother Grimm :-)
agree Hildegard Klein-Bodenheimer (X) : for all who are interested it`s out again in a very old picture version. check it out http://www.fln.vcu.edu/struwwel/peter.html
33 mins
Thanks for the Struvvelpeter reference/ I remembered all the pictures, but was looking for the title of the book...
agree Teresa Reinhardt : AND he's got a museum in Frankfurt...thanks for the link!//www.heinrich-hoffmann-museum.de/
54 mins
didn't know about the museum, have to check it out next time I go "home"
agree Johannes Gleim : Struwwelpeter: "Nein, ich esse meine Suppe nicht, meine Suppe ess ich nicht ... Er wog nur noch ein halbes Lot, und war am siebten Tage tot.
1 hr
genau
agree Anne Schulz : offenbar die Schweizer Variante vom "Suppenkasper"?
8 hrs
agree Jonathan MacKerron : although Muret_Sanders offers two possiblities "1. (jemand, der Suppe hasst) soup-hater " and "2. iro. (jemand, der Suppe liebt) soup-guzzler "??
10 hrs
agree Andrea Black : I don't think Muret_Sanders knows what he's talkint about. ;-) Suppenkasper HATES soup.... I think it's a americanized version, kind of like "Gredschen"...
13 hrs
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