astercontrol:

I don’t care if Mondays die

Like Tuesday’s hand

And Wednesday’s eye

Thursday there’s a stormy sky

But Friday I’m in love

…

Ok so, I do love the weirdass little linguistic detail of how the days of the week in English and other Germanic languages are named after Norse gods

(except for Saturday, for some reason. Saturn, how the heck did you get in there. Not relevant for this song though, because it doesn’t address the weekend days. But whatever)

(“Saturday can eat a son

While Sunday’s fine with being one

But I don’t care, my week was done

‘cause Friday I’m in love…”)

Anyway

I also think it’s fascinating how the Romance languages, in contrast, tend to go the Roman-gods route for all the weekdays (Lunes Martes Miercoles Jueves Viernes, for example)

Like so:

….

Maybe Monday’s bright at night

Tuesday’s Fight

And Wednesday’s Flight

Thursday wields a kingly might

But Friday I’m in love….

…yep. still works.