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Totgesagte leben länger

English translation: Reports of His death are greatly exaggerated

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German term or phrase:Totgesagte leben länger
English translation:Reports of His death are greatly exaggerated
Entered by: Bettina Grieser Johns

13:39 Apr 8, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
German term or phrase: Totgesagte leben länger
This is the title of a book summary. The book is called 'Hat Gott noch eine Zukunft?'

The summary is as follows:

Was hat Gott mit Fußball, Genetik oder dem Internet zu tun? XX spürt ihn an Orten auf, an denen
man ihn zunächst nicht vermutet. Er untersucht, wie Gott unter den Menschen lebt, indem er fragt: Wie wird Gott von den Menschen in der Welt gelebt? Was fangen sie mit ihm an, wenn sie glauben? Dabei findet er Erstaunliches – Gott kann man tatsächlich überall im Alltag entdecken, wenn man sich die Zeit nimmt, ihn zu suchen.

What I have found so far either doesn't fit the context (There's life in the old dog yet) or is clumsy (e.g. people reputed to be dead live longer) - does anyone have any ideas? Grateful for your help, as ever!
Bettina Grieser Johns
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:56
Reports of His death are greatly exaggerated
Explanation:
From Mark Twain

God is <insert *not*> dead <insert *yet*>
So it looks something like:
        not      yet
God is ^ dead ^
From Nietzsche

Both may be too flippant for your purpose, but I haven't had enough coffee for extended cogitation yet.
Selected response from:

Rebecca Garber
Local time: 01:56
Grading comment
Thanks to everybody for their input and many brilliant ideas! In the end I went for this one, which I personally liked best, but I forwarded most of the others to the client and let them make the final choice - they have read the book, too, I haven't. Thanks again!
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Summary of answers provided
2 +10Reports of His death are greatly exaggerated
Rebecca Garber
4 +2There is life in the old god yet
David Friemann, MA
3Reports of death greatly exaggerated
Lancashireman
3Those Declared Dead Live Longer
Christiane Clausmeyer
3Once Left For Dead, Now Thriving
Michael Martin, MA


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +10
Reports of His death are greatly exaggerated


Explanation:
From Mark Twain

God is <insert *not*> dead <insert *yet*>
So it looks something like:
        not      yet
God is ^ dead ^
From Nietzsche

Both may be too flippant for your purpose, but I haven't had enough coffee for extended cogitation yet.

Rebecca Garber
Local time: 01:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks to everybody for their input and many brilliant ideas! In the end I went for this one, which I personally liked best, but I forwarded most of the others to the client and let them make the final choice - they have read the book, too, I haven't. Thanks again!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Snap
1 min
  -> Top of the morning to you, Andrew. :)
agree  Eleanore Strauss
7 mins
  -> Thanks, ElliCom :)
agree  Trude Stegmann: Respect! :)
12 mins
  -> Thanks, Trude :)
agree  Nicole Schnell: Darn good!
14 mins
  -> Danke sehr, Nicole, :)
agree  mill2
14 mins
  -> Thanks, mill2 :)
agree  Frosty: Applies also to a great many old rockers - it's surprising how many Grufties still manage to clamber onto a stage somewhere!
17 mins
  -> And some of them can even still sing! Thanks, Frosty :)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: I'm a great fan of Mark Twain!
20 mins
  -> Danke, Brigitte :)
agree  Cetacea
48 mins
  -> Danke, Cetacea :)
agree  David Moore (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, David :)
agree  RegineMac: I like it!
2 days 1 hr
  -> Thanks, RegineMac :)
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Reports of death greatly exaggerated


Explanation:
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated

Origin

Mark Twain quotation after hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal.

Mistaken publications of obituaries aren't as rare as you might expect. ...
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/368850.html

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 159
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Those Declared Dead Live Longer


Explanation:
is sometimes used


    Reference: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/red,682-2.html
    Reference: http://forum.eeeuser.com/index.php?/topic/52587-those-declar...
Christiane Clausmeyer
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
There is life in the old god yet


Explanation:
I am always one for puns, so I have to suggest this one. The book does not seem to be overly serious, so you might want to think about it. I know you already talked about the original turn of phrase and I don't know if you already dismissed it privately.

David Friemann, MA
Germany
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: So do I - it's a shame I can't have two titles!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rebecca Garber: ooohhh, I like this one, too.
4 mins
  -> thank you, rebecca, thank you, Bettina.
agree  Cetacea
31 mins
  -> thank you, catacea!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Once Left For Dead, Now Thriving


Explanation:
Sounds like a miracle rescue but could work here, too.

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 01:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 43
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