Re: A question to the yiddish speakers

[Owen Davidson <owend...>]

Dear Michal,

This may a bit off the compass of what you're asking, but the outdated
American English for that Yiddish phrase is "Says he."  ("Sez he," as it
gets written in the funny-papers).  The more confrontational expression
is "Sez you!"  meaning, "that's what you say, but I differ and also have
no respect for you."

Owen  (Sez me!)

borzykowski 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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Owen Davidson
Amherst  Mass
The Wholesale Klezmer Band

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Go Love without the help of any King on Earth

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