[lojban-beginners] Re: another song

[Jan Pilgenroeder <pille@mac.com>]

Am 03.06.2006 um 17:58 schrieb Jorge Llambías:

> On 6/3/06, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn@gmail.com> wrote:
> > It sounds like {.oinai} to me, not {.uinai}.
> > -epkat

I actually had {.u'inai} in mind. I had started out with {.uinai} in  
the first takes but then changed it because of the rhythm. And yes,  
in some places it sounds a little bit like {.o'inai} to me, too. But  
I rashly ignored that little flaw ;-)

> I definitely hear {.ui}, although in an [uj] version rather than the
> more common [wi].

Yeah, I really don't like this [w] pronunciation of {u}. It's an  
irregularity in pronunciation. The letter is pronounced differently  
just because it's at the beginning of the word. IMO, the only reason  
to do this is because of {.uu}. But that's probably something that  
English or French speakers won't notice as much as Germans.

> ({oinai} would be kind of contradictory, wouldn't it?)

So what? The whole thing is a performative contradiction ;-)
I always felt that way about the original and I think that  
contradiction is one of the reasons why it became so successful.

BTW, except for the little {ui} thing the transcripts are perfect.

Bye,
   Jan.

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