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Re: A question to the yiddish speakers
- From: Jeffrey Miller/Burden of Proof Research <jefmil...>
- Subject: Re: A question to the yiddish speakers
- Date: Sun 09 Jul 2000 14.13 (GMT)
Michal: My Yiddish is limited, but it was my father's first language. I
would suggest "That's what *he* says!" -- In English, we emphasize the "he"
to show disdain, irony, something in the way that you would draw out the
"parles" in "Tu parles!" for the same effect.
(Less literal translations would include, "That's *his* story," for example,
"So he says.")
Cheers,
J
At 09:59 AM 7/9/00 +0200, you wrote:
>Tayere khevre,
>
>A question to the yiddish - english speakers of the list (perhaps a bit out
of topics, but not so much...)
>My father used to say "Hot e' gezugt", meaning ironically something like
'He said that, but...'
>which could be translated in French as 'Cause toujours...' 'Tu parles!' ,
'Tu l'as dit!' .
>As a wink to Tate's memory, I called my klezmer band 'Hotegezugt' and I'm
desperately trying to find an english translation.
>Could some of you help me?
>Thanks!
>
>Michal
>
>
>Michel Borzykowski
>12 chemin Franconis
>CH-1290 Versoix
>Switzerland
>tel (+41/22) 755.41.23
>fax (+41/22) 776.14.94
>e-mail: borzykowski (at) infomaniak(dot)ch
>Geneva klezmer page: http://borzykowski.users.ch
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><DIV><FONT size=2>Tayere khevre,</FONT></DIV>
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><DIV><FONT size=2>A question to the yiddish - english speakers of the list
>(perhaps a bit out of topics, but not so much...)</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>My father used to say "Hot e' gezugt", meaning ironically
>something like 'He said that, but...' </FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>which could be translated in French as 'Cause
toujours...' 'Tu
>parles!' , 'Tu l'as dit!' .</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>As a wink to Tate's memory, I called my klezmer band
>'Hotegezugt' and I'm desperately trying to find an english
>translation.</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>Could some of you help me?</FONT></DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks!</FONT></DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2>Michal</FONT></DIV>
><DIV> </DIV>
><DIV><FONT size=2><BR>Michel Borzykowski<BR>12 chemin Franconis<BR>CH-1290
>Versoix<BR>Switzerland<BR>tel (+41/22) 755.41.23<BR>fax (+41/22)
>776.14.94<BR>e-mail: <A
>href="mailto:borzykowski (at) infomaniak(dot)ch">borzykowski (at)
>infomaniak(dot)ch</A><BR>Ge
neva
>klezmer page: <A
>href="http://borzykowski.users.ch";>http://borzykowski.users.ch</A></FONT></
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