Hans Wang Dec 28, 2012:

Not everything in between I think the first part could probably be "Between the mountains in Luster, life marches to the beat of a different drummer." Mas in this context is more akin to "hustle and bustle" rather than hassle, closer to the Norwegian "bare mas". The A to Z part is clearly the most difficult to get across. You can say "a to z and everything in between" in English but Norwegians do not say "a til å og alt imellom"

brigidm Dec 27, 2012:

The extra context helps. To me its more about the pace of life (eigen puls). "it's not all about living a 9 to 5 lifestyle" or something along those lines.

Charles Ek (asker) Dec 27, 2012:

The sentence is paired in a short paragraph: "Det rår ein eigen puls mellom fjella i Luster. Alt er ikkje berre a til å, endelaus rutine eller mas."

My initial thought for this is "Not everything is just a straight line from A to Z, endless routine or hassle." In other words, time for some non-linear contemplation.

brigidm Dec 27, 2012:

I think this sounds a rather odd use of the term here, but I don't have the full context. Do they mean something like "A4" or repetitive routines? I would consider skipping it and using "endless/repetitive routines".