Rhyme XXI (Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer)

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Qwe cosa eh poimerja?, diçes interqwe clawes
ne ma pupilla ta bleua pupilla.
Qwe cosa eh poimerja? E tu qwezones-mi-ou?
Poimerja… eh tu.

Phonetics:

[kwe ˈkosa e poi̯ˈmerja ˈdisez inˈterkwe ˈklawez
ne ma puˈpiʎa ta ˈblewa puˈpiʎa
kwe ˈkosa e poi̯ˈmerja e tu kweˈzonezmiou̯
poi̯ˈmerja e tu]

Gloss:

Qwe  cosa  eh         poimerja?, diç-es      interqwe claw-es
What thing be.3SG.PRS poetry?,   say-2SG.PRS while    nail-2SG.PRS
'What is poetry?, you ask while you fix'

ne m-a     pupilla t-a       bleu-a    pupilla.
in my-F.SG pupil   your-F.SG blue-F.SG pupil.
'your blue gaze on me eyes.'

Qwe  cosa  eh         poimerja? E   tu      qwezon-es=mi=ou?
What thing be.3SG.PRS poetry?   And you.SBJ question-2SG.PRS=me.DAT=it.ACC
'What is poetry? And you ask me that?'

Poimerja... eh         tu.
Poetry...   be.3SG.PRS you.OBJ
'Poetry... is you.'

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