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For all those outside Europe who may find it hard to translate the meanings of the Belgium/Dutch Lenormand cards and especially for Fulgour I tried to make a translations of the Lenormand cards which are most common, the one with the rhimes on it.
http://www.emerchandise.nl/catalog/popup_image.php/pID/84
Mind you, I am not a very well translator but I thought it is at least something. To be honest, after reading it myself I must say my English looks horrid LOL. At my defend I can say that the poems are not the best selection of Dutch poetry... Also did not meant to say that all meanings are covered but I tried to give an overall view of the 36 cards. You should also take notice that there are more Lenormand(like) decks out there (check the wonderful Piatnik one!) without the rhimes but with the same meanings.
I hope I did at least a few of you a pleasure with this.
Also I hope that anyone who has more knowledge of the cards AND translation will please add to this thread. Thanks in advance!
Blessings
1. Ruiter - Horseman - Messages, news
Do you see the horseman ride in galop? He will bring you good news. Let us investigate. Where does it come from?
2. Klaverbladen - Clovers - Luck, hope, success
These beautiful cloverleaves, announce luck to stay, if there is no danger of the clouds nearby
3. Schip - Ship - Travels, leaving, finances
The ship is always a good sign, it will tell you for sure, lucky travels and gains, maybe an inheritance
4. Huis - Home - Home circumstances, prosperity
This house here speaks of whealth, and of being happy. But it also says: don't judge, friends, too easy to what only shimmers through
5. Boom - Tree - Health, health of the mind
A tree far away: good health, but illnes when near. Many trees together are a prosperous sign
6. Wolken - Clouds - Obstacles
The dark side of the clouds is a stirring view but at the side of the blue skies life is bright
7. Slang - Snake - Bad luck, betrayal, jalousy, lies
The snake is something horrible, guard your body and belongings from betrayers and treacherers, stay always on your guard
8. Kist - Coffin - End, death, going down (like the roman empire or greek civilisation going down in the end)
A coffin is a bad signal, decay or illnes or death. But when the coffin is far away the danger will be lesser
9. Ruiker - Bouquet - Gift, love, good luck
That lovely bouquet of flowers, clean and fresh speaks only of happy matters, and not of sadness
10. Zeisen - Scythes - Danger, a sudden end, end of relationship between people and/or matter
O fear, when the scythes are close around you, and hope that a good surrounding will beat the bad.
11. Roede - Rod - Envy, strive, fight, conflicts, illnes
The rod never brings joy, with bad luck in your firebox, with illnes or with envy she travels
12. Vogels - Birds - Difficulties, thoughts, Inspiration, a journey
Short sadness/pain do the birds tell that are close, but when further away they tell that your travels will be prosperous
13. Kindje - Child - A child, company, protection, trust
This child speaks of friendship which will enlighten your life, and it will hail your goodness and will to help
14. Vosje - Fox - Treachery, no trust, shrewd
Be careful, so says the little fox, shrewd and (fijn? definitely not fine...) don't trust too easily the ones around you
15. Beer - Bear - Mother, power, good luck
The coarse bear is a messenger of hail and happyness, but beware he says, for envy and anger
16. Ster - Star - Luck, success, gain, birth, promotion
A star is always a good sign as long as she is bright and is at a blue sky without any clouds nearby
17. Ooievaar - Stork - Moving, change, outdoors
Change, moving, announced by the stork, unless it is a bit far away from you
18. Hond - Dog - Friendship, alertness
The dog is a faithfull one, the friendly translator, when he is near you and far away from the cloud
19. Toren - Tower - Cirkle of life, business, government
The tower is the sign that hail is awaiting you, if the clouds do not gather thunder and lightning above it
20. Tuin - Garden - Creativity, surroundings, harmony, visitors
Anyone who nears this garden will find good friends, and for anyone away the friendship will become a danger
21. Berg - Mountain - Obstacles, enemy, working against someone
The mountain is an enemy which will bring you sorrow, if no loyal friendship will bring you firm support
22. Weg - Road/crossings - Making choices, decision taking, all may take a while
A road in shadows of the clouds is a sign of bad luck, but there is hope if there is a distance between you, the road and the clouds.
