Nik Taylor wrote:
> FFlores wrote:
>
> In the Spanish, I count 6/8/5, in the Draseléq, I count 5/6/5 (assuming
> "ai" is a single syllable, 6/8/6 if not), and in the English, I count
> 5/6/5. Don't haikus have to be 5/7/5? Is there a liason between _todo
> es_ and _cae el_? The English could be fixed by using _there is_
> instead of _there's_.
>
> > and the English needs _here at_ as /'hi.rat/
>
> For me, _here_ is a single syllable, with a diphthong /ir=/
I'm counting:
> > Si todo es verde
si - to-do es - ver-de = 5
> > y cae el sol y hay viento
y - ca-e el - sol-l y hay - vien-to = 7
> > estoy en casa
es-to-y en - ca-sa = 5
Both the Draseléq and English versions I count 5-6-5.
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