Re: kumt tsu geyn

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

Okay, then, if the whole thing says, "Eliyohu hanovi/kumt tsu geyn tsu undz
farshtelt/Eliyohu, mit dayn gutskayt is dokh ful di gantse velt", does this 
make a
difference.  Is this expository, "Eliyohu is coming (or "comes") to us 
disguised", or as
a wish, "Eliyohu, come to us disguised!"

a dank,
Lorele


Lionel Mrocki & Karen Amos wrote:

> Lori Cahan-Simon wrote:
>
> > I need a little help with a translation.  Can you tell me what the
> > phrase kumt tsu geyn means, as in the line from the yidish version of
> > Eliyohu hanovi, "Kumt tsu gehn tsu undz farshtelt".  I have seen it in
> > other places.
> >
> > a dank in foroys,
> > Lorele
>
> kumt tsu geyn literally means "comes to walk", but means 'is nearing' or
> coming/arriving.  It has more emphasis and a sense of iminence and nearness
> than simply "kumt".  It also helps distinguish from other definitions of
> kumt as the phrase "es kumt undz..." meaning "we are owed...."
>
> as I write, Paula's translation of the whole phrase hits the screen and is
> right on the mark!
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Lionel Mrocki
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