Minx puts ...

... A little word in your ear . Auden said once that there are lines of poetry that exert power over the listener even though he is unfamilar with the language. I believe he cited a line from Rilke: "Das ungewisse Licht von Nachmittagen," which only means "the uncertain light of afternoon" - though ungewisse is the pivotal word here and uncertain doesn't quite get it across.