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Old August 17, 2008, 10:56 AM
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Talking Limericks

Is there a one-word translation of the word "Limerick"?

Are there any Limericks in spanish that follow the same format?

Lines 1, 2, and 5 have seven to ten syllables and rhyme with one another.
Lines 3 and 4 have five to seven syllables and also rhyme with each other.


Just something I was wondering about on this booooorrrrriiiinnnnggggg day at work!




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Old August 17, 2008, 03:07 PM
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¿Tienes que trabajar los dominos?

Sólo tengo esta traducción para limerick - quintilla jocosa, pero la verdad no sé si está bien. Además no cabe dentro del criterio que pusiste de que sea una sola palabra.
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Old August 17, 2008, 03:44 PM
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Esto es del artículo Limericks en Wikipedia en español.
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Un limerick es un tipo de poema humorístico, con gran afición en lengua inglesa, aunque no es exclusivo a ella.

Requiere una organización estricta de 5 líneas y el esquema normalmente utilizado para las rimas en los limericks es "A-A-B-B-A".
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Como dice David, sería una quintilla ó quinteto, según el número de sílabas. Pero yo no conozco ninguna que sea directamente reemplazable por "Limerick".
Lo de "jocosa" es porque los "Limericks" son humorísticos

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Acabo de leer lo de los limericks. Escribi uno hace algunos anos--se trata del invierno aqui en minnesota, EEUU. Ver lo sigiuente:

el fin de la tortura espero
todo el mes de enero
son cortos los dias
las noches son frias
luego viene febrero.

Que les parece? En cuanto a los limericks, todo se trata del ritmo. Normalmente tienen doble o triple sentidos y a menudo son , como se dice, verdes?
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¡Muy bien!

JPablo:
Yes, your suggestion is much better Spanish, but then the scansion is wrong.
Brute:
Yes, you're quite right. Perhaps substituting "cuento" for "tramo" would be an improvement.
John

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Me parece muy bien lo que has escrito.

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Me encanta tu "limmerick".......es tan cierto tambien.

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Spanish Limericks

Elaina:
I have written a limerick in Spanish.

El libro "Cien años de soledad"
Sacó Gabo Márquez de oscuridad.
El tramo tan hondo
Describe Macondo
Y falta, con mucho, la brevedad.

Any contibutions of your own (or others) gratefully received.

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Elaina:
I have written a limerick in Spanish.

El libro "Cien años de soledad"
Sacó Gabo Márquez de oscuridad.
El tramo tan hondo
Describe Macondo
Y falta, con mucho, la brevedad.

Any contibutions of your own (or others) gratefully received.

John (jrheath)
Nice. One grammatical thing is that you need an "a" before Gabo Márquez-- Sacó a Gabo Márquez de la oscuridad.
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