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543 B
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17 lines
543 B
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See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-poetry]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]]
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## you were like my brother ##
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The woman wishes that she could show her lover her affection in public as she could do her brother. She is not saying that a woman is allowed to make love with her brother. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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## you outside ##
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"you in public"
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## I could kiss you ##
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A woman would probably kiss her brother on his cheek in order to greet him.
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## would despise me ##
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"would make me feel ashamed" |