"Death is a great power. The man takes off his hat and walks on tiptoe, leaning forward. He wears the dignified frilled collar of yesteryear around his neck, and one also dresses in strict black in his honor. Reason stands foolishly before him, because reason is nothing but virtue, but death is freedom, debauchery, formlessness and lust.
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Author
Thomas MannAll Translations
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Death is a great power. The man takes off his hat and walks on tiptoe, leaning forward. He wears the dignified frilled collar of yesteryear around his neck, and one also dresses in strict black in his honor. Reason stands foolishly before him, because reason is nothing but virtue, but death is freedom, debauchery, formlessness and lust.
""Nagy hatalmasság a halál. Az ember leveszi kalapját, és lábujjhegyen, előrehajolva lépked a közelségében. A régvolt méltóságteljes fodorgallérját viseli nyakában, és az ember is szigorú feketébe öltözik tiszteletére. Az értelem ostobán áll előtte, mert az értelem nem más, mint erény, a halál azonban szabadság, kicsapongás, formátlanság és kéj."