caliber1
August 21, 2011, 11:07 PM
This is another short poem/story in my book that I am borrowing. I have to say I'm a little confused by how some sentences start out, but not just in this story. It seems like there are so many different little ways to use words like "que", "si", "como", and so on. I'm hoping it is just something that will become apparent to me. It's like I know all the words, but I just cant fit the sentence together :worried: If that makes sense. And now. . .
Lechuza
Si eres sabia como dicen,
Lechuza, dime por qué
tienes tú sólo dos patas
y tantas doña Ciempiés;
qué idioma canta la rana
Lafarré Silamisol,
qué instrumento toca el grillo
Lafamí Dorremidó.
Cuántos pelos tiene el gato
y dónde quarda la flor
el creyón con que se pinta
y su frasquito de olor.
Por que brillan las estrellas,
y al sol quié, lo prende, quién.
Si eres sabia como dicen,
Lechuza, dime por qué. . .
Translation. . . .
Owl
If you are wise like they say,
Owl, tell me why
you have only two feet
and lady centipede has many
what language does the frog sing
Lafarré Silamisol,
what instument does the cricket play
Lafamí Dorremidó.
How many hairs does the cat have
and where does he keep the flower
the crayon that it paints
and your bottle of sent
Why do the stars shine,
and the sun, who turns it on, who.
If you are wise like they say,
Owl, tell me why. . .
Yo pienso que Lafarré Silamisol y Lafamí Dorremidó son nombres, yo pienso.
Tell me how I did:) ¡Gracias!
Lechuza
Si eres sabia como dicen,
Lechuza, dime por qué
tienes tú sólo dos patas
y tantas doña Ciempiés;
qué idioma canta la rana
Lafarré Silamisol,
qué instrumento toca el grillo
Lafamí Dorremidó.
Cuántos pelos tiene el gato
y dónde quarda la flor
el creyón con que se pinta
y su frasquito de olor.
Por que brillan las estrellas,
y al sol quié, lo prende, quién.
Si eres sabia como dicen,
Lechuza, dime por qué. . .
Translation. . . .
Owl
If you are wise like they say,
Owl, tell me why
you have only two feet
and lady centipede has many
what language does the frog sing
Lafarré Silamisol,
what instument does the cricket play
Lafamí Dorremidó.
How many hairs does the cat have
and where does he keep the flower
the crayon that it paints
and your bottle of sent
Why do the stars shine,
and the sun, who turns it on, who.
If you are wise like they say,
Owl, tell me why. . .
Yo pienso que Lafarré Silamisol y Lafamí Dorremidó son nombres, yo pienso.
Tell me how I did:) ¡Gracias!