There are melodies that must have words... and melodies that sing themselves without words. The latter are of a higher grade. But these, too, depend … - Itzhak Peretz

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There are melodies that must have words... and melodies that sing themselves without words. The latter are of a higher grade. But these, too, depend on a voice and lips,... hence are not yet altogether pure, not yet genuine spirit. Genuine melody sings itself without a voice. It sings inside, within the heart, in man's very entrails!