23. Muizen - Mice - Loss, theft
The mice kome and tell that theft has happened, what is lost will come back to you, perhaps, and perhaps not...
24. Hart - Heart - Love, tenderness
Of goodness and love, the heart is the clear well, and on life's roads the happy warm sun
25. Ring - Ring - Marriage, relationship, bonding, celebrating a relationship
Of a happy marriage the ring speaks when at your right hand, but at the left hand it foretells fights and cutting-through the bond of love
26. Boek - Book - Secret, study, unforseen happenings
This book is here to tell a secret in your existance, let us, to discover it, have a look at the cards
27. Brief - Letter - News, documents, official papers
This letter promises a sure and big happyness/luck, if the appearance of the cloud does not take that away from you
28. Heer - Lord - Husband, partner, vriend
This is the king of cards. The Lord brings happyness or sorrow, depending on good or worse signs around him
29. Vrouw - Lady - Wife, partner, friend
This is the prettiest of cards, she is for sure, the Lady. May she bring you good prosperity, a life without mourning
30. Lelie - Lily - An older person, the father, protection, luck
The lily speaks of innocence, a happy travel through life, if the dark cloud does not get so close to it.
31. Zonne - Sun - Optimism, luck, fortune, intuition
If the happy sun smiles at you in a profit way then for sure your life will never look like a sombre night
32. Maantje - Moon - Success in society, emotions
If the friendly little moon shines on you from nearby then it fortells a speed carreer, then fame and honour are awaiting you
33. Sleutel - Key - For sure, a new start
If this key may be close at your side then your life will be as you wished for
34. Vissen - Fish - Money, gain, making more
By the sign of the fish you will get prosperity, if the card, at least, is laid in a profit position
35. Anker - Anchor - Hope, securities, a haven
The anchor! May thou hope for prosperity and for loyalty, but when far away then your heart is only "lauw" (between warm and cold, more on the cold side, indifferent in this case?)
36. Kruis - Cross - Faith, karma, working against
The cross is a foretelling of bad luck of different kind, the further away the worse, when close it tells short sorrow
For all those outside Europe who may find it hard to translate the meanings of the Belgium/Dutch Lenormand cards and especially for Fulgour I tried to make a translations of the Lenormand cards which are most common, the one with the rhimes on it.
http://www.emerchandise.nl/catalog/popup_image.php/pID/84
Mind you, I am not a very well translator but I thought it is at least something. To be honest, after reading it myself I must say my English looks horrid LOL. At my defend I can say that the poems are not the best selection of Dutch poetry... Also did not meant to say that all meanings are covered but I tried to give an overall view of the 36 cards. You should also take notice that there are more Lenormand(like) decks out there (check the wonderful Piatnik one!) without the rhimes but with the same meanings.
I hope I did at least a few of you a pleasure with this.
Also I hope that anyone who has more knowledge of the cards AND translation will please add to this thread. Thanks in advance!
Blessings
1. Ruiter - Horseman - Messages, news
Do you see the horseman ride in galop? He will bring you good news. Let us investigate. Where does it come from?
2. Klaverbladen - Clovers - Luck, hope, success
These beautiful cloverleaves, announce luck to stay, if there is no danger of the clouds nearby
3. Schip - Ship - Travels, leaving, finances
The ship is always a good sign, it will tell you for sure, lucky travels and gains, maybe an inheritance
4. Huis - Home - Home circumstances, prosperity
This house here speaks of whealth, and of being happy. But it also says: don't judge, friends, too easy to what only shimmers through
5. Boom - Tree - Health, health of the mind
A tree far away: good health, but illnes when near. Many trees together are a prosperous sign
6. Wolken - Clouds - Obstacles
The dark side of the clouds is a stirring view but at the side of the blue skies life is bright
7. Slang - Snake - Bad luck, betrayal, jalousy, lies
The snake is something horrible, guard your body and belongings from betrayers and treacherers, stay always on your guard
8. Kist - Coffin - End, death, going down (like the roman empire or greek civilisation going down in the end)
A coffin is a bad signal, decay or illnes or death. But when the coffin is far away the danger will be lesser
9. Ruiker - Bouquet - Gift, love, good luck
That lovely bouquet of flowers, clean and fresh speaks only of happy matters, and not of sadness
10. Zeisen - Scythes - Danger, a sudden end, end of relationship between people and/or matter
O fear, when the scythes are close around you, and hope that a good surrounding will beat the bad.
