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Hellije Mann
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Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Hillije Mann Kölsch
Etymology
the Holy Man. Compare nl goedheiligman.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ˈhelijə ˈman/
Proper noun
gmw-cfr proper noun m der Hellije Mann
gmw-cfr most dialects Saint Nicholas in the sense of de Nikolaus
gmw-cfr 1974 Pänz Pänz Pänz Bläck Fööss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pCEKmvqSDE Eimol em Johr ävver es et anders: wenn der Papp der Hillije Mann mäht. Dann si’ mir die leevste Pänz op Ääde un et jitt kei Minsch, dä zo uns sät: Pänz, Pänz, wo mer jeiht un steiht, nur Pänz, Pänz, Pänz! But once per year it’s all different: when Dad plays Saint Nicholas. Then we are the dearest children in the world and there’s nobody who says to us: Children, children, wherever you stand and go, nothing but children, children, children!