[BULK] Re: [SEELANGS] song with imperatives?

Olga Meerson meersono at GEORGETOWN.EDU
Thu Feb 28 12:15:41 UTC 2008


Also, a Gypsy romans "Ne serdis', ne revnuj, prilaskaj, poceluj...". Also, a funny children's poem (by Grigorij Oster? folk?): "Govorit popugaj popugaiu: is tebia, popugaj, popugaiu. Govorit popugai: popuga! Popuhaj ty menia, popugaj". This, of course, has only one imperative but in so many punning contexts!
o.m.

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