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Pure Vernunft darf niemals siegen

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Quite a few different translations of the song title are possible and have been made. Hard to tell which one is the best.

July 22, 2005, 0:35

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Comment by sheepmaster: Gravatar image

My personal favourite would be “Pure reason may never prevail”…

July 22, 2005, 6:02

Comment by ssp: Gravatar image

Another one…

what I remain a bit uncomfortable with is that ‘Pure Reason’ sounds a bit too Kantian to me, i.e. like it were a translation of ‘Reine Vernunft’. But it remains the best sounding translation I’ve seen.

July 22, 2005, 11:38

Comment by d.w.: Gravatar image

“Being purely sensible” is really awkward (though valid) phrasing in common conversational English… “Pure reason must not prevail” works best poetically, with its near iambic rhythm.

July 22, 2005, 21:53

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