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A translation is no translation,' he said, -˜unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.

A translation is no translation,’ he said, -˜unless it will give you the music of a poem along with the words of it.
– John Millington Synge

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  3. That’s what a poem is. Words which have a hidden meaning. A poem is like a secret. – Monique Roffey
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