Music terms Flashcards
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A
A
At, to, by, for, in, in the style of
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Accelerando (accel.)
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Getting faster
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Ad libitum (ad lib.)
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Freely
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Adagietto
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Rather slow
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Adagio
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Slow
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Affettuoso
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Affectionate, tender
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Affrettando
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Hurrying
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Agitato
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Agitated
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Al, alla
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In the style of
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Alla breve
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2 minims in a bar (cut common time) 2 2
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Alla marcia
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In the style of a march
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Allargando
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Getting broader, louder and slower
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Allegretto
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Rather fast
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Allegro
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Fast, lively (allegro assai: very fast)
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Amabile
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Pleasent
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Amore
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Love (amoroso: loving)
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Andante
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At a walking pace
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Andantino
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Faster or slower than andante
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Anima
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Soul, spirit (con anima: with feeling)
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Animato
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Animated, lively (animando: becoming more lively)
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Appassionato
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With passion
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Assai
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Very
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Attacca
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Go straight on
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Ben
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Well
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Brio
Vigour (con brio: with vigour, lively)
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Calando
Dying away
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Cantabile
In a singing style
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Cantando
Singing
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Come
As, similar to
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Comodo
Convenient (tempo comodo: at a comfortable speed)
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Con, col
With
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Crescendo (cres.)
Getting louder
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Da capo (D.C.)
Repeat from the beginning
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Dal segno (D.S.)
Repeat from the sign that looks like an s cut through
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Deciso
With determination
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Decrescendo (decresc.)
Getting softer
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Delicato
Delicate
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Diminuendo (dim.)
Getting softer
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Dolce
Soft, sweet
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Dolente
Sad, mournful
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Dolore
Grief
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Doppio movimento
Twice as fast
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e, ed
and
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Energico
Energetic
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Espressivo (espresso., espr.)
Expressive (espressione: expression)
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Estinto
As soft as possible, lifeless
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f (forte)
loud
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Facile
Easy
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ff (fortissimo)
very loud
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Fine
The end
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Forza
Force
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fp (fortepiano)
Loud, then soft
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Fuoco
Fire
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Giocoso
Merry
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Guiste
Exact
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Grave
Very slow, solemn
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Grazioso
Gracefully
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Incalzando
Getting quicker
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Lacrimoso
Sad, tearful
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Largamente
Broadly
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Larghetto
Rather slow
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Largo
Slow, stately
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Legato
Smoothly
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Leggiero
Light, nimble
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Lento
Slow
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L'istesso
The same (l'istesso tempo: the same tempo)
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Loco
At normal pitch after the 8va sign
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Lunga
Long (lunga pausa: long pause)
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Lusingando
Coaxing, in a sweet and persuasive style
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Ma
But
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Maestoso
Majestic
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Marcato (marc.)
Emphatic, accented
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Marziale
In a military style
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Meno
Less
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Mesto
Sad
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Mezzo
Half
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mf (mezzo forte)
moderately loud
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Misura
Measure (alla misura: in strict time; senza misura: in free time)
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Moderato
Moderately (allegro moderato: moderately fast)
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Molto
Very, much
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Morendo
Dying away
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Mosso, moto
Movement (meno mosso: slower; can Moto: with movement)
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mp (mezzo piano)
Moderately soft
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Niente
Nothing (a niente: dying away)
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Nobilmente
Nobly
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Non
Not
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Ossia
Or, alternatively
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p (piano)
Soft
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Perdendosi
Dying away
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Pesante
Heavy
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Piacevole
Pleasent
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Piangevole
Plaintive, mournfully
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Più
More
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Pochettino (poch.)
Rather little
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Poco
A little
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Possibile
Possible
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pp (pianissimo)
Very soft
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Presto
Very fast
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Prima, primo
First
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Quasi
As if
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Rallentando (rall.)
Getting slower
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Rinforzando (rf., rfz.)
Reinforcing
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Risoluto
Strong, bold
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Ritardando (ritardo., rit)
Getting slower
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Ritenuto (ritenuto., rit.)
Held back
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Ritmico
Rhythmically
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Rubato, tempo rubato
With some freedom of time
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Scherzando, scherzoso
Playful, joking
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Seconda, secondo
Second
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Segue
Go straight on
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Semplice
Simple, plain
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Sempre
Always
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Senza
Without
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Sforzando, sforzato (sf., sfa.)
Forced, accented
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Simile (sim.)
In the same way
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Smorzando (smorz.)
Dying away
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Sonoro
With rich tine
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Sopra
Above
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Sostenuto
Sustained
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Sotto
Below (sotto voce: in an undertone)
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Staccato (stacc.)
Detached
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Stringendo
Getting faster
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Subito
Suddenly
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Tanto
So much
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Tempo
Speed,, time (a tempo: in time)
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Teneramente, tenerezza
Tenderly, tenderness
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Tenuto
Held
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Tosto
Rapid, swift
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Tranquillo
Calm
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Triste, tristamente
Sad, sorrowful
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Troppo
too much (non troppo: not too much)
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Veloce
Swift
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Vivace, vivo
Fast, lively
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Voce
Voice
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Volante
Fast, flying
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Volta
Time (prima volta: first time; second Volta: second time)
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à
to, at
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animé
animated, lively
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assez
enough
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avec
with
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cédez
Relax the speed
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Douce
Sweet
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En dehors
Priminent
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Et
And
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Légèr
Light
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Légèrement
Lightly
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Mais
But
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Moins
Less
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Modéré
At a moderate speed
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Non
Not
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Peu
Little
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Plus
More
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Presser
Hurry (en pressant: hurrying on)
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Ralentir
Slow down
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Retenu
Half back (en retenant: holding back, slowing a little)
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Sans
Without
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Très
Very
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Un, une
One
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Vif
LivelyV
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Vite
Quick
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Aber
But
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Ausdruck
Expression
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Bewegt
With movement, agitated
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Breit
Broad, expansive
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Ein
A, one
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Einfach
Simple
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Etwas
Somewhat, rather
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Fröhlich
Cheerful, joyful
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Immer
Always
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Langsam
Slow
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Lebhaft
Lively
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Mässig
At a moderate speed
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Mit
With
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Nicht
Not
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Ohne
Without
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Ruhig
Peaceful
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Schnell
Fast
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Sehr
Very
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Süss
Sweet
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Traurig
Sad
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Und
And
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Voll
Full
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Wenig
Little
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Wieder
Again
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Zart
Tender, delicate
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Zu
To, too
