Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

el cielo se viste de fiesta

English translation:

the heavens rejoice

Added to glossary by Myriam S
Jun 18, 2009 15:08
14 yrs ago
Spanish term

el cielo se viste de fiesta

Spanish to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature idiomatic expression
This idiomatic expression comes from a poem.
"Si afuera está despejado
y el cielo se viste de fiesta
porqué hundirse en la grieta"

Proposed translations

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the heavens rejoice

es sólo una solo una sugerencia.
Peer comment(s):

agree Tara Orzolek : This is definitely the most poetic and an idiom in its own right in English - fitting since it is an idiom in Spanish: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mbm55/3082523470/in/set-7215760... .... etc
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agree Natalia Pedrosa (X)
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agree Mirtha Grotewold
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you to all of you for your suggestions. Raquel, the author chose your answer."
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the skies are alive with celebration

An idea.

Good luck.
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and the sky is all decked out

Suerte
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the sun is smiling out of a blue sky

I found the poem "en contra de la violencia familiar"
http://www.mundopoesia.com/foros/poemas-melancolicos-tristes...
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and heaven is colored with joy

and there's splendor in the sky
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the sky is dressed in its Sunday best

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the take is
vestirse de fiesta -wearing you best clothes as on a Sunday to go to church.
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the sky sparkles with joy

if the weather is clear
and the sky sparkles with joy
why hide in the hole
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and it's a festive sky

HTH
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