xorxes
> la and cusku di'e
>
> >Can you do any better than {cu se li'i rulmle ua}, given that the
> >original is "(they) say (to me) 'what a beautiful flower!'"?
>
> (I think there's no "to me" in the original, they will just
> say it.)
Some versions have {mi diranno}. There is no canonical original
version, which is one of the minor pleasures it holds for me. Any
words are 'correct' as long as they approximate the basic meaning
and fit the music.
> Direct quotation seems out of the question, maybe just {cu xrula
> melbi cusku ua}.
Maybe {cu melbi xrula ganse ua}.