Anyone know Swedish?

[postulater]

My father in law's parents came from Sweden in the early 1900s. His mother embroidered a saying in Swedish while on the boat trip back for a visit in the 1930s. A few months later she died in a kerosene stove fire on the farm in Illinois. We are left with that embroidered saying and wondering what it means.

My wife tried Google translator and is seems like gibberish. She looked for a translator but they wanted $50 for nine words.

Does anyone know who I can ask to do a brief but accurate translation?

[coffeenap]

1. I have a friend who does--

PM me?

[grasswire]

2. Uff da?

Seriously......why not post it here? Maybe we can figure it out.

[postulater]

5. I just posted the sentence in the reply below.

Thanks for your response and any help on this.

[bikebloke]

3. I can try.

Plus I have two Swedish dictionaries here. Could you post the saying, please?

[postulater]

4. Here is the sentence (without the accent marks)

"Vart mig odet kaster till min hembygd taken hastar."

The faminly thinks it means something like "Home is where the heart is." But it could be anything.
Any ideas?

[elleng]

6. Google translate says:

'Where To me the ode castes to my homeland ceilings hurry'

[postulater]

7. We tried that and had the same reaction.

I'm hoping for a human.

Thanks.

[elleng]

9. There are some humans above

who appear to have some ways to solve the mystery. Good luck!

[csziggy]

11. Looking up the individual words on Wiktionary

Vart = to which place; whereto?
mig = me; myself
odet = ode(singular) = fate' destiny; empty (desolate, uninhabited)
kaster = throw
till = to; with; for
min = my
hem = home
bygd = village; region; country
taken = roof; ceiling
hastar = horse; knight

Literally it seems to be "Where does my fate throw me, to my home(land) roof." (Not sure where the knight or horse comes in.) So I'd say the English equivalent is probably "Home is where the heart is."

[LiberalAndProud]

12. I got hastar = race; speed; hurry

http://tyda.se/search/hastar?

[postulater]

14. That could fit, especially if there is some accent mark missing.

I'll check with my wife tomorrow, she works tonight. Thanks.

[postulater]

13. I hadn't thought of that site. It looks like it is some combination of those words.

Thanks.

[cyberswede]

20. maybe something like...

"Where my fate throws me, may it hasten me home" ?

[Ramses]

39. "Vart mig odet kaster till min hembygd taken hastar."

"Obama's Fault"

[Kali]

42. !

[A HERETIC I AM]

8. I have an uncle who does.

He is a professional cook as well.

Sorry...couldn't resist

[postulater]

10. I Love Lucy!

[shenmue]

15. Florgy bingy boo

[pinboy3niner]

19. Beat me to it

I'll get you for this! I have a long mammary!

[MrScorpio]

16. Not really, but if you'd hum a few bars I'd get the melody. nt

[Yorktown]

17. I have a friend who can help you

[A HERETIC I AM]

18. Your friend is my uncle. n/t

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

34. The Swedish Chef with subtitles?

I wonder if anyone can translate the subtitles into English.

The results should be most amazing.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

21. I belong to a Swedish Geneology group --

I'll post it and see what the Swedes onboard come up with.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

22. This is what the Swedes came up with --

"Wherever fate will take me, my thoughts will always go to my native place".

More or less.

[postulater]

23. That is about what our family story says.

My wife will probably be happy knowing that someone with some knowledge of the language was able to confirm her father's story. He knew Swedish when he was younger and used to speak it at the old farm but hasn't in decades.

Thank you, HHNF.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

24. You're very welcome!

Here's the phrase with all the correct Swedish spelling/symbols:

"Vart mig ödet kastar till min hembygd tanken hastar."

[postulater]

25. I'm pretty sure that is what the embroidery looks like.

I'll see if I can get a photo after work.

[KamaAina]

26. kajsa might.

She's seldom around these days, but we're friends on FB.

[postulater]

27. Thanks, I'll look her up. nt

[KamaAina]

28. Already sent it to her.

[KamaAina]

29. Here you go.

The best I can do is ' where fate takes me it will( also) direct me back home'- something like that.

[postulater]

31. Thank you for your help. I am getting some interesting responses.

It looks like the accents may be important here. I'll try to get them posted.

[DFW]

30. I speak Swedish

However, that looks to need some punctuation, and the language sounds very antiquated, where my Swedish is very contemporary. I have asked a Swedish friend who still lives in Stockholm to help me out, should know in a day or two. Other than that, the general sentiment seems to have been figured out.

[postulater]

32. I'll see if I can figure out how to get the punctuation. Thanks for any help you can give me. nt

[postulater]

33. Here is a photo.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/qbarng][img][/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/qbarng]Grandma Anderson embroidery[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/people/7832948@N04/]talisker![/url], on Flickr

[DFW]

35. I sent this on to Stockholm.

I'll let you know what my friend says!

This is a little different from what I first read. It's still a little antiquated, but appears to be along the lines of "Wherever fate may toss me, I will yet always hasten home."

[DFW]

36. Here's what my friend from Stockholm said:

"Wherever destiny takes me - my thoughts go back in a haste, to my "native place"", ungefärligt översatt.
-----------------------

"Ungefärligt översatt" means "translated loosely"

She also said this was typical of sayings put on embroidery in the past.

[postulater]

37. Thanks. That makes a lot of sense.

She was born in Smoland Sweden in 1938.

My wife will be mounting it and framing it.

And thanks to your Swedish friend.

[csziggy]

38. When its framed - use non acidic backing

And put an acid free mat on top so the embroidery is not against the glass.

Here are a couple of guides to framing needlework:
http://cardanantiquesneedlework.blogspot.com/2013/01/framing-tutorial.html

http://www.needlenthread.com/2007/12/finish-work-how-to-frame-piece-of.html

Very good guides for archival framing:
http://www.pmai.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=10780

http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/conservation/reports/textilemounting.pdf

ONLY if the piece is very dirty, try to find Orvis - you can get small containers of it at quilt shops. Only a very small amount should be used - we used to use it to wash horses and a tablespoon in a five gallon bucket made enough to wash a couple of horses. Rinse thoroughly and if the color starts to run, run water through it until it no longer "bleeds" color. The final rinse should be done with distilled water.

If the fabric seems fragile, the piece can be basted to a backing material and that can be laced as illustrated in the framing guides.

I do a lot of needlework, have framed some of my pieces and was on the conservation committee years ago for the American Needlepoint Guild, so I do know a little about this subject.

[postulater]

40. Great advice. I probably would have ruined it. I know my wife will appreciate the tips.

She is hoping to preserve it nicely.

Thanks.

[csziggy]

41. Even some professional framers don't know how to do it properly

I was heartbroken when my sister in law had an antique textile from my husband's family framed for his mother - the embroidery is mashed up against the glass with no air space and they laced it so tightly the fragile fabric is tearing at some of the stitches. She didn't know if they used acid free materials but they used tape on the back to seal the edges. She spent several hundred dollars on a really nice frame but I'm afraid the job they did will destroy the embroidery that has been in the family for 150 years. If I can ever afford to, I will offer to have the piece re-framed properly.

It's not that hard to do it right - mostly it just takes a little time and care. Good luck with it. That's a nice piece and you can't replace it because of the history.