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neonman asked in Arts & HumanitiesPoetry · 1 decade ago

Norwegian Word(s) Deep?

The Norwegian language can be subtle. It is all in the inflection, don't you think?

Yaa, Yaa Yaaaa

(Yeah), (Yeah) (Yeah)

Amazing the wasted years we toil

To learn words so esoteric and long

When people like Ollie and Lena

Fare just fine with yaa, yaa yaa and yaaaaa!

Just think the daily grind unfold

“Is it going to rain today” Yaa

“How about tomorrow?” Yaa Yaa

“Are you sure?” Yaaaaa!

Yaa’s reflection so subtle to hear

My ancestors ears attuned

Made me practice to midnight sun

Yaa they did. Yaa Yaa they did. Yaaaaa!

When translators came to record the deed

They wrote our names as Yaa

When we shook our heads and said Yaa Yaa

They being dutiful wrote another Yaa

But where Yaa is used the most for me

Is when Lena gets a frisking…yaa

“Hey Ollie, honey sweet” Yaa

“Come to bed sweetie” Yaa Yaa

“O..Ollie….” Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Sorry, forgot to tell you about that one!

Update:

Edit: Inflection is correct, my Norwegian dictionary has a hard time with I, plenty of y entries though! Yaa, yaa GrannyJill!

Update 2:

Ollie and Lena jokes abound. They are just recycled from the last country in. It's a Norwegian thing!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Pardon my ignorance, but who are Ollie and Lena?

    So, you are of Norwegian extraction. I will let you off making fun of Norwegian's then. Especially as it is done so affectionately.

    In verse three - should it be Yaa's inflection (not reflection)?

  • 1 decade ago

    I like the poem, but it would be much better if you could make the last word of each stanza's line 2 rhyme with "yaa" (any of the "yaa"s). It would fit the voice of the poem and make the poem fall more easily into a wonderful beat...think about it.

    keep writing

    Source(s): Editor, New Poets Press
  • 1 decade ago

    There's a famous story about a logician who was presenting his PhD. dissertation, on which he had presumably toiled long and hard. "To sum it up", he said, "there are many instances in which a double negative can mean a positive. But there are none where a double positive means a negative." From the back of the auditorium a sarcastic voice said, "Yeah, yeah."

  • 1 decade ago

    The Scots use OH for the last one and the Indians say," Gettiup, cowboy!" I like it but I like it better when I'm Ollie.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Yaaaa - lol - good one. Clever play of words at the end. Most enjoyable.

  • 1 decade ago

    Very clever and funny. Bet you've had lots of coffee today. Is the answer oui or non?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Wow, I love it.

    One of the best I've seen in a while.

    My compliments.

    Very nice:)

  • jenny
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Clever, as a painted picture, and a surprise ending.

  • 1 decade ago

    Giggling! Ooof Da!

    (Know it's not spelled properly, but meant well!)

    (I can see we'll have to educate Granny.)

  • 1 decade ago

    Um, yaaa. I think I get it. No matter, it was hysterical and funny. Yaaa, I think I liked it. Good on ya, neonman.

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