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Translation - Brazilian Portuguese-English - Uma frase de Carlos Dummon de Andrade

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Title
Uma frase de Carlos Dummon de Andrade
Text
Submitted by leticia ferreira
Source language: Brazilian Portuguese

Se você sabe explicar o que sente, não ama, pois o amor foge de todas as explicações possíveis.
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Uma frase que não consegui traduzi-la para o inglês.

Title
Carlos Drummond de Andrade's quote
Translation
English

Translated by goncin
Target language: English

If you can explain what you feel, you don't love, because love doesn't suit any likely explanation.
Last validated or edited by dramati - 20 February 2008 22:49





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19 February 2008 18:54

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
Hey, Goncin:

As a poet you must know how deceived we can be by words!

foge in this text doesn't mean that: love escapes, breaks free, runs away from anything.
It means that love is out, not included...

I guess the best choice for this sentence is:

love doesn't fit (suit) any likely explanation


19 February 2008 19:10

goncin
Number of messages: 3706
Lilian,

Yes, your super-hyper-optimal-explendid English simply humiliates mine...

Yes, I was aware that is such a metaphore; I just hoped it could work also in Shakespeare's language.

Going to edit...

19 February 2008 19:04

lilian canale
Number of messages: 14972
I'm sorry it doesn't work, Goncinho