Quote#Politics & Power
In India, the measure of a singer's freedom is in his own creative…
Quote byRabindranath Tagore · 1861–1941
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Interview with Einstein (1930).
English (original)
In India, the measure of a singer's freedom is in his own creative personality. He can sing the composer's song as his own, if he has the power creatively to assert himself in his interpretation of the general law of the melody which he is given to interpret.
— Rabindranath Tagore
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