Re: kumt tsu geyn

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

Sam, I need it a little less informal than "drops in".  Would "visits" convey 
the
same meaning?  I don't think it gives the same meaning of unexpectedness, which
fits, given Eliyohu's proclivities of showing up at all Jewish events, disguised
as a regular person to check on our readiness for Moyshiakh.
Lorele

SamWeiss (at) bellatlantic(dot)net wrote:

> <l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org> wrote
>          >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!"
>
> I would translate it as
> "Eliyohu drops in to us disguised."
>
> Although theoretically "kumt" could be an imperative, and although the
> balance of the verse is addressing Eliyohu in the second person ("=your=
> goodness fills the world"),
> 1) the second person formal ("kumt!") is normally restricted to living
> mortals.
> A folk figure, or God, is addressed using the second person familiar
> ("kum!"), and
> 2) the verbal phrase "kumen tzu geyn" is almost never used in the imperative.
>
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