Date:         Sat, 22 Nov 2003 19:06:48 -0800
From: MWP <mpalmer@JPS.NET>
Subject: Translation
To: WRYTING-L@LISTSERV.UTORONTO.CA

Filtering Rilke's first Sonette an Orpheus (1922) through the Earl of
Rochester's Upon Nothing (16??), using [$tseg] match values or fewer within
each [$tseg] sample-segment.

$tex1 = "Da stieg ein Baum. [. . .]";
$tex2 = "Nothing, thou Elder Brother even to Shade [. . .]";

#

$tseg = 5;
| 'st a | eing  | in, B | lf mu |  bein |  a be | steri | tingu | lder  |
uishe | ing s | ng, t | rothe | ou ha | e Tim | ther  | and l |  sole | he
wi | ng no | shed  | ts, b |  endi | lder  | the w | tingu | ing,  |  even |
And f | ing,  | ing,  | t und | oundl | ng no | re Ti |  grea |  must | el
li | and r | me an | ms de | rt al | eing  | least |  alon | nd to |  grea |
nd ru |  bein |  must | e and |  grea | s, bi |  Shad | se di | hing  | ast
u | , its | t und | othin | ast u | ng st | ing s | ir sh | lone  | d was |
ng er | ndles | at un | g str | ne. B | Elder | ng, S | fire, | . Gre | rchs
|  bein |  line | ing,  | hen r | Hiber | and.  | who d |  bein | ou ha |
bein | rothe | re, w | se di | eat u | me an | ing,  |  bein | tines | ceful
| f mus | t und | least |  embr | alone | t uni |  bein | ugh m | ing,  |
ndles | ne of | ven t |  bein | ade,  | 's ha | f mus | u had |  Then | l
emp | e Tim | rothe |

$tseg = 4;
| st a | eing | e in | u ha | as m | eir  | ven  | beas | eing | ingu | ng,
| ther |  mus | ting | ng,  | othe | er B |  Tim | m th | der  |  and | sole
| chs  | weig |  tho | chs  | bles | int  | der  | der  | rchs | eing | ng,
| ing  | even | , An | gina | , Wi | t un |  And | land | ng,  |  Bro | e Ti
|  rea |  mus | il t | der  | eing | u ha | se d | lf m | nera | ng e | et s
| e an |  Eld | n to | grea |  und | ven  |  its |  und |  had | grea | is b
| ch,  |  had | ies  | thin | at u |  its | ust  |  And | othi | u ha | ng,
|  its | ins  | chs  | ole  | ies  |  wer | s, n | lone | ) ar |  mus | re n
| er B | Elde | ng,  | ther | , Ti | ther |  str | thin | ole  | ing  | h in
| re n | lder | ne.  |  And | e wo |  ben | u ha | e in | der  | en t | , wa
| e di |  mus |  emp | gina | en,  | e in | en t | rchs | tful | u ha |  und
| sole | en t | lder | eing | ing  | en t |  men | eagu | ng,  | dles | en P
| t so |  ben | bein | ng,  |  had | cefu | st d | hou  | ven  | Time | e li
| ime  | roth |

$tseg = 3;
|  Da | its | g e | ein | r B |  mu | g,  | ire | en  |  be | str | eig |
ngu | g,  | er  | the |  su | ins | ght | g,  | oth | er  | agu |  mi | s m
| her | en  | d a | lde | st  |  wh | eig | d.  | oth |  se | sol |  it | nd
| er  | der | chs | wei | ngu | g,  | ing | en  | ure |  An |  af | g,  |
hin | ou  | nd  |  an | uld | ng  | Bro | . T | ire | e a |  su | thi | lde
| d r | ing | en  | was | ed  | s m | ral | en  | lde | 'st | en  |  al |
ev |  no | aig | er  | und | er  | ins | , t | und | d a | er  | a b | is  |
ch, | d a | st  | e i | nci |  th | was |  Ti | st  | und | in  | tch | ou
| st  | gns |  it | ns  | thi |  so | le  | ies |  wa | ner | s,  | And |
ner | ou  | st  | der | n.  | r B | lde | n,  |  Sh | ire | g,  | der |  th
| chs | ein |  El | ein | in  | h i | ner | er  | der | n.  | And |  wo |
be | en  | usk | me  | ein | , H | the |  wa | r,  | lde | st  | ue  | f m |
ing | en, | e i | en  | the | str | hou |  of | was |  du | ven | stl | me
| der | nal | gen |  mi | e t | ein | s m | agu | ng, | ed  | les | n P |
of | the |  be | ben | g,  | d a | s c | hou | st  |  du | hin | en  | e T |
lde |  mi | er  | her | id. |

