sen sen eseŋ, men da menme

/sen sen eseŋ, men da menme/

Literal translation

if you are you, then I too am I

Intended meaning

To wrangle with one another stubbornly, each side standing on its own pride and neither showing any forbearance.
  • Meni sartın, ol meni süygen kişi menden aqıllıraq da, çıdamlıraq da, bilimlirek da bolsun. Ansı, sen sen eseŋ, men menme degen üyürde ullu quwat bolur dep iynanalmayma.For my part, let the one who loves me be wiser than me, and more patient, and more learned. Otherwise I cannot believe there will be much joy in a household where they say, "you be you and I'll be me".

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