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Title: Song Mochyn Du
Post by: maelgwyn on September 20, 2011, 02:53:48 AM

To get away from all the troubles in this world i listen to one of my favourite Welsh Songs Mochyn Du, and i dedicate it to Obama  [Mochyn Du or Black Pig]    Taken from one of our great films the Bard  Hedd Wyn  [Wiki] :::D

Title: Re: Song Mochyn Du
Post by: mord on September 20, 2011, 10:58:14 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEonVqhChNs   








 :)

Title: Re: Song Mochyn Du
Post by: maelgwyn on September 20, 2011, 11:28:25 PM

MORD  Many thanx for the link, iam a alter coker and computer idiot ! 

Title: Re: Song Mochyn Du
Post by: muman613 on September 20, 2011, 11:34:18 PM

Quote from: maelgwyn on September 20, 2011, 11:28:25 PM

MORD  Many thanx for the link, iam a alter coker and computer idiot !  

And it seems like your Yiddish could use a little brushing up too...

http://members.tripod.com/talk_jewish/id19.htm

I believe that the traditional way to spell Alter Kocker is with a K...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish_words_used_by_English-speaking_Jews
alter kicker or alter kocker (Yid., אַלטער‮ ‬קאַקער) – a lecherous old man; an old fart (from German Alter "old" and kacker "crapper")[6]

PS: A relative of my family wrote two Yiddish books, one is called 1001 Yiddish proverbs, and the second is Yiddish Slang and Idioms...

http://www.amazon.com/1001-Yiddish-Proverbs-Fred-Kogos/dp/0806504552

(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NMRJDER2L._SL500_AA300_.jpg) (http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51rtToM78KL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg)

Title: Re: Song Mochyn Du
Post by: maelgwyn on September 20, 2011, 11:40:20 PM

Zankyou Herr Professor for thine correction! :P