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PROMPT: Translate this poem to Japanese and keep the sense of poetry as  much as possible: 

"Write me the most beautiful word you know.
In secrecy n´ silence, not high but low.
Let me guess,
No, whisper not.
For in that word I shall find thy soul.

Love it is not, too easy if I may say.
A word that says a lot, in more than one way.
Maybe honesty,
Or faith perhaps.
No, none of them may hide a soul.

A word that carry your life essence and your spiritual will,
Tenderness, warmth and the sense of chamomile.
A word of comfort.
A word of joy.
A spiritual word. No, let me guess til’ the end.

A word that listens and treat me fair.
A word that loves and care.
You embrace me…
I now see clear.
For the word, it is ‘Friend’."

REPLY:

**「あなたが知る、いちばん美しい言葉を書いて。
秘密と静けさの中で、
高くなく、低く、そっと。

当てさせて、
いいえ、まだ囁かないで。
その言葉の中に、
私はあなたの魂を見つけるのだから。

それは“愛”ではない、
少し簡単すぎるでしょう。
ひとつで多くを語り、
幾つもの意味を持つ言葉。

誠実さ？
それとも信頼？
いいえ、どれも魂を隠しきれない。

あなたの人生の本質と、
精神の意志を運ぶ言葉。
やさしさと温もり、
カモミールの香りのように。

慰めの言葉。
喜びの言葉。
霊的な言葉――
いいえ、最後まで当てさせて。

耳を傾け、
公平に向き合ってくれる言葉。
愛し、思いやる言葉。

あなたが私を抱きしめる……
今、はっきりと分かる。
その言葉は――
『友』。」**

MY COMMENT: I do not claim it is perfect or poetic and good, but I do think it is way better than what any other non-AI system can do.

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PROMPT: In Swedish there is a saying called "Ingen ko på isen". Can you explain what that means and its origin?

REPLY:

Yes 🙂
“Ingen ko på isen” is a very Swedish expression, and it’s both vivid and practical.

What it means

“Ingen ko på isen” literally means

“There is no cow on the ice.”

Figuratively, it means:

• There is no danger

• There is no problem (yet)

• No need to worry

• Everything is under control

It’s often used to calm someone down or to say that a situation is not as serious as it might seem.

Examples:

• “Ta det lugnt, det är ingen ko på isen.”
  → “Relax, there’s nothing to worry about.”

• “Det löser sig, ingen ko på isen.”
  → “It’ll work out, no problem.”

Sometimes people say the longer, more humorous version:

“Ingen ko på isen så länge rumpan är på land.”
(No cow on the ice as long as its rear is still on land.)

Origin of the expression

The saying comes from old rural Sweden, where cows were valuable animals and winters were long.

In the past:

• Lakes and rivers often froze over

• Cows wandered freely near water

• A cow walking onto thin ice was a real danger

  • If the ice broke, the cow could drown

  • Losing a cow was a serious economic loss for a family

So:

• A cow on the ice = immediate danger

• No cow on the ice = no urgent problem

The expression reflects a very concrete, everyday risk that people genuinely worried about.

Why it feels so Swedish

The phrase is:

• Practical

• Calm

• Slightly humorous

• Grounded in nature and daily life

It doesn’t dramatize:

• Not “disaster avoided”

• Just “nothing to worry about”

That fits well with a Swedish mindset of low drama, quiet reassurance.

Rough equivalents in other languages

• English: “No worries”, “No harm done”, “Nothing to worry about”

• German: “Alles in Ordnung”

• Japanese: 大丈夫 (daijōbu)

But none are as pictorial as imagining a cow carefully not stepping onto ice 😄

MY COMMENT: This is just an example I asked for to show to you, but it is spot on correct, and I use it often for Japanese, when my Japanese native wife, cannot explain it properly.