Christus Resurrexit!

  • Let’s make sure we don’t get lost in trans­la­tion this Paschal sea­son. If a jubi­lant stranger comes up to you and says “Harisu­tosu Fukkatsu!” what are you going to say? “Back atcha, buddy.”?

    No, of course not. You snap back with the Japan­ese response to the “Christ is Risen” greet­ing: “Jitsu Ni Fukkatsu!” He is risen, indeed!

    So here’s a sam­pling ( via Ortho­doxy Today) of the Paschal greet­ing in other lan­guages, so you can study up for that big Ortho­dox World Tour you were plan­ning. Czech, Finnish, Chi­nese — no prob­lem! But if you want the REALLY com­pre­hen­sive list, you want to go to Ortho­dox Wiki.


     

    Alban­ian: Krishti Ung­jall! Vertete Ung­jall!
    Ara­bic: Al Maseeh Qam! Haqqan Qam!
    Armen­ian: Chris­tos har­jav i merelotz! Orhniale harutjun Chris­tosi!
    Byeloruss­ian: Khris­tos Uvoskros! Zaprowdu Uvoskros!
    Chi­nese: Helisi­tu­osi fuhuole! Queshi fuhuole!
    Cop­tic: Pikhirstof aftonf! Khen o methni aftonf!
    Czech: Kris­tus vstal zmrtvy’ch! Skutec ne vstal!
    Dan­ish: Kris­tus er opstanden! Ja, sandelig opstanden!
    Dutch: Chris­tus is opges­taan! Hij is waar­lijk opges­taan!
    Eng­lish: Christ is Risen! Indeed, He is Risen!
    Eston­ian: Kris­tus on sur­nuist ülestõus­nud! Tõesti ülestõus­nud!
    Finnish: Kris­tus nousi Kuolleista! Totis­esti Nousi!
    French: Christ est Ressus­cité! En Vérité, Il est Ressus­cité!
    Gaelic: Erid Krist! G’deya! n erid she!
    Irish Gaelic: Tá Críosd ar éirigh! Go deimhin, tá e ar éirigh!
    Scots’ Gaelic: Tha Crìosd air èiridh! Gu dearbh, tha e air èiridh!
    Geor­gian: Kriste aghs­dga! Chesh­mar­i­tad aghs­dga!
    Greek: Chris­tos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!
    Hebrew: Ha Mashiy­ach qam! Ken hoo qam!
    Hun­gar­ian: Krisz­tus feltá­madt! Valóban feltá­madt!
    Ital­ian: Cristo è risorto! È vera­mente risorto!
    Japan­ese: Harisu­tosu Fukkatsu! Jitsu Ni Fukkatsu!
    Latin: Chris­tus res­ur­rexit! Vere res­ur­rexit!
    Nor­we­gian: Kris­tus er opp­standen! Han er san­nelig opstanden!
    Pol­ish: Khris­tus Zmartvikstau! Zaiste Zmartvikstau!
    Por­tugese: Christo Ressus­ci­tou! Em Ver­dade Ressus­ci­tou!
    Roman­ian: Hris­tos a Inviat! Ade­varat a Inviat!
    Russ­ian: Khris­tos voskres! Voistinu voskres!
    Ser­bian: Hris­tos Vaskrese! Vaistinu Vaskrese!
    Slavonic: Chris­tos Voskrese! Voistinu Voskrese!
    Slo­vak: Kris­tus vstal zmr’tvych! Sku­toc ne vstal!
    Span­ish: Cristo ha resuci­tado! Ver­dadera­mente ha resuci­tado!
    Sweed­ish: Kris­tus är upstån­den! Ja, Han är san­nerli­gen upp­stån­den!
    Syr­iac: Meshiha qam! Bashrira qam!
    Ukran­ian: Kris­tos Voskres! Voistinu voskres!
    Welsh: Atgy­fododd Crist! Atgy­fododd in wir!


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