"Love is a Two-Person Thing" ["Aşk İki Kişiliktir"] (1994)
• Variant translations:
• The only thing experienced alone is death
Love requires two people
• Variant translations:
• The only thing experienced alone is death
Love requires two people
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Death, one experiences alone
Love is a two-person thing
— Ataol Behramoğlu
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Death, one experiences alone
Love is a two-person thing" in the context of ""Love is a Two-Person Thing" ["Aşk İki Kişiliktir"] (1994)
• Variant translations:
• The only thing experienced alone is death
Love requires two people" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Ataol Behramoğlu" (Quotes, I've Learned Some Things (2008): I've Learned Some Things : Selected Poems (2008), as translated by Walter G. Andrews; alternate translations also provided, as noted.)
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About Ataol Behramoğlu
Ataol Behramoğlu (born 13 April 1942) is a Turkish poet, author, translator and columnist.
About Ataol Behramoğlu
Ataol Behramoğlu (born 13 April 1942) is a Turkish poet, author, translator and columnist.
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