from TEffi's story "I vremeni ne stalo": " О, да. Сны -- это та же жизнь."

[Anna Razumnaya]

Robert,

It's something closer to "dreams are just like life."

Best,

Anna


On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 8:01 AM, Robert Chandler <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com>wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> The less letters there are in a word, the more unsure of myself I often
> feel.
>
>      -- Вы большое значение придавали снам, -- сказал охотник.
>       -- О, да. Сны -- это та же жизнь. Вот я видела и пережила много
> красивого, чудесного, замечательного и не все же удержала в памяти, и не
> все вошло необходимым слагаемым в душу, как два-три сна, без которых я была
> бы не та.
>
> What does this та же mean?  The context seems to imply smething like "our
> true life"
>
> Dreams are our true life.  I've seen and experienced much that is
> beautiful, wonderful and remarkable - and yet I don't remember it and it
> hasn't become an essential part of my soul the way two or three dreams have
> - without those dreams I wouldn't be the person I am.
>
> Or is it more like "Dreams, too, are our life"?
>
> All the best,
>
> Robert
>
> Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD
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