Oh, how beautiful music is; so often it is my consolation when I would like to cry.
In plain words
Music can comfort you on the days you feel like crying.
Where these words come from
- 82% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter to Robert Schumann, August 1838, published in their correspondence.
- Letter to Robert Schumann
- 1838 · Germany · personal letter describing what music meant to her
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