11. Roede - Rod - Envy, strive, fight, conflicts, illnes
The rod never brings joy, with bad luck in your firebox, with illnes or with envy she travels
12. Vogels - Birds - Difficulties, thoughts, Inspiration, a journey
Short sadness/pain do the birds tell that are close, but when further away they tell that your travels will be prosperous
13. Kindje - Child - A child, company, protection, trust
This child speaks of friendship which will enlighten your life, and it will hail your goodness and will to help
14. Vosje - Fox - Treachery, no trust, shrewd
Be careful, so says the little fox, shrewd and (fijn? definitely not fine...) don't trust too easily the ones around you
15. Beer - Bear - Mother, power, good luck
The coarse bear is a messenger of hail and happyness, but beware he says, for envy and anger
16. Ster - Star - Luck, success, gain, birth, promotion
A star is always a good sign as long as she is bright and is at a blue sky without any clouds nearby
17. Ooievaar - Stork - Moving, change, outdoors
Change, moving, announced by the stork, unless it is a bit far away from you
18. Hond - Dog - Friendship, alertness
The dog is a faithfull one, the friendly translator, when he is near you and far away from the cloud
19. Toren - Tower - Cirkle of life, business, government
The tower is the sign that hail is awaiting you, if the clouds do not gather thunder and lightning above it
20. Tuin - Garden - Creativity, surroundings, harmony, visitors
Anyone who nears this garden will find good friends, and for anyone away the friendship will become a danger
21. Berg - Mountain - Obstacles, enemy, working against someone
The mountain is an enemy which will bring you sorrow, if no loyal friendship will bring you firm support
22. Weg - Road/crossings - Making choices, decision taking, all may take a while
A road in shadows of the clouds is a sign of bad luck, but there is hope if there is a distance between you, the road and the clouds.
23. Muizen - Mice - Loss, theft
The mice kome and tell that theft has happened, what is lost will come back to you, perhaps, and perhaps not...
24. Hart - Heart - Love, tenderness
Of goodness and love, the heart is the clear well, and on life's roads the happy warm sun
25. Ring - Ring - Marriage, relationship, bonding, celebrating a relationship
Of a happy marriage the ring speaks when at your right hand, but at the left hand it foretells fights and cutting-through the bond of love
26. Boek - Book - Secret, study, unforseen happenings
This book is here to tell a secret in your existance, let us, to discover it, have a look at the cards
27. Brief - Letter - News, documents, official papers
This letter promises a sure and big happyness/luck, if the appearance of the cloud does not take that away from you
28. Heer - Lord - Husband, partner, vriend
This is the king of cards. The Lord brings happyness or sorrow, depending on good or worse signs around him
29. Vrouw - Lady - Wife, partner, friend
This is the prettiest of cards, she is for sure, the Lady. May she bring you good prosperity, a life without mourning
30. Lelie - Lily - An older person, the father, protection, luck
The lily speaks of innocence, a happy travel through life, if the dark cloud does not get so close to it.
31. Zonne - Sun - Optimism, luck, fortune, intuition
If the happy sun smiles at you in a profit way then for sure your life will never look like a sombre night
32. Maantje - Moon - Success in society, emotions
If the friendly little moon shines on you from nearby then it fortells a speed carreer, then fame and honour are awaiting you
33. Sleutel - Key - For sure, a new start
If this key may be close at your side then your life will be as you wished for
34. Vissen - Fish - Money, gain, making more
By the sign of the fish you will get prosperity, if the card, at least, is laid in a profit position
35. Anker - Anchor - Hope, securities, a haven
The anchor! May thou hope for prosperity and for loyalty, but when far away then your heart is only "lauw" (between warm and cold, more on the cold side, indifferent in this case?)
36. Kruis - Cross - Faith, karma, working against
The cross is a foretelling of bad luck of different kind, the further away the worse, when close it tells short sorrow