Klarinet Archive - Posting 001067.txt from 2000/01

From: David Glenn <notestaff@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Freude
Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 18:08:46 -0500

Neil Leupold wrote:

> --- David Glenn <notestaff@-----.de> wrote:
>
> > "Die groesste Freude ist Schadenfreude"
> > That's strange. I suppose a Dutch person would be more likely to
> > remember this variant of the saying considering all the bicycles Germans
> > owe them. What I'm more familiar with however is:
> > "Die groesste Freude ist Vorfreude" (The biggest joy is in looking
> > forward to something) Maybe Neil can do a better translation...
>
> I believe I already did in a previous post. Schadenfreude is es-
> sentially the joy of gloating, taking pleasure in others' failure,
> misfortune, or shame (note that schade @-----.
> Hence: "The greatest joy is the joy of (the joy derived from) others'
> shame." The exact definition of Schadenfreude depends upon its usage
> in context, but you get the idea.
>
> -- Neil
> +++++++++++++++++++++

I mean a translation for *Vorfreude*!

David

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