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loose translation

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See: paraphrase


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Edward Fitzgerald's loose translation of the ruba' iat, written by Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Khayyam who lived from 1048-1131 must rank as one of the most famous 'translations' in literary history.
A loose translation would be "woman like breasts".
Maybe it's a loose translation, but it fitted the mood as the Royal Opera gave over the opening night of its season to an audience recruited through the Sun, a welcome return of the subsidised Hamlyn nights for first-time opera-goers.
 
 
 
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