Re: CHAT: Religion, Philosophy & Politics
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 4, 2000, 17:17 |
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Lars Henrik Mathiesen wrote:
> "A little sun, a little rain; a quiet place to lay the head,
> xxx xxx can one be happy."
"as long as [you are] healthy". "Abi gezunt" (conventional spelling)
is the title of one of the best-known of Yiddish folk songs.
> Or is that "xxx xxx no man be happy."
Nope. German "kein" = Y. "kayn" (same phonetics).
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