Once you experience love, I'm persuaded
you'll know what I'm on about in my verses.
• As translated by Landeg White in The Collected Lyric Poems of Luis de Camoes (2016), p. 25
you'll know what I'm on about in my verses.
• As translated by Landeg White in The Collected Lyric Poems of Luis de Camoes (2016), p. 25
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Sabei que, segundo o amor tiverdes,
Tereis o entendimento de meus versos.
— Luís de Camões
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Sabei que, segundo o amor tiverdes,
Tereis o entendimento de meus versos." in the context of "Once you experience love, I'm persuaded
you'll know what I'm on about in my verses.
• As translated by Landeg White in The Collected Lyric Poems of Luis de Camoes (2016), p. 25" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Luís de Camões" (Quotes, Lyric poetry, Sonnets, Enquanto quis Fortuna que tivesse)
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About Luís de Camões
Luís Vaz de Camões (or de Camoens) (c. 1524 – June 10 1580) is considered the national poet of Portugal and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama, but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads), the influence of which is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes called the "language of Camões".
About Luís de Camões
Luís Vaz de Camões (or de Camoens) (c. 1524 – June 10 1580) is considered the national poet of Portugal and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama, but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads), the influence of which is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes called the "language of Camões".
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