
Does this mean that the poem alternates between seven and five syllables per line?

Ja, es handelt sich um ein japanisches Versmaß mit abwechselnd sieben und fünf Moren (morae/moras). Man spricht genauer von Moren statt von Silben.

I see. And now I know what a mora is!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mora_%28linguistics
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