We'd hear Peter laughing, calling out to Marash Boy, "Gaynanan seni seviyor!" Known to be late, Marash Boy was always the last to arrive for dinner, (Peter used to laugh and say, you can call me whatever you want, as long as you don't call me late for dinner!) and Peter delighted in calling out to his new son-in-law, "Gaynanan seni seviyor." It was a play on a play on a play on words, play that the folks from his home town of Marash loved, and word play that multi-lingual Peter, though he was 12 when he left, carried with him to the United States. Remembering Peter, Marash Boy and Marash Girl, to this day, love to play with those very words as well, and use them whenever someone, anyone, arrives at their home when the supper has just been put on the table. "Gaynanan seni seviyor . . .Your mother-in-law loves you." Go figure. It's meaning upon meaning upon meaning, humor upon humor upon humor, and very hard indeed to explain. Wanna give it a try in the comments below?
Late for blogging and answering yours! I can't even begin to give it a try - please please take a stab at explaining!
ReplyDeleteThe way I understood it is this: you say it when a person arrives just as everyone is sitting down to eat. They're timing is so perfect, that they must be a very lucky person. If they are this lucky, there's a good chance that their mother in-law loves them (which in those days was very rare, but in a case of such a lucky person, this could happen!).
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ReplyDeleteWhat does that mean? Please tell me in Turkish.
Delete'kaynanan seni seviyor' damat için kullanılır. bir yerde yemek yerken denk gelirse bu tabir kullanılır.
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