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Tha sinn uile diofaraichte
agus nar n-aonar.
Tha sinn a' smaointinn gu bheil fios againn
air smaoin an fhir eile
ach chan eil idir.
Tha aghaidhean-choimheach oirnn uile:
tha saorsa againn san dorchadas,
ach nuair chuireas sinn oirnn an sgàile seo
chan eil i furasta
ri caitheamh bhuainn.
Tha sinn a' cur eòlas oirnn fhèin
gu latha ar bàis.
Chan eil fhios aig neach eile
air aon smaoin a bhuineas dhuinn.
Chan eil fiù 's fhios againn fhèin.
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We are all different
and alone.
We think we know
other people’s thoughts
but we know nothing at all.
We all wear masks:
in the darkness we feel free;
but once we start wearing this disguise
it’s not easy
to remove.
We go on learning about ourselves
until the day we die.
Nobody else knows
a single one of our thoughts.
We don’t even know ourselves
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