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		sliverstorm on Oct 13, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 awarded to Bob ... Is it right to consider the lyrics without the music? Isn't that a little like reading a literal translation of a poem in another language?

greendragon on Oct 13, 2016 | [–]

Works for the Tao Te Ching, and others. You lose something but not enough you can't see the genius if it's there.

For Dylan I'd actually prefer to consider his lyrics without the music since sometimes I can't really understand what he's singing. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLCewTcb-jc)

nchelluri on Oct 13, 2016 | [–]

I love that comparison. Just came here to say that.

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