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English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Goethe Quotation | | English term or phrase: The hands want to see, the eyes want to caress | Is anyone aware what Goethe's original German is for this? I must know from which particular work it is and, most importantly, the original wording in German for my dissertation.
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Kim Metzger
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| Grading comment Yes, I came across this earlier as well but felt that there might be another similar passage somewhere, as the translation - though lovely - is not quite the same. It appears to be the source of it though.
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16 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +9 Sehe mit fühlendem Aug´, fühle mit sehender Hand.
Explanation:
This might be what the English translation is based on.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe:
“Römische Elegien V”
Dann versteh ich den Marmor erst recht: ich denk und vergleiche.
Sehe mit fühlendem Aug´, fühle mit sehender Hand.
http://studentshelp.de/p/referate/02/1241.htm
| Kim Metzger
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| | Grading comment | Yes, I came across this earlier as well but felt that there might be another similar passage somewhere, as the translation - though lovely - is not quite the same. It appears to be the source of it though. |
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