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21:16 Feb 11, 2009 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / 19th century verse | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Edward Tully Local time: 18:10 | ||||||
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4 | "if sweet cake is not present... |
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4 | so, for want of |
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3 | Well, if there is no sweet angel cake |
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Well, if there is no sweet angel cake Explanation: ..then this sponge cake is manna from heaven! |
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"if sweet cake is not present... Explanation: ...that sweet bread is heaven sent" I've tried for a rhyme, as in the original; good luck with it! Here you could also substitute "Chancay's" for "that" if you wanted to underscore the connection with the city. |
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so, for want of Explanation: He intentado que rime un poco: So, for want of sweet bread that cake was heavenly made. |
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