In plain words
Music is something everyone in the world can understand, even without words.
Where these words come from
- 90% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Outre-Mer: A Pilgrimage Beyond the Sea (1835), chapter on ancient Spanish ballads: 'Music is the universal language of mankind, — poetry their universal pastime and delight.' Short form is the standard excerpt.
- Outre-Mer: A Pilgrimage Beyond the Sea
- 1835 · writing about Spain's traditional ballads and songs
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