Re: Why the music is music and the noise is noise?

["Bruno Repp (by way of Pierre Divenyi <repp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>)" <repp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry. Jeff ands I apologize, List!

Pierre

>Dear Pierre:

>Just for you (not to the whole list):

>Jeff's translation is correct; yours is not. In fact, his translation
does faithfully render >Busch's meaning; only the humor got lost.

> --Bruno


> Sorry, Jeff:
>
> "Music is often perceived as
> disturbing  AS LONG AS it REMAINS ALLIED TO noise."
>
> is slightly better in English, although Christian is right about the
> impossibility to faithfully render the German meaning -- forget the rhythm...
>
> Pierre

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