in reply to perl v/s C

#!/usr/bin/perl @_ =('A' , 'a', 'Two', 'Three', 'Four' , 'FIVE', 'Six', 'Seven', 'Eight', 'Nine', 'Ten', 'Eleven', 'Twelve', 'ing', 'in','geese', 'partridge' ,'swans', 'hens', 'birds', 'doves', 'danc', 'pear', 'call', 'tree', "\n", 'swimm', 'milk', 'leap' ,'pip', 'drumm', 'ers', 'turtle' , 'RINGS', 'french', 'maids', 'ladies', 'lords', 'GOLD', 'lay', 'and', ',', '.', '...'); @a=(&_____, &______.&_____,&_______.&______.&_____,&________. &_______.&______.&_____, &__________.&________.&_______. &______.&_____, &____________.&__________.&________.&_______. &______.&_____, &___________.&____________.&__________.&________. &_______.&______.&_____, &_________. &___________.&____________.&__________.&________. &_______.&______.&_____, &____.&_________.&___________. &____________.&__________.&________.&_______.&______.&_____, &___. &____.&_________.&___________.&____________.&__________.&________. &_______.&______.&_____, &__.&___. &____.&_________.&___________.&____________. &__________.&________.&_______.&______.&_____,&_.&__. &___.&____. &_________.&___________.&____________.&__________.&________.&_______. &______.&_____);sub _ {return "@_[12] @_[30]@_[31] @_[30]@_[13]@_[41] @_[25]"} sub ____________{return "@_[6] @_[15] @_[1]-@_[39]@_[13]@_[41] @_[25]" +} sub ___{return "@_[10] @_[37] @_[1]-@_[28]@_[13]@_[41] @_[25]"} sub __________ {return "@_[5] @_[38] @_[33]@_[43] @_[25]"} sub _____{return "@_[0] @_[16] @_[14] @_[1] @_[22] @_[24]@_[42] @_[25] +@_[25]"} sub ________{return "@_[4] @_[23]@_[13] @_[19]@_[41] @_[25]"} sub _______ {return "@_[3] @_[34] @_[18]@_[41] @_[25]"} sub ______{return "@_[2] @_[32] @_[20]@_[41] @_[40] @_[25]"} sub _________{return "@_[8] @_[35] @_[1]-@_[27]@_[13]@_[41] @_[25]"} sub ____{return "@_[9] @_[36] @_[21]@_[13]@_[41] @_[25]"} sub ___________ {return "@_[7] @_[17] @_[1]-@_[26]@_[13]@_[41] @_[25]"} sub __{return "@_[11] @_[29]@_[31] @_[29]@_[13]@_[41] @_[25]"} @_=('first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth', 'sixth', 'seventh', 'eightth', 'nineth', 'tenth' ,'eleventh', 'twelfth');$i=0; foreach (@a){print reverse(("\n",'...','me',' to ','gave',' love ', 'true','my ', ' Christmas ','of' ,' day ',@_[$i] ,'the ','On ')) ;sleep(3);print ;$i++;}