Also, even in English, “bosom” is generally taken to be the polite way to say breast 99% of the time even if it /can/ mean the chest area. I think you’re just being contrarian.
because the common use of it nowadays means “breasts”, the lyrics were written over a hundred years ago, that does not mean that that was the most common usage at the time or the intended one
No, reading it in that way is wrong. The lyrics are talking about the land, the country. Not a person. In context it can only mean heart or core, not breast.
They’re not contrarian, bosom can refer to breasts but that’s not the only definition. I’m pretty sure it’s not even the primary definition for the majority of the word’s existence.
I don’t really want to link a bible site but take your pick and search for the word. 50+ references and it rarely meant boobs. It meant…the area of hugging. How could a man put his hands between his tits? Cradling a child is holding it in your bosom. A baby doesn’t suck milk from bosoms.
Bosom meant the chest area even if it generally only used to mean breasts nowadays.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/portuguese-english/seio has breast as the first translation.
Also, even in English, “bosom” is generally taken to be the polite way to say breast 99% of the time even if it /can/ mean the chest area. I think you’re just being contrarian.
‘bosom’ is unisex tho, men have chests too, but not boobies
Ok, try complimenting a man on his bosom and see how he reacts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosom_of_Abraham_(song)
Nice pecs bro
because the common use of it nowadays means “breasts”, the lyrics were written over a hundred years ago, that does not mean that that was the most common usage at the time or the intended one
And the second is heart, which is much more fitting in the context.
You might read it that way, but it doesn’t make the other reading wrong the way that user SwingingTheLamp was suggesting.
No, reading it in that way is wrong. The lyrics are talking about the land, the country. Not a person. In context it can only mean heart or core, not breast.
They’re not contrarian, bosom can refer to breasts but that’s not the only definition. I’m pretty sure it’s not even the primary definition for the majority of the word’s existence.
I don’t really want to link a bible site but take your pick and search for the word. 50+ references and it rarely meant boobs. It meant…the area of hugging. How could a man put his hands between his tits? Cradling a child is holding it in your bosom. A baby doesn’t suck milk from bosoms.
Bosom meant the chest area even if it generally only used to mean breasts nowadays.
Well, if he is very fat, has gynecomastia, or has not gotten top surgery yet, so technically…