RE: [Cz-L] Czernowitzer Verse from cornel fleming on 2010-10-16 (The Czernowitz-L Archive)

From: cornel fleming <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 21:17:25 +0100
To: 'Anny Matar' <annymatar_at_gmail.com>, 'Paul Heger' <pheger_at_gmail.com>
Reply-to: cornel fleming <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>

Anny..I know quite a few,especially the bit that goes "Frau Wirtin hat'
einen Kaplan" but if I sent the rest I would be told off by Bruce and Jerome
for being pornographic! I am intrigued...the verses were known in the
Bukowina but not recited in polite society..so why the question??? Cornel

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To: Paul Heger
Cc: HARDY BREIER; CZERNOWITZ-L
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Czernowitzer Verse

Does anyone know any of the (I was told) 60 or more verses of "Frau Wirtin?"
anny

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:07 PM, Paul Heger <pheger_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> What is the source/root of "chonte"? It is not German nor Hebrew, like
> ":chamer"
> Is it slavic?
> Paul Heger
>
> 2010/9/28 HARDY BREIER <HARDY3_at_bezeqint.net>:
> > My previous exercise on german grammar was not Czernowitzerisch.
> > Here is some original rhyme :
> > " In der Kammer einer Chonte,
> > Sass ein Chamer der nicht konnte".
> > Now in English:
> > Chonte = prostitute , Chamer = donkey
> > In the chambers of a hooker,
> > Sat a dummy who's not able . It does not rhyme but describes
> the
> > situation.
> > Hardy
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