GR translation: virgin-blue

[János Széky]

Yes, there is a certain shade of blue associated with Mary, Mother of God
in Roman Catholic iconography. Practically, it is the sign of the Virgin.


2013/10/17 Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>

> V464.35-465.6   But the tour with General Kammler’s rocketeers is what
> Slothrop, perversely, wants—wants?—to know about, “Well I’ve been to that
> Nordhausen, sure, seen the bits and pieces. But never a fully-assembled A4.
> That must really be something, huh?”
>        Thanatz is holding out his stein for a refill. The waiter, deadpan,
> dribbles water down a spoon to turn the absinthe milky green while Thanatz
> caresses his buttocks, then moves away. It is not clear if Thanatz has been
> thinking about his answer. “Yes, fueled, alive, ready for firing . . .
> fifty feet high, trembling . . . and then the fantastic, virile roar. Your
> ears nearly burst. Cruel, hard, thrusting into the virgin-blue robes of the
> sky, my friend. Oh, so phallic. Wouldn’t you say?”
>        “Uh . . .”
>
> What is "virgin-blue" exactly?  It appeared twice in the book.  The only
> reference I can find has to do with the colour of the robes of Virgin
> Mary.  Is there anything else I'm missing?
>
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