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boys, men, respectively

Yiddish translation: bocher

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English term or phrase:boys, men, respectively
Yiddish translation:bocher
Entered by: Hans G. Liepert

13:40 Feb 13, 2009
English to Yiddish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / lyrics of *Bei mir bist Du schejn*
English term or phrase: boys, men, respectively
Hi again (all other questions I posed from Yiddish to EN),

Now I know, that this is really a question for language learners, but I don't have any dictionary at hand.

I am looking for the counterpart of *meydlekh*, i.e. the lyrics a (heterosexual ;-) woman would sing.

Fil sheyne meydlekh hobn gevolt nemen mir, un fun zey ale oysgeklibn hob ikh nor dikh.

There is this nice version of the song on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUVEq6NC7mM
in which the corresponding part sounds a bit like
***ih(n) - la***

Looking very much forward to your help.
Kristin Sobania (X)
Germany
Local time: 15:06
bocher
Explanation:
Quelle:http://www.hagalil.com/jidish/klezmer/sp/tumbala.htm

sicher nicht die einzige Übersetzung.
Daneben gibts noch den shaygetz (das männliche Gegenstück zur schickse), der vermutlich beim mejdl oder meydlekh keine Chance (pardon, kein Massl) hat.

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Note added at 250 Tage (2009-10-21 21:42:37 GMT)
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Weitere Übersetzungen sind noch der jingel (Junge) und der jungerman (Jüngling)
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Hans G. Liepert
Switzerland
Local time: 15:06
Grading comment
Danke scheijn ;-)
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Hans G. Liepert


  

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bocher


Explanation:
Quelle:http://www.hagalil.com/jidish/klezmer/sp/tumbala.htm

sicher nicht die einzige Übersetzung.
Daneben gibts noch den shaygetz (das männliche Gegenstück zur schickse), der vermutlich beim mejdl oder meydlekh keine Chance (pardon, kein Massl) hat.

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Note added at 250 Tage (2009-10-21 21:42:37 GMT)
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Weitere Übersetzungen sind noch der jingel (Junge) und der jungerman (Jüngling)

Hans G. Liepert
Switzerland
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Grading comment
Danke scheijn ;-)
Notes to answerer
Asker: Vielen Dank schon mal!

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