Rhyme XXIII (Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer)

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Pur una mirata, ũ mond;
pur una sourridata, ũ cell;
pur ũ bes… Jo nõ sap
qwe donarïe-ti pur ũ bes!

Phonetics:

[puɾ ˈuna miˈɾata u mond
puɾ ˈuna sou̯ˈridata u keʎ
puɾ u bes jo no sap
kwe donaˈɾiːeti puɾ u bes]

Gloss:

Pur u-n-a              mirata, ũ         mond;
for INDF-Ligature-F.SG glance, INDF.M.SG world;
'In exchange for a glance, a world;'

pur u-n-a              sourridata, ũ         cell;
for INDF-Ligature-F.SG smile,      INDF.M.SG heaven;
'for a smile, a heaven;'

pur ũ         bes...  Jo    nõ  sap
for INDF.M.SG kiss... I.SBJ NEG know.1SG.PRS
'for a kiss... I don't know'

qwe  don-arï-e=ti          pur ũ         bes!
what give-COND-1SG=you.OBJ for INDF.M.SG kiss!
'what I'd give you for a kiss!'

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