$tseg = 2;
| Da | s  | it | eg |  e | in |  B | ou |  m | ,  | r  | ei | en | ,  | be |
rs | et | ig | un | ng | ,  | ,  | pr | he | us | s  | in | ot | ,  | ,  |
ho | he | r  |  B | mu |  i |  m | th | er | ,  | nd |  a | El | es | s  |
ch | wi | eg | .  | No | ch | s  | el | bs |  t | in | d  | er | ,  | er |
sc | wh | ei | gu | ng | g  | in | g  | en | ue | r  | An | af | ng | ,  |
Wi | in | u  | nd |  W | an | ld | un | g  | vo | er |  T | ei | er |  a |
us |  S | it | El |  e | rd | an | eg | n  | ou | s  | de |  m | El | ar |
en | g  | el | 's | et | n  | ha | ld |  v | on |  L | ag | er | u  | nd |
G | en | is | ot | u  | nd | d  |  a | er | ag |  b | is | ch | ,  | ad | ,
| is |  e | in | ch |  t | ou | s  | hi | st | u  | nd | n  | ic | th |  a |
us |  A | ng | st |  i | n  | is | ch | s  | o  | el | is |  e | wa | er |
n, | s  | on | de | rn |  a | us |  H | er | en | .  | Br | El | el | n, |
S | ch | er | hi |  G | er | th | r  | sc | hi | en | k  | el | in |  i | n
| hi | er | n  | de | er | en | .  | in | d  | wo |  e | be | n  | ha | mu |
e | in |  e |  H | ot |  e | wa | r, | d  | ei | s  | ou |  e | mp | af | ng
| en | ,  | ei | n  | in | et | rs | ch | ul | -f |  a | us | d  | un | ke |
sl | et |  m | de | rl | an | eg | n  | im |  t | ei | en |  m | ou | ag |
ng | ,  | de | 's | en |  P | of | st | en |  b | be | en | ,  |  - | ad | s
| ch | fu | st | d  | u  | hi | en | n  | de | mp | el |  i |  m | de | th |
er |

$tseg = 1;
| D | a |   | s | t | i | e | g |   | e | i | n |   | B | a | u | m | . |
| N |   | r | e | i | n | e |   | N | b | e | r | s | t | e | i | g | u | n
| g | N |   | N |   | N | r | p | h | e | u | s |   | s | i | n | g | t | N
|   | N |   | h | o | h | e | r |   | B | a | u | m |   | i | m |   | N | h
| r | N |   | N | n | d |   | a | l | l | e | s |   | s | c | h | w | i | e
| g | . |   | D | o | c | h |   | s | e | l | b | s | t |   | i | n |   | d
| e | r |   | N | e | r | s | c | h | w | e | i | g | u | n | g |   | g | i
| n | g |   | n | e | u | e | r |   | A | n | f | a | n | g | , |   | W | i
| n | k |   | u | n | d |   | W | a | n | d | l | u | n | g |   | v | o | r
| . |   | T | i | e | r | e |   | a | u | s |   | S | t | i | l | l | e |
| d | r | a | n | g | e | n |   | a | u | s |   | d | e | m |   | k | l | a
| r | e | n |   | g | e | l | N | s | t | e | n |   | W | a | l | d |   | v
| o | n |   | L | a | g | e | r |   | u | n | d |   | G | e | n | i | s | t
| ; |   | u | n | d |   | d | a |   | e | r | g | a | b |   | s | i | c | h
| , |   | d | a | N |   | s | i | e |   | n | i | c | h | t |   | a | u | s
|   | L | i | s | t |   | u | n | d |   | n | i | c | h | t |   | a | u | s
|   | A | n | g | s | t |   | i | n |   | s | i | c | h |   | s | o |   | l
| e | i | s | e |   | w | a | r | e | n | , |   | s | o | n | d | e | r | n
|   | a | u | s |   | H | N | r | e | n | . |   | B | r | N | l | l | e | n
| , |   | S | c | h | r | e | i | , |   | G | e | r | N | h | r |   | s | c
| h | i | e | n |   | k | l | e | i | n |   | i | n |   | i | h | r | e | n
|   | H | e | r | N | e | n | . |   | N | n | d |   | w | o |   | e | b | e
| n |   | k | a | u | m |   | e | i | n | e |   | H | N | t | t | e |   | w
| a | r | , |   | d | i | e | s |   | N | u |   | e | m | p | f | a | n | g
| e | n | , |   | e | i | n |   | N | n | t | e | r | s | c | h | l | u | p
| f |   | a | u | s |   | d | u | n | k | e | l | s | t | e | m |   | N | e
| r | l | a | n | g | e | n |   | m | i | t |   | e | i | n | e | m |   | N
| u | g | a | n | g | , |   | d | e | s | s | e | n |   | P | f | o | s | t
| e | n |   | b | e | b | e | n | , |   | - |   | d | a |   | s | c | h | u
| f | s | t |   | d | u |   | i | h | n | e | n |   | T | e | m | p | e | l
|   | i | m |   | G | e | h | N | r | . |



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