kshamimca'li. nEnu ra'makRsNula va'ri vale padyaSa'stramamdu
pamDituDanu ga'nu!
That Haiku (kaika') is different from Tanka (not Tonka).
Tanka : A Japanese verse form of 31 syllables in five unrhymed lines,
the first and third having 5 syllables each and the others
seven:
5-7-5-7-7
Haiku : A Japanese verse of 17 syllables with 3 lines of first and
last with 5 and the second one with 7 syllables.
5-7-5
Tonka : A Bean (legume) - South American
An Example of Tanka in Telugu:
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a'Ta' tamda'na ta'na ta'na' pa'Ta'
amda'la vimta vETalO a'Da' maga' cimdula'Ta' OhaiO!
a'Ta' tamda'na ta'na ta'na' pa'Ta'
jiivitam tiity tiiyani svapnamoo kanna kalalannii poolaba'Ta
na'Takam teralaca'Tuna booTakam nammakooDadulE navvula'Ta'
(Just made this one up listening to a Balsubbi's song!
The syllables I considered may be different from what you
see. Any way, the idea is there.)
ra'makisna ba'v. ETamDii?
navvakamDii! idi da'sarODu ka'piikoTTEsina'Du kada'!
adi ma'vODu ka'pii koTTEsina'Du. adi soosina ka'Dnumsii
na'ku ka'pii koTTa'lanipimcEsina'di. ka'pii koTTEsina'nu
iipoddu.
--pa'lana
P.S. Krishna'ji! Would you please post that ad poem (Tanka)?
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